AEB_99 Archaeobotany

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
M. Hajnalová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 C43
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides students with key knowledge and understanding of archaeobotany and palaeoeconomy connected with it. Series of lectures and seminars - on for example the preservation and composition of samples of plant macro and micro remains; reconstructing ancient crop processing and husbandry practices, the integration of evidence for plant exploitation, and the history of domestication and cultivation of plants in the Old World – provides a student with ability to incorporate the knowledge into the archaeological praxis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Taphonomy (tafonomické role of taphonomic processes in formation of archaeobotanical assemblages) 2. Sampling (sampling sand sampling trategies in the field and laboratoryt, criteria for identification of plant remains) 3. Domestication (where, when and why plants were domesticated, detection of wild and domesticated forms of plants in the arachaeological assemblages, morphological ad genetic changes in plants) 4. History of cultivation of plants in the Old World (assortments of cultivated plants and its changes through time) 5. Palaeoeconomy (definition of production and consumption sites/areas) 6. Environmental and Climate changes in the past (ways of reconstruction of the past vegetation, climate and human impact on the landscape)
Literature
  • DIAMOND, Jared M. Osudy lidských společností : střelné zbraně, choroboplodné zárodky a ocel v historii. Translated by Zdeněk Urban. 1. vyd. Praha: Columbus, 2000, 525 s. ISBN 8072490478. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
During semester it is necessary to take active part in the class discussions, home reading, and presentation of the seminar project. Final examinations: Test (10 questions - max. 20 points, min. 15 points (75 %) and/or Oral Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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