Bi5125 Anthropology for Archaeologists I - Principles of Human Osteology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dana Buriánková Fialová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:50 B11/333
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( Bi5125c Anthrop. for Arch. I practice )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand the human skeletal anatomy and the variability of human bones. They should be able to explain the specificity of skeletal material from archaeological researches.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction - what is anthropology?
  • 2. Skeletal material from burial ground, crypt, charnel-house, recent skeletons. Ethics in dealing with human remains.
  • Basic anatomy of the human skeleton.
  • 3. Microscopic anatomy of the bone. Composition of bone tissue. Types of ossification. Types of bone. The remodeling of bone tissue. Distinction of human and animal bones. Axes and planes. Basic anatomical position.
  • 4. Skull I. Anatomy of neurocranium. Newborn skull, adult skull. Sutures. Variability. Artificial deformation of the skull.
  • 5. Skull II. Anatomy of splanchnocranium. Variability. Auditory ossicles. Hyoid. Ossified laryngeal cartilage. Skull orientation. Frankfurt Horizontal.
  • 6. Dentition. Anatomy of a Tooth. Tooth identification. Differentiation of permanent and deciduous dentition.
  • 7. Axial skeleton. Backbone. Identification of vertebrae. Thorax, identification of ribs and sternum. Sacrum. Identification of fragments. Variability. Siding.
  • 8. Bones of the upper limb. Clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna. Identification of fragments. Variability. Siding.
  • 9. Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges. Identification of fragments. Variability. Siding.
  • 10. Bones of the lower limb. Pelvic girdle. Femur, patella, tibia, fibula. Identification of fragments. Variability. Siding.
  • 11.Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges. Identification of fragments. Variability. Siding.
  • 12. Burnt bones.
  • 13. Mummified remains.
Literature
  • Antropologie :příručka pro studium kostry. Edited by Milan Stloukal. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní muzeum, 1999, 510 s. ISBN 80-7036-101-8. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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