Bi8612 Comparative osteology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Sandra Sázelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Svoboda, DrSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Adela Hupková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Svoboda, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Sandra Sázelová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 15:00–16:50 Bp1
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 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students attending this course will be familiarized with human and animal bone morphology, they will obtain basic theoretical and practical knowledges, which are necessary for anthropological and archaeozoological analysis of osteological material. After absolving this course, students will be able to distinguish human/animal bones, to make an anatomical description and side-determination, and in the case of animal bones to classify them according to species (a special attention will be paid to wild and domestic species which are most frequently occurring in the archaeological record). Furthermore, the students will be introduced to more specialized methodics connected with osteological and odotological material (such as isotope analysis supporting the evidence of nourishment adaptation and migration, teeth microstructure and stress markers) and main changes in human-animal relationship from Pleistocene to present will be presented.
Syllabus
  • 1. Comparative osteology (history, introduction to morphoscopic methods), methods for basic analysis of osteological material, some specialized analysis (such as isotopic analysis supporting the evidence of nourishment adaptation and migration)
  • 2. Skeleton axiale I. Cranium: fylogenetical and ontogenetical aspects
  • 3. Bone morphology of neurocranium and splanchnocranium: basic description, inter-species differences and growth development and changes
  • 4. Odontology: fylogenetical and ontogenetical aspects
  • 5. Odontology: basic description of teeth types and dentition, inter-species differences and growth development and changes
  • 6. Skeleton axiale II. Ossa trunci: fylogenetical and ontogenetical aspects
  • 7. Vertebral column and thorax morphology: basic description, inter-species differences and growth development and changes
  • 8. Skeleton membrorum (appendiculare): fylogenetical and ontogenetical aspects
  • 9. Upper-limb bone morphology: basic description, inter-species differences and growth development and changes
  • 10. Lower-limb bone morphology: basic description, inter-species differences and growth development and changes
  • 11. Human-animal relationship I: (from Pleistocene to Holocene), ethology of human-animal relationship, evidences for hunting and fishing, impact of domectication
  • 12. Human-animal relationship II: (recent societies) selected examples of recent hunter-gatherer, nomadic and agricultural societies
Literature
    required literature
  • France, D. 2008: Human and nonhuman bone identification. BocaRaton: CRC Press.
  • Hillson, S. 2005: Teeth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Lyman, R. L.2008: Quantitative paleozoology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Hupková, A., Urbanová, P., Pěnička, R. 2012: Virtuální učebnice pro studium morfologie kostry člověka. Dostupná na: http://anthrop.sci.muni.cz/page.yhtml?id=592
  • Kolda, J. 1951: Osteologický atlas. Praha.
  • White, T. D., Folkens, P. A. (eds.) 2005: The human bone manual. Boston: Elsevier Academic Press.
    recommended literature
  • Adams, J. B., Crabtree, P. J. 2008: Comparative skeletal anatomy: A photographic atlas for medical examiners, coroners, forensic anthropologist and archeologist. New York: Springer.
  • Reitz E. J., Wing, E. S. 2008: Zooarchaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Lyman, R. L. 1994: Vertebrate taphonomy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation in the form of lectures accompanied by discussion with students, and followed by practical training.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by practical part (85% of sucessful determination of selected osteological material) and oral exam. To pass the exam successfully the student must prove good knowledge of the issues discussed during lectures and in the required reading.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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