Bi7351 Methods of anthropology I

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Čuta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Mořkovský (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Mikoláš Jurda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Kováčová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marek Daňko (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Bi7351/01: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Fri 8:00–10:50 Bp1,01007, M. Čuta, M. Daňko, M. Jurda, M. Králík, T. Mořkovský
Bi7351/02: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Fri 11:00–13:50 Bp1,01007, M. Čuta, M. Daňko, M. Jurda, M. Králík, T. Mořkovský
Bi7351/03: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Fri 14:00–16:50 Bp1,01007, M. Čuta, M. Daňko, M. Jurda, M. Králík, T. Mořkovský
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to acquaint the students with basic methods of biological anthropology.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student should be able to plan and organize anthropological research; should be able to know and use basic anthropological methods to investigate biological properties of man (skeletal remains and living human); should be able to use the traditional metric and morphoscopic methods; should know the up-sides and negatives of the advanced shape analysis methods and non-invasive methods of virtual anthropology; should be capable of fundamental application of these advanced methods; should be able to decide, which methods are the most relevant for investigation of any given topic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basics of organizing an anthropological examination; philosophy of measurements, measuring instruments, measuring units, reliability of anthropological methods
  • 2. Traditional morphometrics I - human skull
  • 3. Traditional morphometrics II - somatometry of the head
  • 4. Traditional morphometrics III - postcranial skeleton - axial skeleton, the cingula of the upper and lower limb
  • 5.Traditional morphometrics IV - somatometry of the human body
  • 6. Non-metric traits I - the human skul
  • 7. Non-metric traits II - the living human - head
  • 8. Non-metric traits III - the postcranial skeleton
  • 9. Non-metric traits IV - somatic characteristics in the living human
  • 10. Recovery and examination of a skeletal find - preparation, documentation, reconstruction, sampling
  • 11. and 12. Photographic documentation, 3D and X-ray recording and microscopy of the human bones and teethj Recording the living human; somatometry based on acquired records
Literature
  • Virtuální učebnice morfologie kostry člověka. Volně dostupné na: http://anthrop.sci.muni.cz/page.yhtml?id=592
  • BASS, William M. Human osteology : a laboratory and field manual. 5th ed. Columbia, Mo.: Missouri Archaeological Society, 2005, xviii, 365. ISBN 9780943414966. info
  • WHITE, T. D. and Pieter A. FOLKENS. The human bone manual. Boston: Elsevier Academic, 2005, xx, 464. ISBN 0120884674. URL info
  • DROZDOVÁ, Eva. Základy osteometrie (Basic osteometry). 1st ed. Brno: Nadace Universitas Masarykiana, 2005, 196 pp. Panoráma biol. a sociokulturní antropologie 18. ISBN 80-7204-291-2. info
  • Antropologie :příručka pro studium kostry. Edited by Milan Stloukal. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní muzeum, 1999, 510 s. ISBN 80-7036-101-8. info
  • KNUSSMANN, Rainer. Vergleichenden Biologie des Menschen : Lehrbuch der Anthropologie und Humangenetik. 2. bearb. Aufl. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1996, xii, 524. ISBN 382740763X. info
  • FETTER, Vojtěch. Antropologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1967, 704 s. info
Teaching methods
The course is presented in form of practical training. Each class begins with a brief theoretical introduction into the matter at hand, followed by individual (or group) practical student work supervised by the teacher.
Assessment methods
The credit is awarded based on 90% presence (1-2 absences tolerated), protocols elaborated on content of each lab class, the course is concluded with a final test. The test includes roughly 25 questions; it is a combination of multiple-choice answers and free, short definition type of answers. The test evaluates the level of methodological knowledge in acquiring primary anthropological data which was presented during the semester. 60 % of correct answers is necessary to pass the test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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