PAPVB_12 The physical Anthropology for Archaeologists

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Valášková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:50–12:25 PřF
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this course will be students trained in basic anatomy of human skeleton and will be introduced to anthropological methods used in skeletal anthropology. In the course are combined theoretical lectures with practical training at skeletal material. The absolvents will have overview of techniques used in skeletal anthropology and will know how many information is possible to obtain from the skeleton of examined individual (skeletal collection). And should be familiar with anatomy of human skeleton.
Syllabus
  • Basic anatomy of human skeleton 1. Mikroscopic anatomy of bone. Emryology of human skeleton: development of skull, development of axial skeleton and developemnt of upper and lover limbs. 2. Skull. Development of skull bones, anatomical description of individual bones of braincase. 3. Skull. Anatomical description of the facial skeleton. 4. Axial skeleton. Vertebral column, description of individual vertebrae, ribs, sternum and sacral bone. 5. Skeleton of the upper limb: clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius and ulna. 6. Carpal and metacarpal bones, phallanges and it's anatomy. How to distinguish each other. 7. Skeleton of the lower limb: pelvis, femur, tibia and fibula. 8. Tarsal and metatarsal bones, phallanges, anatomy and distinguisihing. Principia of anthropological work 9. Basics of skeletal anthropology Types of burials,documentation, picking up, preparation, sampling, cleaning and conservation, reconstruction 10. Sexing of skeletal remains Sexual dimorphism, age influence,reliability of methods. Sexing children skeletal remains, sexig adult skeletons. Pelvis, skull, the rest of postcranial skeleton. Morphognostic, morphometric and histologic methods. Determinating sex by genetic approach. 11. Determination of age Principles determining age at human skeleton, influence of age, reliability of methods. Aging children skeletons - teeth eruption, skeletal osification, metric methods. Aging adults - obliteration of cranial suturas, teeth attrition, combined method, relief facies symphysialis ossis pubis etc. 12. Stature height reconstruction Methods and their using. 13. Cremations History,theory and definition of cremation,preparation and picking up of cremations, how to study cremations.
Literature
  • Whitte T.D., Folkens P.A., Human Osteology, San Diego 1991.
  • Drozdová E., „Základy osteometrie,“ in: Jaroslav Malina (ed.). Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie, Brno 2004;
  • Dokládal M 1994: Anatomie zubů a chrupu. Skriptum LF MU. Brno
  • Čihák R. 2001: Anatomie I. Druhé opravené a doplněné vydání. Avicenum, Grada.
  • Dokládal M 1999: Morfologie spálených kostí. Význam pro identifikaci osob. Sborník lékařské fakulty 113. MU Brno.
  • Sloukal et al., Antropologie. Příručka pro studium kostry, Praha 1999;
  • Fetter V. a kolektiv, Antropologie, Praha 1967;
  • Knussmann R., 1988: Anthropologie, Handbuch der vergleichenden Biologie des Menschen (4. Auflage des Lehrbuchs der Anthropologie begründet von Rudolf Martin), Band I und II. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Jena, New York.
Teaching methods
lectures, work with osteologic material
Assessment methods
Two unexused absences are tolerated. The examination is divided at two parts - practical and oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011.
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