PřF:Bi8352 Methods of anthropology II - Course Information

Bi8352 Methods of anthropology II

Extent and Intensity

0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martin Čuta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Mikoláš Jurda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Čuta, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable of Seminar Groups

Bi8352/B1: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Čuta, M. Jurda
Bi8352/B2: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Čuta, M. Jurda
Bi8352/01: Wed 10:00–12:50 Bp1,01007, M. Čuta, M. Jurda
Bi8352/02: Wed 13:00–15:50 Bp1,01007, M. Čuta, M. Jurda

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi7351 Methods of anthropology I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The main objective of the course is to introduce to students the complex use of basic anthropological methods and with advanced methods of anthropological research.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students should be able use the methods of evaluation of body type (somatotype), nutritional status and body composition in living human, eventually offer means of adjustment toward a healthier status and should be able to evaluate human motion, using a specialized software. The students will also get acquainted with the problems of conducting a longitudinal population-wide research. The students should also be able to work with software and and with the use of advance program application analyze demographic traits in an anthropological find. At the end of the course the student should be able to assess in the anthropological find - sex; age at death estimation; body height; population affinity; should be able to use for these purposes specialized software and programs; take advantage of advanced methods; in living human determine nutritional status; body type (somatotype); body composition.

Syllabus

• 1) Methods of determining biological origin of an anthropological find
• 2) Organizing a population-wide research; cross-sectional, longitudinal, combined approach
• 3) Methods of estimating age at death on the human skeleton
• 4) Methods of estimating biological age in the living man
• 5) Methods of assessing sex on the human skull and the osseous pelvis - morphoscopic, morphometric methods, combined methods, discrimination models
• 6) Methods of determining population affinity in the human skeleton
• 7) Typology and interpopulation variability in the living human.
• 8) Methods of estimating body height and proportions of man from the skeletal find - regression models; utilizing long bone measurements for sex assessment
• 9) Methods of estimating body height and proportions of the living man. Dynamic Phenotype method.
• 10) Assessing Somatotype
• 11) Methods for evaluating human body composition
• 12) Kinanthropology (human body motion analysis)

Literature

• Hupková Adela, Králík Miroslav (2015): Mikrostruktura tvrdých zubních tkání. Výukový atlas a metodická příručka pro antropology. MU, LaMorFA, Brno.
• Virtuální učebnice morfologie kostry člověka. Volně dostupné na: http://anthrop.sci.muni.cz/page.yhtml?id=592
• WHITE, T. D. and Pieter A. FOLKENS. The human bone manual. Boston: Elsevier Academic. xx, 464. ISBN 0120884674. 2005. URL info
• TANNER, J. M. Assessment of skeletal maturity and prediction of adult height :(TW3 Method). 3rd ed. London: Saunders. vi, 110 s. ISBN 0-7020-2511-9. 2001. info
• Antropologie :příručka pro studium kostry. Edited by Milan Stloukal. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní muzeum. 510 s. ISBN 80-7036-101-8. 1999. info
• BOOKSTEIN, Fred L. Morphometric tools for landmark data : geometry and biology. 1st pbk. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xvii, 435. ISBN 0521383854. 1997. info
• KNUSSMANN, Rainer. Vergleichenden Biologie des Menschen : Lehrbuch der Anthropologie und Humangenetik. 2. bearb. Aufl. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer Verlag. xii, 524. ISBN 382740763X. 1996. info
• SOKAL, Robert R. and James F. ROHLF. Biometry :the principles and practice of statistics in biological research. 3rd ed. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company. xix, 887 s. ISBN 0-7167-2411-1. 1995. info
• CARTER, J. E. L. and Barbara Honeyman HEATH. Somatotyping - development and applications. Cambridge: Cambridge university press. xiv, 503. ISBN 0521351170. 1990. info
• FETTER, Vojtěch. Antropologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia. 704 s. 1967. info

Teaching methods

The course is taught 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 a minimum of 35 points from four partial tests, written during the semester, and one final test   Each partial test consists of ten multiple-choice questions focused on methods learned in the previous classes. The point gain for this test is 2 points for 8 or more correct answers and 1 point for 6–7 correct answers.   The final test includes 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 using complex anthropological methods which were learned during the semester. The point gain for this test is 2 points for each correct answer. The test also includes a practical part, in which the students carry out one of the methods learned during the semester.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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