Bi8610c Palaeoanthropology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Falk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Fialová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Chocholová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Dana Fialová, 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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Zájem o evoluci člověka. Základní přehled o paleoantropologických nálezech na území ČR.
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
Aim of the course is introduction of most important palaeolithic localities of the territory of Moravia to the students by form of 5 one day excursions.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course will be students very good oriented in most important palaeolithic localities at our territory and will be able to interpret their siginificance for anthropology and will be able to interpert anthropological findings and the evidence of presence of humans at this sites.
Syllabus
  • Primary summary of human evolution in Czech Republic and rest of the world
  • 1. Excursion to exposition of Human evolution in Pavilion Anthropos of Moravian Museum in Brno. Length of the excursion: approx. 2 hours.
  • Introduction of life environment of our ancestors from Homo erectus, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis to Palaeolithic Homo sapiens sapiens in Czech Republic
  • 2. Excursion to site Stránská skála in Brno city. Archaeological locality where were found remains of settlement of Homo erectus. Length of the excursion: approx. 2 hours.
  • 3. Exkursion to the Sloupsko-Šošůvské caves situated in Moravian carst. Part of the cave system is Kůlna cave, where were found skeletal remains of Homo sapiens neanderthalensis. It is one of three places in Czech Republic where neanderthal bones were found. Lenght of the excursion half od day.
  • 4. Exkursion to cave Švédův stůl near willage Ochoz. The cave is foundplace of co-called Ochoz jaw (jaw of neanderthal man). Lenght of the excursion cca 4 hours.
  • 5. Excursion to young Palaeolithic localities Dolní Věstonice and Pavlov - the most considerable young Palaeolithic archaeological sites of South Moravia and Czech Republic in general. Found place of settlement of young Palaeolithic mammoth hunters including founds of human skeletal remains. A part of the excursion is visit of original localities, excursion to the Věstonice quarry with stratigraphic Pleistocene profile and visit to Pavlov museum. Length of the excursion: all day.
  • 6. Excursion to Předmostí u Přerova (Predmost near Prerov) - one of the most considerable settlement of Palaeolithic mammoth hunters in Czech Repubic where was found the largest mass grave with skeletal remains of young Palaeolithic man in Czech Republic (27 persons). A part of the excursion is visit of the Předmostí museum, a tour to the original site of the mass grave (a considerable example of damaging of archaeological site by the public building-up) and visitation of Palaeolithic exposition in Přerov museum. Length of the excursion: all day.
  • 7. Excursion to Mladeč caves - Palaeolithic locality where were found the oldest skeletal remains of young Palaeolithic people in central Europe. In the caves is an exhibition of Palaeolithic settlement of the Mladeč caves and of history of its excavation. Length of the excursion: all day.
Literature
  • VANČATA, Václav and Jaroslav MALINA. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie 13: Paleoantropologie - přehled fylogeneze člověka a jeho předků. Editor: Jaroslav Malina. Brno (CZ): Nadace Universitas Masarykiana v Brně, nakladatelství a vydavatelství Nauma v Brně, 2003, 212 pp. Modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie. ISBN 80-210-3049-6. info
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Pravěké dějiny Moravy. Edited by Jaromír Kubíček. V Brně: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1993, 543 s. ISBN 8085048450. info
Teaching methods
Visitations of archaeological localities and museums.
Assessment methods
The credit is given for presence at all excursions. The teaching is proceeded by the form of intensive course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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