In the absence of written documents identifying ancient diseases (Medical history), the dental anthropology is the main if not the only source to learn about certain diseases in ancient societies.

By examining several indicators of oral health (dental caries, antemortem tooth loss, dental calculus, and dental attrition), this thesis is in the objective of examining changes in health in individuals buried in Přibice. It is part of a larger project aiming at biologically characterising the individuals buried in Přibice and reconstruction of the health status of the population. Henceforth, a corpus of 30 skeletons, excavated this summer, will be analysed. Dental preservation is good in term of surface condition allowing a good level of macroscopic observation.

The tasks during this thesis are to:
1. Prepare the dental materials for the study (washing, identifying, storing).
2. Rebuild the oral health of the population by coding (dental caries, antemortem tooth loss and dental calculus).
3. Examine and interpretate the differences between individuals regarding age and/or sex.
4. Place the studied individuals in a broader regional perspective by using published dental data for comparison.

To be awarded credit for the first semester (course Bi4502 Bachelor Thesis I) the above stated tasks 1 and 2 need to be accomplished, and to be awarded credit for the second semester (course Bi6100 Bachelor Thesis II) the above stated tasks 3 and 4 need to be accomplished, therefore, to finish the thesis and hand it in for thesis defense in the IS Archive. The recommended extent of the thesis is 30-50 pages but can be exceeded if the thesis development requires it. However, the 30-page lower limit is the minimum which can be accepted. The thesis will exclude the explicit description of utilized material and methods, including in cases when the thesis is in form of a literature review. The method/process description will clearly state the author’s contribution to acquired results. Czech version of the ISO 690 style will be the citation style. Appropriate tabular and graphical summarizing and instructive illustrations will form part of the thesis. The thesis will be handed in in the PDF format in the IS Archive and in print bound form for defense and archiving purposes. In the formal and content aspects the valid MU legislation, Dean’s Measure on final these and Department of Anthropology internal regulations must be met.