(in Polish) Human impact on the past environment on the basis of palaeobotany and pollen analysis 1201-OG-EN-HIPPA

– The role and the use of wild growing plants by hunter-gatherer and agricultural populations communities.
– Macroscopic plant remains, pollen, spores, and other fossils as a source of information on the palaeoenvironment (climate, vegetation history) and in the process of domestication of plants.
In the study of pollen morphological features, in addition to a microscope, the comparative collection of modern plants and the digital photo database will be used. Attention will also be paid to degradation mechanisms and processes affecting preservation of palaeobotanical material in archaeological contexts.

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: – participation in lectures – 15 hrs – consultations – 10 hrs Self-study hours: – preparation to laboratories in the field of textbook knowledge that will enable the execution of tasks and laboratory practice – 25 hrs – writing essays and preparation of presentation – 30 hrs – reading literature – 10 hrs Altogether: 90 hrs

Learning outcomes - knowledge

Student – W1: has advanced knowledge of the procedures involved with the preparation of samples for the palynological and archaeobotanical analyses – W2: knows the natural and cultural processes taking place in prehistoric populations – W3: possesses knowledge of the usefulness of the palynological and archaeobotanical analyses for archaeologists

Learning outcomes - skills

Student – U1: is able to identify basic pollen and plant microfossils – U2: is able to evaluate the impact of environmental factors on the culture of prehistoric societies – U3: has basic/advanced skills in work with remains of fossil plants which were sampled from the archaeological sites

Learning outcomes - social competencies

np. Student – K1: understands the significance of understands the significance of lifelong learning – K2: understands the need for interdisciplinary research in studies on culture and natural environment – K3: can cooperate with palaeobotanists

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: – seminar lecture Searching teaching methods : – Laboratory – self-done exercise with microscope

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- display

Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- laboratory

Course coordinators

Agnieszka Noryśkiewicz

Assessment criteria

identification of pollen and macro remains of plant during the course - 10 pts
essay and presentation at the end of the classes – 10 pts

fail – 0-10 pts (0-50%)
satisfactory – 11-13 pts (51-65%)
satisfactory plus – 14 pts (66-70%)
good – 15-17 pts (71-85%)
good plus – 18 pts (86-90%)
very good – 19-20 pts (91-100%)

Bibliography

The Northwest European pollen flora, ed. W. Punt, S. Blackmore, G. C. S. Clarke, Amsterdam, vol. 1: 1976, vol. 2: 1980, vol. 3: 1981, vol. 4: 1984, vol. 5: 1988, vol. 6: 1991.
Faegri K., Iversen J., Textbook of pollen analysis, ed. K. Faegri, P. E. Kaland, K. Krzywiński, Chichester 1989.
Late glacial and Holocene history of vegetation in Poland based on isopollen maps, ed. M. Ralska-Jasiewiczowa et al., Kraków 2004.
Lake Gościąż, Central Poland. A monographic study. Part 1, ed. M. Ralska-Jasiewiczowa et al., Kraków 1998.
Plants and culture seeds of the cultural heritage of Europe, ed. J.-P. Morel, A. M. Mercuri EDIPUGLA, www.edipugla.it 2009.
Reille M., Pollen et spores D’Europe et’ D’Afrique du nord, Laboratoire de Botanique Historique et Palynologie, Marseille 1992.
Various articles from Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, Acta Palaeobotanica, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

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