A history of past human populations read from bones 1201-OG-EN-HPHPRB
Human and animal skeletal system include many specific kind of bones. Include teeth also. Morphology of bones and bone composition depend on many factors as: genes and hormonal influences, function during life, biomechanical activities and stress, diet and many others. Bones are present very often in places inhabited in the past by man (e.g. caves, camps, villages, wooden strongholds, castles, towns) or used by him for ritual purposes (cemeteries and temples). In this light it is one of the most ‘popular’ and important material from archaeological sites. The lesson is addressed to students interested in the reconstruction history of history of man and environment from prehistoric to post-medieval times. It will reveal for them fascinating discoveries of human and animal remains deposited underground at thousands and hundreds of years ago. During lessons will be presented the most important aspects related to man and natural environment history and culture. Also such as: nature of bones and whole skeleton, evolution of man, biological and cultural adaptation of past populations, domestication and urbanization process, history of human diet, disease, biological condition and economical status of different kind of groups. Also is possible to read of the history of individual life as ‘osteobiography’. In modern times knowledge is mainly based on historical records and relatively short time spread about 6 millennium BP. In this perspective and bioarchaeology and anthropology undoubtedly creates an opportunity to learn of the issue since prehistoric times. With the knowledge, in most of anthropology, anatomy and zoology and osteology (science of bones), bone remains are a source of rich information about past people and the species living in nature. Archaeological methods enable the discovery and dating of bone deposits and recognize their cultural context. As a result, bioarchaeology through combination of biological and archaeological facts paint a unique vision of the oldest history of man and his way of life. After years of research, conducted around The World, bioarchaeology and anthropology has been made many important discoveries. Among them are the main stages of the evolution of our species during the Pleistocene and other process in Holocene, development of hunting and fishing strategies, development of agriculture, domestication of man and animals and last: urbanisation and technological revolution. As well past food production and human diet, man growth and development – human ontogeny, scular trends, migration, demographic structure and many others. All these issues will be discussed and presented in class in the context of Poland, Europe and other part of The World.
Całkowity nakład pracy studenta
Efekty uczenia się - wiedza
Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności
Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne
Metody dydaktyczne
Wymagania wstępne
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Kryteria oceniania
Assessment methods:
– activity;
– essay.
Assessment criteria:
– involved in discussions during the conversation and short essay at the end of classes on given topics: 10 pts; fail (2) – 0–10 pts (0–50%); satisfactory (3) – 11–13 pts (51–65%); satisfactory plus (3,5) – 14 pts (66–70%); good (4) – 15–17 pts (71–85%); good plus (4,5) – 18 pts (86–90%); very good (5) – 19–20 pts (91–100%).
Praktyki zawodowe
Not applicable
Literatura
Buzon R. M., Eng T. J., Lambert M. P., Walker L. P., Bioarchaeological Methods, [in:] Handbook of Archaeological Methods, vol. 2, 2005, ed. H. Maschner, Ch. Chippindale, Altamira Press, pp. 871–918.
France L. D., Human and Nonhuman Bone Identification. A Color Atlas, CRC Press 2009.
Iscan Y. M., Kennedy R. A. K., Reconstruction of life from the skeleton, Alan R. Liss 1989.
Katzenberg A. M., Saunders R. S., Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton, Wiley-Liss 2008.
Kozłowski T., Stan biologiczny i warunki życia ludności in Culmine na Pomorzu Nadwiślańskim (X–XIII wiek). Studium antropologiczne, Mons Sancti Laurenti, vol. 7, Toruń 2012.
Lewis E. M., The Bioarchaeology of Childeren. Perspectives from Biological and Forensic Anthropology, Cambridge 2006.
Makowiecki D., Wczesnośredniowieczna gospodarka zwierzętami i socjotopografia in Culmine na Pomorzu Nadwiślańskim. Studium archeozoologiczne, Mons Sancti Laurenti, vol. 6, Toruń 2010.
Mays S., The Archaeology of Human Bones, Routledge 1998.
Waith D. T., Folkens P. A., The Human Bones. Manual, Burlington 2005.
Waldron T., Counting the Dead. The Epidemiology of Skeletal Populations, Chichester 1994.
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