Plants as a tool to explore different aspects of human life 1201-OG-EN-PAAT

The issues presented in the lectures will include the most relevant data on plant traces as a valuable source of information about the past. Botanical remains appear in the broader context of evidence used in various fields of life and knowledge, both in criminal cases and in gaining insight into cultural transformations. The lecture will introduce the audience to a broad spectrum of issues in which botanical analyses (palynological and macroscopic plant remains) provide important proof in recognising the past. Among other topics, the lecture will present: palynological analysis as a voice in the debate on the origin of the Turin Shroud; the mysterious history of Easter Island and the moai; the mysteries recorded in the “ice man” (Ötzi); botanical analysis as a tool in the recognition of crimes; plants used in funerary rites; symbolic and magical significance of plants; plant imagery in paintings and architectural details – a reflection of the landscape or the author's imagination; mead and natural honey and their traces discovered in vessels found at archaeological sites.

Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

(po angielsku) Contact hours with teacher: – participation in laboratory – 15 hrs; – consultations – 10 hrs Self-study hours: – preparation for laboratory in the field of textbook knowledge that will enable the execution of tasks and laboratory practice – 25 hrs; – writing essay and preparation for presentatiom – 30 hrs; – reading literature – 10 hrs. Altogether: 90 hrs. (3 ECTS)

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

(po angielsku) Student: – W1: has a structured and in-depth knowledge of environmental archaeology (bioarchaeology) (K_W04); – W2: has knowledge of botanical sources, methods of their study and interpretation (K_W17); – W3: characterizes the importance of botanical sources in learning about human culture and economy (K_W18).

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

(po angielsku) Student: – U1: knows how to search, analyze, evaluate, select and use information using a variety of sources and methods (K_U01); – U2: analyzes sources and literature from the field of bioarchaeology (K_U02); – U3: applies techniques and research tools in the fields of science and scientific disciplines specific to bioarchaeology (K_U15).

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

(po angielsku) Student: – K1: is able to adequately determine priorities to achieve the issues (K_K01); – K2: demonstrates autonomy and independence in formulating views (K_K05); – K3: understands the role of the humanities and environmental sciences for the formation of social relations at the local and supra-local level (K_K06).

Metody dydaktyczne

(po angielsku) Expository teaching methods: – participatory lecture; informative (conventional) lecture; display.

Wymagania wstępne

(po angielsku) None

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Agnieszka Noryśkiewicz

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment methods:
– activity;
– presentations;
– essay.

Assessment criteria:
– paper/essays – W04, W17, W18, U10, U02 –5 pts;
– presentations – U15 – 5 pts;
– activity – K01, K05, K06 – 10 pts
fail – 0–50%; satisfactory – 51–65%; satisfactory plus – 66–70%; good – 71–85%; good plus – 86-90%; very good – 91–100%.

Praktyki zawodowe

Not applicable

Literatura

Acs P., Wilhalm T., Oeggl K., Remains of grasses with the Neolithic Iceman “Ötzi”, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, vol. 14, 2005, pp. 198–206.
Boi M., Pollen on the Shroud of Turin: the probable trace left by anointing and embalming, Archaeometry, vol. 59, 2, 2017, pp. 316–330.
Groenman-van Waateringe W., The Iceman,s las days – the testimony of Ostrya carpinifolia, Antiquity, vol. 85, 2011, pp. 434–440.
Hepper N.F., Pharaoh’s flowers. The botanical treasures of Tutankhamun, London 1990.
Mann D., Edwards J., Chase J., Beck W., Reanier R., Mass M., Finney B., Loret J., Drought, vegetation change, and human history on Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Easter Land), Quaternary Research, vol. 69, 2008, pp. 18–28.
Plants and culture seeds of the cultural heritage of Europe, ed. J.-P. Morel, A.M. Mercuri, Centro Universitario Europeo per I Beni Culturali, Ravello 2008. http://www.plants-culture.unimore.it/book.htm
Oeggl K., Kofler W., Schmidl A., Dikson J.H., Egarter-Vigl E., Othmar G., The reconstruction of the last itinerary of “Ötzi”, the Neolithic Iceman, by pollen analyses from sequentially sampled gut extracts, Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 26, 2007, pp. 853–861.

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