5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2017-2018 !
Teacher(s)
Crevecoeur Isabelle; Driessen Jan;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The first part of this class, devoted to physical anthropology and palaeoanthropology discusses problematic issues relative to human remains from the archaeological sites. The second part of this course concentrates on funerary archaeology with a theoretical and thematic perspective.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The aim is to give to archeologists the necessary knowledge to manage and to interpret human remains in collaboration with anthropologist. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The first part describes methods of conservation, description and measurements of human skeletal parts, both in theory and in practice. This gives the basis for the interpretation of the results to understand how diverse contexts and climates have an effect on depositions. We also deal with human evolution and illustrate how new cognitive abilities can be recognised in the archaeological record and can be deduced from some emerging traits.
The second part of the course addresses a series of fundamental theoretical and thematic issues. It starts with examining the history of funerary archaeology and introduces the students to the problems related to the interpretation of funerary data. Next, different themes are discussed in a diachronic and cross-cultural way, including secondary depositions, collective tombs, and also the funerary practices of the first humans.
The second part of the course addresses a series of fundamental theoretical and thematic issues. It starts with examining the history of funerary archaeology and introduces the students to the problems related to the interpretation of funerary data. Next, different themes are discussed in a diachronic and cross-cultural way, including secondary depositions, collective tombs, and also the funerary practices of the first humans.
Teaching methods
The part dealing with physical anthropology includes an introduction to the differentiation of types of burials and to the analysis of the state and position of bones in order to understand funeral practices and provide information on the living practices of populations in the past. The second part of the course takes place as classroom lectures.
Evaluation methods
Oral exam that is both practical and theoretical.
Other information
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Faculty or entity
ARKE
