5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2018-2019
Teacher(s)
Crevecoeur Isabelle; Driessen Jan;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The physical and palaeo-anthropology section of the course discusses problematic issues relative to human remains from the archeological sites.
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
Conservative methods, description and measures of human's skeleton pieces will be descripted in theory and in practice. On this base, the interpretation of the results will be considerate to understand the characters retains in divers environments and climates. The human evolution will be explained to show the cognitive new abilities recognized in the archeological material and deduced from some emerging characters.
Teaching methods
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.
Evaluation methods
Oral theoretical and practical examination.
Other information
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Online resources
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Bibliography
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Faculty or entity
ARKE
