Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Pigière Fabienne; Preiss Sidonie; SOMEBODY;
Language
French
Main themes
A better understanding of the environmental context of past societies and how the environment has been modified and exploited needs both a paleoenvironmental and economical study of the human communities. Methods and interpretation of the faunal and botanical fossiles and organic remains are developped in this course.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The course helps the archaeologists to integrate the useful biological data in their analytical and interpretation processes and to ask for appropriate analyses on the field as in the labs |
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
In this course, archaeobotanical and archaeozoological disciplines are integrated in order to point out their complementarity.
The different systems of exploitation of animal and vegetal resources will be developed through a set of indicators. Within this framework, several themes will be considered: indicators of domestication and its temporal and biological origins, cultivation and herding practices, consumption patterns, etc.
Recovery strategies, possibilities of study and interpretation of botanical remains (seeds, fruits, wood, pollens, etc.), animal bones and invertebrate remains (arthropods, molluscs, etc.), as well as of archaeometrical analyses on these remains will be presented by a theoretical and a practical approach and case studies.
The different systems of exploitation of animal and vegetal resources will be developed through a set of indicators. Within this framework, several themes will be considered: indicators of domestication and its temporal and biological origins, cultivation and herding practices, consumption patterns, etc.
Recovery strategies, possibilities of study and interpretation of botanical remains (seeds, fruits, wood, pollens, etc.), animal bones and invertebrate remains (arthropods, molluscs, etc.), as well as of archaeometrical analyses on these remains will be presented by a theoretical and a practical approach and case studies.
Teaching methods
Theoretical course on the study of the animal and plant remains in landscapes influenced by man and study of their significance.
Readings following the themes taught and case studies. Practical work and laboratories visit.
Readings following the themes taught and case studies. Practical work and laboratories visit.
Evaluation methods
Written examination.
Bibliography
Une bibliographie méthodologique développée sera communiquée et des bibliographies spécifiques aux études de cas délivrées.
Faculty or entity
ARKE
