Human Sciences 3101-DO105B
General introduction to anthropology, with focus on archaeology of human remains. The lectures are devoted to exploration techniques of human remains, basic diagnostics with use of teeth and bones, general methods of bioarchaeology, paleodemography, human phylogenesis and short introduction to cultural anthropology
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Learning outcomes
The text below is an automatic translation; if you need any clarification, please write to me using USOS mail. The student has a basic understanding of the relationship of archeology with physical anthropology, understands the relationship between physical anthropology achievements and possibilities of their use in archeology, has ordered a general knowledge in methods and techniques of documentation of human remains znajdowanych during archaeological excavations, have basic knowledge about human development and its main strategies to adapt to different environmental conditions; understand ethical issues related to scientific integrity and the responsibility for the accuracy of decisions made during the study of human bone remains, in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which research is conducted.
Assessment criteria
Assessment: exam.
Bibliography
Brothwell D.R., Digging up bones, New York 1982
Lewin R., Wprowadzenie do ewolucji człowieka, Warszawa 2002
Malinowski A., Bożiłow W., Podstawy antropometrii. Metody, techniki, normy, Warszawa & Łódź 1997
Piontek J., Biologia populacji pradziejowych. Zarys metodyczny, Poznań 1999
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