Environmental archaeology 3101-DSSR
Students are required to prepare and have at least two talks with multimedia presentation. The subjects of the talks are related to the role of animals in economy and beliefs of ancient communities. The particular topics are suggested by the students depending on their interests (period, culture or part of the world), which will encourage their creativity. A discussion is held after each talk.
Each student is obliged to show the stage of work and progress of his/her master’s thesis twice a year.
Each class has a theoretical part when the teacher informs the students of new articles published in Polish and foreign journals (e.g. Nature, Science), conferences and exhibitions. Current achievements of the employees of Bioarchaeology Department and of the students who have written their master’s theses in archaeozoology are also presented.
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Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
The student has an extensive knowledge of specific applications of archaeology for the research of history of economy in Poland and worldwide.
The student has an extensive knowledge of specific applications of archaeology for the research of the role of animals in spiritual life of people in prehistory.
The student knows the terminology of archaeozoology.
The student is aware of references concerning economy and knowledge of basic sources, i.e. bone remains.
The student has knowledge of the uses of the environment by humans in gathering, hunting and husbandry.
The student knows objects which were manufactured by a particular culture of organic materials such as bones, teeth and horn keratin.
The student is critical about interpretations of information which does not result from the analysis of archaeological materials.
The student is aware of the copyright, its history and modern regulations (lecture); and learns how to use it during the process of writing the master’s thesis.
The student knows how to select references and electronic media to prepare a talk for the seminar and is obliged to list the references for the audience.
The student knows how to apply analytical and statistical methods used in archaeozoology.
The student is able to select relevant analytical and statistical methods used in archaeozoology.
The student knows how to prepare an electronic presentation.
The student has a skill in critical analysis of archaeological sources concerning the role of animals in economy and beliefs of ancient communities.
The student is able to expand knowledge and develop research skills in archaeozoology independently. He/she makes his/her own subjects for talks within the subject range of the seminar, provides arguments for his/her own research concepts and participates in the discussion of the presented subject, answers questions and defends his/her arguments.
The student is able to interpret archaeological sources relevant to the issues of animal economy and the role of animals in belief systems based on his/her own research and results provided by other authors.
The student knows how to integrate the knowledge of archaeozoology and other fields of science.
The student knows how to draw conclusions, support them with arguments and combine information related to the subject. In order to develop argumentation techniques the student takes part in a discussion after a talk.
The student knows how to create his/her own research concepts.
The student knows how to make a critical analysis and interpretation of economy and beliefs of ancient communities.
The student knows how to communicate with specialists in archaeozoology.
The student knows how to engage in a scientific polemic.
The student has a well-developed skill in preparing oral presentations in archaeozoology using Polish and foreign references.
The student has a well-developed skill in preparing written assignments in archaeozoology using Polish and foreign references.
The student knows how to promote the knowledge of archaeozoology.
The student is aware of the range of his/her knowledge and understands the necessity of constant expansion of the knowledge.
The student understands the research responsibility in archaeozoology and denotes bone fragments only after thorough recognition of their morphological features. The student understands the necessity of confronting osteological analysis with other (e.g. written) sources.
The student acknowledges the continuity of economy and its dependence on both ecology and the state of civilization.
The student is aware of the high value of archaeological materials for the reconstruction of the economy and the role of animals in beliefs of ancient communities and is also aware of the variety of aspects of possible interpretations.
The student’s research contributes to preserving cultural heritage.
The student recognized different points of view and various interpretations of sources resulting from cultural differences and different methodology.
Students are informed of and encouraged to participate in events such as conferences, exhibitions and activities for protection of cultural heritage.
Assessment criteria
The final mark is the arithmetic mean of marks for the talks (usually two) and the mark for attendance.
In the case of excavation trips and increased number of absences the student is obliged to prepare another assignment. The assignment must be submitted in writing.
Bibliography
References which are selected are relevant to the interests of the participants of the seminar and are given during the class.
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