Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Biological anthropology is a recent discipline whose aim is the study of human being and human groups, their biological characteristics, their evolution and their diversity in space and time. The course proposes to address the multiple forms that this study takes, focusing on material from archeological excavations (i.e. human remains): estimation of individual characteristics (age-at-death, sex, body proportions), paleoanthropology, archeothanatology, study of health status and activity markers, paleopathology, etc. The analysis of the human skeleton is a speciality in its own right in archaeology but may also be of interest to other researchers such as forensic scientists, ethics specialists, geneticists, anthropologists (social and cultural anthropology). The course will include theoretical and practical training.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To know the possibilities of studying the past through the analysis of the human skeleton. In this perspective, to familiarize the student with the basics of biological anthropology, its interest and its limits.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Nothing
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory, practical activities.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
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Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Theory: Discussion of an article selected from a provided list.
Practical: identification of human remains
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Sébastien Villotte <sebastien.villotte@u-bordeaux.fr>
Aubrée Godefroid <aubree.godefroid@hotmail.com>