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)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Lectures: face to face
Practical: face to face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Theory (depending of the available material):
- Discussion of an article selected from a provided list.
- OR analysis of a skeleton
Practical: identification of human remains
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The lessons (3 hours of theory in the morning, 3 hours of practice in the afternoon) will take place at the Ancien Institut d'Anatomie (Campus du Centre-Ville -Zone Outremeuse, Rue de Pitteurs, 20 4020 Liège), Fridays 5th, 12th et 19th of February, and 5th and 12th of March.
A practical work review session can be scheduled if requested.
The date of the practical exam will be to be defined, according to the availability of each other, between the end of May and mid June.
Submission of the article commentary (if the type of exam is chosen) will be requested by mid-June.
Contacts
Sébastien Villotte <sebastien.villotte@cnrs.fr>