Compulsory attendance
Yes.
Admission requirements
For degree students (including Dutch BA graduates): a BA or BSc degree (or equivalent) in Archaeology or a relevant discipline.
The BA3 course in Botany or Zoology obtained.
Description
This is a practical course in which students apply the knowledge of archaeo-/palaeobotany or zoology they gained in the 2nd and 3rd years of the BA-programme to the investigation of plant or mammalian remains from an archaeological or archaeologically relevant site.
The exact nature of the investigation will be discussed by individual students with the instructor and depend on the student’s interests and the material available for investigation.
Course objectives
The ability to
determine and differentiate fossil plant or zoological material while unsupervised;
use scientific equipment, reference collections and literature to identify plant or mammalian fossils;
present archaeo-/palaeobotanical or zoological data;
interpret assemblages and reconstruct past vegetation, faunal community, palaeo-environment and draw conclusions about human/hominin activity.
Ects distribution
The course load will be distributed as follows:
- 100 hours of laboratory time (5 ects).
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in the master time schedule.
Mode of instruction
One-on-one consultations between the instructor and student;
Student-directed questions.
Assessment method
Scientific report.
Assessment deadline
All assessment deadlines (exams, retakes, paper deadlines etc.) can be found in the examination schedule.
Reading list
Depends on the chosen field of investigation.
Registration
Register for this course via uSis.
Instructions for registration can be found in the uSis manual.
Contact information
For more information about this course, please contact prof. dr. M. van Kolfschoten or dr. M.H. Field.