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Laboratory work for Archaeobotany and Archaeozoology

Vak
2016-2017

Admission requirements

Attendance of the BA3 Botany/Zoology specialisation course deemed to be necessary by the instructor.

Description

This is a practical course where students apply the knowledge of archaeo-/palaeobotany or zoology they gained in the second and third 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 interest and the material available for investigation.

Course objectives

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.

Time schedule

Course schedule details can be found in the MA time schedule.

Mode of instruction

  • One-on-one consultations between instructor and student;

  • Student-directed questions.

Course load

The course load will be distributed as follows:

  • 60 hours of practical assignments (3 ects);

  • Scientific report of 3,000-3,600 words (2 ects).

Assessment method

Scientific report based on / including the analyses from the practical assignments (100%).
All analyses and the report must be completed by the end of block 3.

All exam dates (exams, re-sits, paper deadlines etc.) can be found in the examination schedule.

Reading list

Depends on the chosen field of investigation.

Registration

Registration for the course is not necessary, registration for the exam is mandatory. For instructions, see the Registration in uSis page.

Contact

For more information about his course, please contact dr. M.H. Field or prof. dr. M. van Kolfschoten.

Remarks

Compulsory attendance.