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.