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300384 UE Practical course in Stable isotope analysis for palaeodietary reconstruction (2025W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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Details

max. 10 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Week 1
Monday 13.10.2025, 09:45-11:15; Seminarraum 1.3
Lecture: Introduction to Stable isotope analysis & Split into 2 groups (Group A or B)

Tuesday 14.10.2025, 09:00-12:00; 4th floor LABS (meet in front of the 4th floor no. 1 lifts)- GROUP A
Tuesday 14.10.2025, 13:00-17:00; 4th floor LABS (meet in front of the 4th floor no. 1 lifts)- GROUP B

Wednesday 15.10.2025 09:00-12:00; 4th floor labs (meet in front of the 4th floor no. 1 lifts) – GROUP A
Wednesday 15.10.2025 13:00-17:00; 4th floor labs (meet in front of the 4th floor no. 1 lifts) – GROUP B

Thursday 16.10.2025 09:00-12:00; 4th floor labs (meet in front of the 4th floor no. 1 lifts) – GROUP A
Thursday 16.10.2025 13:00-17:00; 4th floor labs (meet in front of the 4th floor no. 1 lifts) – GROUP B

Week 2
Monday 20.10.2025 09:00-12:00; 4th floor labs (meet in front of the 4th floor, no. 1 lifts)- GROUP A
Monday 20.10.2025 13:00-17:00; 4th floor labs (meet in front of the 4th floor, no. 1 lifts)- GROUP B

Wednesday 22.10.2025 09:00 -10:30 visit IRMS laboratory (Silver): (meet in front of the 4th floor, no. 1 lifts) - Group A & B
Wednesday 22.10.2025 10:30-13:00; Intro to Data Analysis Group A & B - Seminar room 1.6 - Group A & B

Week 3
By Wednesday 05.11.2025 13:00: Return of assignment to Laura van der Sluis

Monday November 10th 2025. 11:30-13:00; Presentations by both Group A & B - Seminar Room 1.3 (UPDATE)

  • Montag 13.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1
  • Mittwoch 22.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1.6, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.011, Ebene 1
  • Montag 10.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1.3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.005, Ebene 1

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Aims, contents and method of the course
This practical course in ‘Stable isotope analysis for palaeodietary and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction’ will provide students with some hands-on experience in our laboratories by working with archaeological samples. We will cover basic methods of including sampling bones, followed by the application of wet chemistry protocols for the extraction of bone collagen, and the stable isotope measurement of samples. Students will be provided with a dataset to perform some data analysis of archaeological individuals.
The course starts with a brief introduction followed by the laboratory work, and will end with a short presentation of the students to the rest of the class. In addition, the students will have to write up a short scientific report (individually).

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The students will be assessed continuously and will be graded based on their performance in the lab, participation in the class (50%), as well as their final report and presentation in class (50%).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Participation is mandatory for all days of the course and the presentation of the results.

Prüfungsstoff

Writing the laboratory steps from the protocol followed in the lab into a report, how to plot and interpret stable isotope data obtained from bone collagen, and presenting a small case study in group form.

Literatur

Literature on stable isotope analysis will be uploaded on moodle, which will need to be used for the case study presentation.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MAN W5, MAN 3

Letzte Änderung: Mo 03.11.2025 10:47