060111 VU Bodies, Gender and Identities in Bronze and Iron Age Europe (2018W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Sa 01.09.2018 12:00 to Su 30.09.2018 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2018 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: German, English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Friday
05.10.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
12.10.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
19.10.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
09.11.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
16.11.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
23.11.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
30.11.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
07.12.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
14.12.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
11.01.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
18.01.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Friday
25.01.
09:00 - 11:00
Seminarraum 13 Franz-Klein-Gasse 1 4.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In this course, students will learn the basic theoretical concepts to investigate bodies, gender and identities in prehistory. The analysis of human bones and teeth with the latest scientific methods increasingly focuses on the reconstruction of life histories of past persons. Anthropological analyses allow to place stress events and traumas in individual biographies and form the basis of the reconstruction of nutrition and health. Investigations of the human genome can identify biological kinship, descent and origin. Isotope analyses provide valuable information about nutrition, mobility and migration. Using examples from the European Bronze and Iron Ages, this course offers an introduction to modern methods such as isotope and DNA analysis, as well as a discussion on the synthesis of such results with established archaeological methods. The weekly meeting consists of a lecture and a seminar to provide enough space for discussion and reading seminal texts.
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular and active participation in the lectures and seminars is expected. Reading selected articles between classes is necessary before important passages are highlighted and discussed. Oral and written presentation of an agreed topic based on provided or self-discovered literature (5-10 min Power Point presentation, written version of 4000-5000 words, citation according to the guidelines of the journal Archaeologia Austriaca). At the end of the course there will be a written test consisting of two parts: a multiple-choice test and a short essay on one of three proposed topics. All written assessments can be submitted in German or English.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Since the majority of the literature is in English, appropriate language skills are required. Particular attention is paid to conceptual understanding in English and German. Presence and active participation is required at a minimum of 70% of teaching sessions. Written papers must be marked positive. More than 50% of the multiple-choice questions of the test must be answered correctly.
Examination topics
Contents of the lecture (see above), current literature.
Reading list
Literaturlisten zu den einzelnen Themen werden in der LV ausgeben. Der Großteil der Texte wird digital zur Verfügung gestellt. Als Einstieg in das Thema empfehlen sich:
Frei, K. M., et al. 2017. A matter of months: High precision migration chronology of a Bronze Age female. PLOS ONE 12(6): e0178834.
Hofmann, D. 2015. What have genetics ever done for us? European Journal of Archaeology 18(3): 454476.
Joyce, R. A. 2005. Archaeology of the Body. Annual Review of Anthropology 34: 139158.
Sofaer, J., and Sørensen, M. L. S. 2013. "Death and gender," in S. Tarlow and L. Nilsson Stutz (eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 527542.
Vander Linden, M. 2016. Population history in third-millennium-BC Europe: assessing the contribution of genetics. World Archaeology 48(5): 714728.
Frei, K. M., et al. 2017. A matter of months: High precision migration chronology of a Bronze Age female. PLOS ONE 12(6): e0178834.
Hofmann, D. 2015. What have genetics ever done for us? European Journal of Archaeology 18(3): 454476.
Joyce, R. A. 2005. Archaeology of the Body. Annual Review of Anthropology 34: 139158.
Sofaer, J., and Sørensen, M. L. S. 2013. "Death and gender," in S. Tarlow and L. Nilsson Stutz (eds) The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 527542.
Vander Linden, M. 2016. Population history in third-millennium-BC Europe: assessing the contribution of genetics. World Archaeology 48(5): 714728.
Association in the course directory
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