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Lecturer(s)
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Beneš Jaromír, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Komárková Veronika, Mgr.
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Ptáková Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Budilová Kristýna, Mgr.
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Šitnerová Ivana, Mgr.
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Vobejda Libor, Mgr.
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Petrlíková Veronika, Bc.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: Introduction to archaeobotany Taphonomy Methodology Analysis of plant macroremains Anthracological analysis Pollen analysis Starch analysis Phytolith analysis Dendrochronology Stable isotopes in archaeobotany Hunter-gatherer archaeobotany Prehistoric agriculture Medieval archaeobotany Archaeobotanical assemblages of the modern period and imports from the New World Content of practices: Practices thematically follow the lectures.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Practical training
- Class attendance
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 52 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The archaeobotany course is intended for those seriously interested in this field. It begins with lessons in environmental archeology, where archaeobotany finds its main application. Attention is paid to individual types of archaeological finds (wet localities, dry localities), types of archaeological contexts (layers, reservoirs, wells, water supply systems) and processes of taphonomic changes. The following is a systematic overview of individual archaeobotanical analytical specializations according to the subject of analysis (wood: wooden structures and wooden objects, dendrochronology in archeology, carbons; diaspores of cultivated and useful plants, accompanying vegetation, pollen, diatoms). It is recommended to attend or attend a lecture on the development of the Central European landscape or equivalent in the field of archeology or paleoecology.
Students will learn the basics of the methodology of archaeobotany and some methods will also master in practical exercises. It is an analysis of plant macro-residues, anthralogical and xylotomic analysis, as well as the basics of archaeological palynology and microscopy of non-pollen objects. Furthermore, students will learn to evaluate data up to the level of archaeobotanical interpretation.
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Prerequisites
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The course presupposes knowledge of botany at the level of secondary school studies and with the fact that it is good (not a condition) to complete one of the general botanical courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Test
The requirement is active participation in the analysis of archaeobotanical material in the exercise.
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Recommended literature
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časopis Environmental Archaeology.
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časopis Vegetation History and Archaeobotany.
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D. Zohary M. Hofp, Domestication of Plants in the Old World. Oxford. 1988.
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J. Evans T. O´Connor, Environmental Archaeology. Principles and Methods. Sutton 1999.
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J. M. Coles A. J. Lawson (eds. ), European wetlands in Prehistory. Oxford 1987.
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U. Körber-Grohne, Gramineen und Grünlandvegetationen vom Neolithikum bis zum Mittelalter in Mitteleuropa, Bibliotheka Botanika 139, Stuttgart 1990.
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U. Körber-Grohne, Nuztpflanzen in Deutschland. Stuttgart.
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