Archeozoology and Archeobotany
Objectives
The students will be familiar with the nature and characteristics of the faunal and floral materials occurring in archaeological sites and will understand the importance of its study for the reconstitution of the functioning of the communities and the characteristics of the surrounding environment.
Notion of ecofact. Manipulation of several types of archeological materials (remains of vertebrates and malacofauna) and acquisition of rudiments of techniques for its study, such as the determination of specific remains and macroscopic and microscopic analysis. Integration of results from the archeozoological and archeofloristic information in archaeological studies: the importance of transdisciplinarity in the archeological speech.
General characterization
Code
10939
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Roque Legoinha
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 51
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
No requirements.
Bibliography
Barrón, E., Rivas-Carballo, R., Postigo-Mijarra, J., Alcalde-Olivares, C., Vieira, M., Castro, L., Pais, J., Valle-Hernández, M. (2010) The Cenozoic vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula. A synthesis. Rev. Palaeob. Palynology, 162: 382-402 .
Cardoso, J. L. (2007) A Arqueozoologia em Portugal: passado, presente e futuro. O Arque. Português. Série IV, 25: 110-119.
González-Sampériz, P., Leroy, S., Carrión J., S Fernández, S., García-Antón, M., Gil-García, M., Uzquiano, P., Valero-Garcés, B., Figueiral, I. (2010) - Steppes, savannahs, forests and phytodiversity reservoirs during the Pleistocene in the Iberian Peninsula. Rev.Palaeob. Palynol., 162: 427–457.
Mijarra, J., Morla, C. , Barron, E., Morales-Molino, C., García, S. (2010) Patterns of extinction and persistence of Arctotertiary flora in Iberia during the Quaternary. Rev.Palaeob. Palynol., 162: 416-426.
Pearsall, D. (2000) Paleoethnobotany. A handbook of procedures. Acad. Press, 700 p.
Teaching method
Theoretical classes, in the use of multimedia projections.
Practical classes.
Continuous assessment.
Evaluation method
Preparation and presentation of thematic work (50%) and written exam (50%).
Subject matter
What is Archaeozoology. Wild and domestic fauna in archaeological sites. Methods of excavation, recovery and conservation. Cultural, economic and social meanings of the faunal associations in archaeological context from Early Palaeolithic to present times. Paleoecological incidences. Osteometry and domestication. Case-studies.
Morphology of Angiosperms, leaves, stems shoots, spores and pollen. Methods of study and preparation of samples. Antracology. Dendrochronology. Plants and climate. Phytoecology and phytossociology. Main plant bioma.Vegetation evolution during the Cenozoic. The vegetation of European Quaternary. Present vegetation in Portugal.