2024

Funerary contexts in Bioarchaeology

Name: Funerary contexts in Bioarchaeology
Code: HIS14694M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Archeology, Biological Sciences

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

This CU promoves the understanding of diversity in Funerary Archaeology, from Prehistory to current times.

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Understanding of the diversity in Funerary Archaeology from Prehistory to modern times at the level of architectures, remains, implantations, chronologies, and osteological sets present.
The relation between humans and the past ecosystem and the processes of choice of reference areas for constructing funerary monuments and depositions.

Contents

1. The Funerary Contexts
2. Funerary Architectures
2.1. Positive architectures
2.2. Negative architectures
3. Symbolic behaviors
4. The materials
5. The burials
6. Deployments in space
7. Chronologies
8. The interpretive models

Teaching Methods

Theoretical-practical classes with presentation of different types of funerary contexts and case studies. With readings, commented, of some texts / works of the specialty by the students.

Assessment

The assessment will be continuous and should be carried out through the development of individual work and participation.

Teaching Staff

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