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Root number
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491598 |
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Semester
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HS2024 |
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Type of course
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Lecture |
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Allocation to subject
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Archaeology |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
| Title |
PA: The Deep History of Food – Putting Sustainability into Context |
| Description |
Agricultural food production is one of the fundamental modes of interaction between the human species and the environment. Since its beginnings it is one of the main factors shaping the biosphere on earth. Being an important human practice, it not only shaped cultures but still is a defining factor for societies. Today food production is a major driver of climate change, but also one of the main impact areas. Understanding food production in the context of its deep past is a key aspect for a sustainable future.
This course aims at providing the basics of the current state of research concerning early food systems and the deep history of agriculture. The students get familiar with the different regions of emergence of agriculture, the chronology of its emergence and spread and will learn the most important concepts used in the current debate. After an introduction into domestication and the spread of farming, we will discuss the dynamics of human-environment interaction in different chronological and societal settings. The lectures will introduce the students into the most important methodological and theoretical approaches. The course will provide a critical overview and discussion of methods and materials and their respective limitations. Key concepts such as land use, adaptive cycle/resilience, sustainability, or food security will be discussed in different historical and methodological settings.
The course is taught in English in cooperation with researchers from the ENLIGHT network; Amaia Arranz-Otaegui from the University of the Basque Country, Hans Huisman, Daan Raemaekers, Canan Çakirlar (tbc), and Mans Schepers (tbc) from Groningen University, Anneli Ekblom and Erika Weiberg from Uppsala University. |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Albert Hafner, Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Prehistoric Archaeology ✉
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Marco Hostettler, Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Prehistoric Archaeology ✉
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ECTS
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3 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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Yes |
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Grading
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passed/failed |
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| Dates |
Tuesday 18:15-19:45 Weekly
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| Rooms |
Seminarraum 324, Mittelstrasse 43
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| Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts. |
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