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Integrative Prehistory and Archeological Science (IPAS)

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Archaeoanthropology

Archaeoanthropology working group

Archaeoanthropology studies the physical remains of past populations, which are mainly recovered during archaeological excavations. Skeletal remains, cremated remains and mummies are valuable biological source material containing information on age, gender, diet, workload, diseases, social internships, personal habits, biogeochemical (stable isotopes) and genetic identity (aDNA). In close collaboration with archaeology, archaeoanthropology develops insights into the living conditions of past times.

Introductory literature:

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Archaeoanthropology is an integral part of the studies of Prehistoric and Natural History Archaeology (PNA) at the University of Basel. At Bachelor's level, students acquire basic knowledge of the fields and methods of archaeoanthropology in a four-semester cycle of theoretical and practical courses. At Master's level, the basics of individual research can be extended to population analysis.

 

Cyclical courses:

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Current courses

 

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Staff

Assoziierte Mitarbeitende

Nicole NicklischLehrbeauftragtenicole.nicklisch-at-unibas.chextern
Prof. Dr. Kurt Werner AltGastprofessorkurt.alt-at-unibas.chextern
PD Dr. Alexandros KarakostisLehrbeauftragterfotiosalexandros.karakostis-at-unibas.chextern

 

Bürgerforschung Basel (BBS)

 

Dr. Thomas BriellmannFreier wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der BBSthomas.briellmann-at-unibas.chextern
Fritz HäslerFreier wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der BBSfritz.haesler-at-unibas.chextern
Dr. Ursula HirterFreie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin der BBSursula.hirter-at-unibas.chextern
Jürgen RauberFreier wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der BBSjuergen.rauber-at-unibas.chextern
Dr. Hermann WichersFreier wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der BBSHermann.Wichers-at-unibas.chextern
Marina Zulauf-SemmlerFreie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin der BBSmarina.zulauf-at-unibas.chextern

Further projects

Basel Hospital Cemetery
The Basel Hospital Cemetery Project, at the interface between the natural sciences and the humanities, is researching a series of over 500 identified skeletons (or parts thereof) and over 900 associated medical records.

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