Syllabus
The subject of migration and human ecology should provide a basic overview of the colonization of the world, the gradual settlement of individual continents with an emphasis on the settlement of Europe and the gradual creation of modern European populations from the Upper Paleolithic, through the Neolithic to Present. The basis will be information from the area of paleoanthropology, historical anthropology, archaeology, paleogenetics and population genetics. Students should acquire basic knowledge so that they can actively use them in school practice and in other educational activities.
1. Colonization of the world and basic differential of human populations in Upper Paleolithic and Mezolithic
2. Basic migratory trends in non-European human populations
3. Colonisation of Europe in Paleolithic, Mesolite and Neolithic.
4. Shaping and migrating European populations from the Neolithic to the younger Bronze Age.
5. Shaping and migrating historical European populations and populations in the Mediterranean region.
6. Archeology and Population genetics
7. Paleogenetics and migration in Europe in the Neolithic and bronze period-the implication for the genetics of the current populations
8. Significance of genetics for reconstruction of health problems and possible mutations, genetic drift and effects of small populations in the prehistory and history of European populations
Annotation
The aim of the course is to bring listeners the meaning of the environment for understanding a number of biological properties, the way of life and the behavior of human populations and societies not only at present but also during their historical development. The subject is conceived according to the individual world biomes, emphasizing those of them, which have played and still play a significant role in the existence of human populations in the course of their evolution.