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ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Course Code:
ANTH 325
Active Term:
Fall Term
/ All Years
Course Description:

The course is designed to provide a working understanding of the analysis of bone assemblages from a variety of archaeological and paleontological settings. It is intended to complement ANTH 250/251 Zooarchaeology and Lab, which the student can take before or after this course, where the student is instructed in taxonomic and anatomical identification, as well as comparative osteology. In ANTH 325 the student will learn how to input these anatomical and taxonomic determinations into basic zooarchaeological analyses to infer key aspects of site formation, paleoenvironmental reconstruction and past human behavior.

Zooarchaeological theory will be introduced and explained through site examples, which will serve as illustrations of the key questions addressed by zooarchaeological analysis, as well as of the different techniques to address these questions. A key component of the course is familiarizing the student with the basic zooarchaeological literature, as well as with the intricacies of site report preparation.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
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