ZOOARCHAEOLOGY

Course Code:

FRSC 565

Course Group(s):

Elective Courses

Active Term:

Spring

/ All

Course Description:

This course discusses all aspects of zooarchaeology and provides a foundation incomparative osteology and the evolutionary perspectives of zoology. Students willlearn to conduct faunal analyses, and how faunal remains can be used to interpretdiet, seasonality, and socioeconomic factors of past societies. Students will alsolearn how knowledge of faunal remains aids in making the distinction betweenhuman and non-human skeletal remains in a forensic context.

Credit:

1 - 3

Instruction methods:

Lecture

Total hours: 45

Corequisites:

ANTH-566