Zooarcheology

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course introduces analytical and theoretical aspects of zooarchaeology through lectures and laboratory exercises focusing on the comparative skeletal anatomy of various mammal, bird, fish, amphibian, and reptile species. Topics include post-depositional changes to bones, sampling and recovering faunal remains, ageing and sexing of bone, reconstructing past environments and human dietary strategies, evidence of animal domestication, and bone tool technology. Cross-listed: ANTH-3207(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ANTH-3207. Requisite Courses: ANTH-2200 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].