ANTHR 7264 - Zooarchaeological Interpretation

(crosslisted) ARKEO 7264

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: ANTHR 7263, ARKEO 7263. Permission of instructor required. Co-meets with ANTHR 4264/ARKEO 4264.

N. Russell.

This course is intended to follow on from Zooarchaeological Method in the fall; it is assumed that students have some familiarity with the nature of zooarchaeological material. In this course, we will consider issues related to the interpretation of archaeological animal bones: quantification, seasonality, taphonomy, subsistence, the origins of hunting, animal domestication, modes of consumption, meat sharing, the use of secondary products (milk, wool, traction).