ANTHR 7264 - [Zooarchaeological Interpretation]

(crosslisted) ARKEO 7264

Spring. Not offered: 2024-2025. Next offered: 2026-2027. 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 follows from last semester’s Zooarchaeological Method. We will shift our emphasis here from basic skills to interpretation, although you will continue to work with archaeological bones. We will begin by examining topics surrounding the basic interpretation of raw faunal data: sampling, quantification, taphonomy, seasonality. We will then explore how to use faunal data to reconstruct subsistence patterns, social structure, and human-animal relations.