arc5bon human and animal bones
HUMAN AND ANIMAL BONES
ARC5BON
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students investigate the role that animals have played in past social, political and economic systems from the earliest times to the present day. We examine the importance of animals in subsistence strategies of the earliest hominids, their use by contemporary hunter-gatherers, their role as indicators of past climates, significance of animal domestication, their role in warfare/hunting, their influence as vectors of disease and the latest developments in the genetics in identifying animals. Techniques of analysis for interpreting seasonal exploitation, ageing and sex of skeletal remains will also be discussed. Quantitative techniques of faunal analysis will also be touched upon.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRichard Cosgrove
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in Master of Professional Archaeology or with the subject Coordinator's approval.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects ARC2ZOO
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
Readings | Zooarchaeology | Prescribed | Reitz, E. and Wing, E. | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Readings | Archaeology of animals. | Recommended | Davis, S. | ROUTLEDGE, 2005 |
Readings | Australian Zooarchaeology | Recommended | LUNA-Insight image database: www.lib.latrobe.edu.au | LA TROBE UNIVERSITY |
Readings | The archaeology of animal bones | Recommended | O'Connor, T | SUTTON, 2000 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Identify major differences between faunal remains and discuss theoretical approaches to zooarchaeological analysis
- Activities:
- one 1-hour examination
02. Use archaeological materials such as bones and reference animal skeletons to compile a large database. Use statistics to compare and contrast these assemblages
- Activities:
- one 1,000-word workshop presentation
03. Write a major essay using Harvard referencing system and a range of journal articles
- Activities:
- one 2,000-word essay
04. Submit multiple choice questions to the PeerView website that demonstrate reserach abilities and thoughful responses to peer reviewers
- Activities:
- Submit 3 multiple choice questions
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