ZOOARCHAEOLOGY: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANIMALS
ARC3ZOO
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Understanding the interaction between people and animals is vital for explaining past social, political and economic systems from the earliest times to the present day. Morphological changes occur within long-term climatic cycles and therefore we need to understand the processes that influence the trajectory of skeletal change. In addition to this, animals undergo changes to their skeleton from disease, nutrition, work load, environmental stress and domestication. This information is gleaned from studying a range of different zooarchaeological contexts. These include burials and cemeteries, middens, cave and body remains from other well-preserved sites. Techniques of analysis for interpreting health, diet, butchery practices, seasonal exploitation, ageing and sex of skeletal remains will be a focus of this subject, as well as the use of quantitative techniques. This subject has a strong practical element and students will learn about the main animal species found archaeologically in south-eastern Australia.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Keir Strickland
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 120cp completed
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ARC2ZOO
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Australian Zooarchaeology
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: LUNA-Insight image database: www.lib.latrobe.edu.au
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Publisher: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
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Zooarchaeology
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Reitz, E. and Wing, E.
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Archaeology of animals.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Davis, S.
Year: 2005
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
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The archaeology of animal bones
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: O'Connor, T
Year: 2000
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Publisher: SUTTON
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Summer 2 , Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Richard Cosgrove
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 4 - 5
Ten 3.00 hours laboratory class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 4 to week 5 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 4 - 5
Ten 1.00 hour lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 4 to week 5 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Submit 3 PeerWise multiple choice questions (500-word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO4 |
One 1,000-word workshop presentation | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO2 |
One 1-hour examination (1,000-word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1 |
One 2,000-word essay | N/A | N/A | No | 45 | SILO3 |