Fall 2019  |  ANTH 5402 Section 001: Zooarchaeology Laboratory (21103)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
ANTH 3402 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Tue, Thu 03:15PM - 04:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 318
Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 8 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
How archaeologists reconstruct the past through the study of animal bones associated with artifacts at archaeological sites. Skeletal element (e.g., humerus, femur, tibia), and taxon (e.g., horse, antelope, sheep, bison, hyena) when confronted with bone. Comparative collection of bones from known taxa.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tappe004+ANTH5402+Fall2018
Class Description:
Do you ever wonder how archaeologists reconstruct the lives of prehistoric peoples? A large part of it is via understanding and analyzing fossil mammal bones! This is not a reading heavy class, but rather work is laboratory focused. Students learn to identify the skeletal elements (humerus, femur, tibia etc.) of different taxa (e.g. horse, antelope, sheep, bison, hyena, etc.) that are commonly found at archaeological sites. Skeletal adaptations are best understood via functional anatomy and understanding evolutionary relationships. Major topics include: how archaeological and palaeontological sites with bone form, ages of death through tooth eruption and wear patterns, recognizing and analyzing different kinds of bone modifications such as weathering, tool marks, tooth marks, burning, types of bone breakage, etc. The emphasis of the course is on interpreting faunal remains from Stone Age sites. Aspects of the history of human use of animals, including the evolution of hunting techniques, cooking, redistribution and sharing practices, and how these are manifest in the zooarchaeological record are discussed. The emphasis is on scientific methodologies such as microscopy, data collection and management, and measurement. You must be able to spend several hours a week in the laboratory working on your own time.
Grading:
Weekly laboratory work 25%, Practical weekly quizzes 30%, Oral Report on a taxon: 20%, Final Exam, 25%
Exam Format:
short answers regarding bone specimens
Class Format:
40% Lecture
50% Laboratory
10% Student Presentations
Workload:
20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term (1 paper) with 12 minute power point presentation
12 Labs, 12 Quizzes
1 Paleolithic Picnic
1 Final exam
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21103/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 June 2016

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