BANT-42123 credit hours

Advanced Zooarcheology

Bioanthropology · 3 hrs Lecture

Offering schedule: contact department

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BANT-4212 prerequisites

5 courses appear in this chain, up to 3 levels deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced.

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any one of

ANTH-3207Zooarchaeology

any one of

ANTH-2200Method and Theory in Archæology

any one of

ANTH-1001Introductory Anthropology
ANTH-1003Introductory Biological Anthropology and Archaeology

permission of the instructor

permission of the instructor

BANT-3207Zooarcheology

any one of

ANTH-2200Method and Theory in Archæology

Its prerequisites are shown above.

permission of the instructor

permission of the instructor

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Where BANT-4212 counts

Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • BANT 3-YEAR BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
  • BANT 4-YEAR BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
  • BANT HONOURS BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY

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Description

This lecture, lab, and seminar course offers in depth examination of select issues in zooarchaeological research and analysis, with special emphasis on the interpretation of human animal relations in past cultures. Topics vary but may include microscopic analysis of bone and teeth, paleoecology, quantification of taxonomic abundance, economic utility indices, mortality profiles, and determination of animal domestication.

Requisite courses

ANTH-3207 or BANT-3207 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and ANTH-4212.

Cross-listed

ANTH-4212(3).

Lecture

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