Archaeology
Archaeology – Bachelor’s Degree 2014
Recommended Year of Study: 3
Recommended Semester: 5
ECTS Credits Allocated: 4.00
Archaeology – Bachelor’s Degree 2014
Recommended Year of Study: 3
Recommended Semester: 5
ECTS Credits Allocated: 4.00
Methodology for Archaeozoological Research
Status: optional Recommended Year of Study: 3
Recommended Semester: 5
ECTS Credits Allocated: 4.00
Pre-requisites: None
Course objectives: Introducing students to methods used in archaeozoological research, mostly the procedures used in archaeozoological analysis.
Course description: Collecting, sorting and housing of archaeozoological finds during archaeological excavations. Defining different parts of the skeleton, sides and orientation. Taxonomic assignment. Determining age and sex in different kinds of animals.
Learning Outcomes: Essay and written examination.
Archaeology – Bachelor’s Degree 2014
Methodology for Archaeozoological Research
Status: optional Recommended Year of Study: 3
Recommended Semester: 5
ECTS Credits Allocated: 4.00
Pre-requisites: None
Course objectives: Introducing students to methods used in archaeozoological research, mostly the procedures used in archaeozoological analysis.
Course description: Collecting, sorting and housing of archaeozoological finds during archaeological excavations. Defining different parts of the skeleton, sides and orientation. Taxonomic assignment. Determining age and sex in different kinds of animals.
Learning Outcomes: Essay and written examination.
Literature/Reading:
- Schmid E., 1972: Atlas of Animal Bones, Elsevier, Amsterdam-London-New York, 153 pp.
- Driech von den A., 1976: A Guide to the Measurement of Animal Bones from Archeological Sites; Peabody Museum Bulletin 1, Harvard University, Cambride, USA, 134 pp.
