ARCH 437 — Zoo-Archaeology
Archaeology and Heritage Studies · University of Ghana
This course involves a study of animal remains recovered from Archaeological sites and how these remains reflect past human economies (e.g. dietary patterns); hunting strategies; the transition from hunting to herding of animals; the social and cultural value and role of livestock/animals in human symbolic and social systems; ethnicity; past environmental and ecological conditions; seasonality and site occupation; human migration and/or diffusion of food production technology across the world. The course will be based on a lecture series and practical laboratory classes with emphasis on the recovery, identification, and quantitative analysis of animal remains from Archaeological sites.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- ARCH 410 — Long Essay
- ARCH 422 — Post-field Laboratory Analysis
- ARCH 424 — Cultural Resource Management in Ghana
- ARCH 425 — Information Technology in Cultural & Heritage Studies
- ARCH 426 — Monument Conservation
- ARCH 427 — Cross-Cultural Contacts and Historical Archaeology of Africa
- ARCH 428 — Human Diversity, Peace and Conflict Management
- ARCH 429 — Archaeology of the African Diaspora
- ARCH 431 — Introduction to Museum Studies
- ARCH 432 — Gender in Archaeology
- ARCH 433 — Palaeo – Historical Demography of Africa
- ARCH 434 — Popular Culture in Ghana
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).