Course outline
1.  January 17
Perspectives on zooarchaeology, and orientation to the course
Reitz and Wing 1999, Ch. 2, 8, 9, 10

2.  January 19
Introduction to mammalian evolution and the nature and terminology of the vertebrate skeleton.
*Eisenberg 1972; Gilbert 1982  Pp. 32-38; Hesse & Wapnish, 1984  Ch. 4;
*Peters 1987; *Georgiadis et al. 1990

3.  January 22
Recovery biases and sorting of archaeological faunal assemblages.
Cannon 1996; Hesse & Wapnish 1984  Ch. 6;
Reitz and Wing 1999, Pp. 110-113, 118-122

4.  January 24
Introduction to the osteology of placental mammals
Olsen 1964,  Pp. 10-17 & illustrations; Schwartz & Schwartz 1981, Pp. 21-28

5.  January 26
Placental mammal lab.

6.  January 29
Introduction to the osteology of lagomorphs
Gilbert 1982;  P. 70-99 & illustrations; Olsen 1964 Pp. 11-17 & illustrations;
Schwartz & Schwartz 1981 Pp. 99-256.

7.  January 31
PAPER TOPICS DUE
Introduction to the osteology of rodents
Gilbert 1982  Pp. 70-99 & illustrations; Olsen 1964 Pp. 11-17 & illustrations;
Schwartz & Schwartz 1981 Pp. 99-256.

8.  February 2
 Lagomorph and rodent lab

9. February 5
Review Lab

10. February 7
Quiz 1

11.  February 9
Recording archaeological faunal assemblages
*Meadow 1978  Bonecode; Klein & Cruz-Uribe 1984  pp. 101-114, 120-129.;
*Gifford & Crader 1977 Pp. 225-238.; *Campana and Crabtree 1987;
Shaffer and Baker 1992 (volume in lab.

12. February 12
Introduction to the osteology of  carnivores:  canids
Gilbert 1982 pp. 66-67 & illustrations ; Olsen 1964 pp. 17-22, 42-55  Illustrations;
Sisson & Grossman 1953 pp. 185-207.

13.  February 14
Carnivore lab. 1.

14. February 16
Introduction to the osteology of  carnivores:  procyonids, mustelids and viverrids.
Gilbert 1982 pp. 66-67 & illustrations ; Olsen 1964 pp. 17-22, 42-55  Illustrations;
Sisson & Grossman 1953 pp. 185-207.

15. February 19
Carnivore lab 2 and review.

16.  February 21
Quiz 2.

17. February 23
Taphonomic processes affecting archaeological faunal assemblages, differential preservation within the skeleton and betweeen taxa based on size and density.
*Behrensmeyer 1978, 1981; Brain 1981 3-10, 11-25; *Gifford 1981;
*Lyman 1994, chapters 1, 7, 11; *Nicholson 1998; *Sobolik 1993; *Yellen 1991

18. February 26
Introduction to the osteology of  Proboscidea, Hyracoidea and Perissodactyla.
Gilbert 1982   p. 268, & Illustrations; Olsen 1964  pp. 22-23, 56, Illustrations;
*Prummel 1987-1989; Sisson & Grossman 1953, pp. 25-125
*Walker 1984  Illustrations pp. 269-271.

19.  February 28
Equid lab.

20.  March 2
Introduction to the osteology of Artiodactyls:  suids, tayasuids and camelids.
Gilbert 1982.   Illustrations; Olsen 1963.  Illustrations; *Prummel, 1987-1989;
Schmid 1972 Illustrations; Sisson and Grossman 1953. pp. 162-185;
*Walker 1984 Illustrations pp. 269-271

21. March  5
Artiodactyl lab. 1

22. March 7
Introduction to the osteology of Artiodactlys:  camelids
Torres et al. 1986

23. March 9
Artiodactyl lab. 2

SPRING BREAK  MARCH 12-16

24. March 19
Review lab.

25. March 21
Quiz 3

26. March 23
Carbondale Hunter-Gatherer Conference.
Work on paper outline.

27. March 26
PAPER OUTLINE DUE
Introduction to the osteology of cervids and antilocaprids
Gilbert 1982 Illustrations; Olsen 1964 pp. 24-24  Illustrations; Schmid 1972  Illustrations

28. March 28
Introduction to the osteology of bovids
Gilbert 1982. pp.56-61, Illustrations; Olsen 1964. pp. 25,66-67  Illustrations
*Prummel 1987-1989; Sisson & Grossman 1953.  pp. 125-162; Walker 1984, Illustrations

29. March 30
Bovid. lab. 1,  antelopini and caprini

30. April 2
bovid lab 2. bovini

31. April 4
Quiz 4

32. April 6
Ageing, including discussion of dental eruption and wear sequences, crown heights and epiphyseal fusion.
*Spinage 1973; Klein & Cruz-Uribe 1984; Reitz and Wing 1999; Wison et al. 1982
Gilbert 1982.  pp. 100-109; Schmid 1972

33. April 9
Ageing lab.

34. April 11
Interpreting age profiles derived from archaeological faunal assemblages
Collier and White 1976; Cribb 1987; Klein & Cruz-Uribe 1984 Ch. 5;
Lyman 1994, pp. 115-132; Munson 2000

35. April 13
Quantification of archaeological faunal assemblages.
*Grayson 1979, (1984); Klein and Cruz-Uribe 1984; *Marshall and Pilgram 1993; Lyman 1994, pp. 97-113, Ch. 7; *Moreno-García et al. 1996; Reitz and Wing 1999, Ch. 7; Rogers 2000

36. April 16
PAPERS DUE
Bone processing strategies: human and non-human modification and destruction
Binford 1981, ch. 3 & 4.; *Blumenschine et al. 1996; Brain, 1981 ch 4.;
*Capaldo 1998; *Fisher 1995; Lyman 1994,  Chs 4, 8 & 9;
*Nicholson, 1993; *Selvaggio 1998; *Villa and Mahieu 1991

37. April 18
The measurement of bones from archaeological faunal assemblages: identification of individuals, sex, breed, and domestication
*Bartosiewicy 1987; *Davis 2000; *Payne & Bull 1988; *Rowley-Conwy 1998; *Thomas 1988; *Tchernov and Valla 1997; Von Den Driesch 1976

38. April 20
Lab. Review
SAA Conference

39. April 23
Lab. Review

40. April 25
Quiz 5.  FINAL QUIZ

41.  April 27
NOTEBOOKS DUE
Presentation of findings in research papers by students and discussion of current research trends in zooarchaeology