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