NNMK11001U Advanced Zooarchaeology

Knowledge

Knowledge of the great lines in the Danish fauna history with a special focus on fish and birds.

Knowledge of excavation methods and sampling strategies obtaining representative material of insects, mollusks, fish and birds suited for modern methods of analysis.

Knowledge of the general skeletal anatomy of fishes and birds and their adaptations to various ways of life.

Knowledge of traditional and modern methods of analysis of subfossil fish and bird bones.

Knowledge of how the various methods can be applied to, e.g., subsistence analyses or reconstruction of palaeoenvironments.

Skills

A solid understanding of the discipline of zooarchaeology with a special focus on identification and analyses of skeletal remains from fish and birds.

An understanding of the potential in the study of insect and mollusk remains retrieved during archaeological excavations.

Be able to recognize the different skeletal elements from fish and birds and identify those from a number of the most commonly found Danish species or groups.

A greater experience in the identification and analyses of animal remains than obtained during the course of Zooarchaeology at the level of BSc.

A detailed knowledge of one or more subjects within the discipline of zooarchaeology obtained through the execution of a minor project.

Competence

Have acquired a comprehensive overview of and be able to discuss classical and modern methods of analyses of fish and bird bone remains.

Understand and be able to explain the possibilities and importance of analyses of archaeological remains from insect and mollusks.

Be able to perform smaller projects regarding identification and analyses of vertebrate bone remains within the discipline of zooarchaeology involving the basic methods.