ANT415H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anthrozoology, Taphonomy, Blood Residue
Document Summary
Purpose: interactions of humans and animals and consequences of this relationship for people and the environment. Classes of remains: animal bones, antler/horn, hair, feathers, egg shell, hides, scales, coprolites, blood residue, dna. Human and animal interaction: nutrition, tools, ornaments, medicinal, transportation, shelter, fuel, fertilizer, clothing, symbols of identity, ceremonial equipment, security, hunting, pets. Anthrozoology: why we think about animals the way we do, why humans love pets, gender and animal relationships, moral implications of animal use in science. Creativity: function of, knowledge know your discipline, imagination see other possibilities, play with ideas, evaluation choose most promising ideas, hard work. Paleoenvironment: presence/absence of species, abundance of species in assemblage, morphology. Population characteristics of exploited animals: age, sex profiles of populations, health, morphological change, extinctions. Seasonality: periodicity in resources availability, when sites were occupied. Subsistence: diet: what people ate, relative contributions of specific species. Subsistence: procurement methods and technology: hunting vs scavenging, how animals are captured/killed.
