Postgraduate Course: Human-Animal Interactions (PGHC11134)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | People and certain animals have always lived in close interaction with each other. The empirical study of human and animal bones from archaeological sites is thus not a self-serving enterprise. All those data should be understood in terms of how humans treated their animals and how both related to their natural and cultural environments. Attitudes to animals differ between hunter-gatherers, early farmers and urban populations. Similarly, religious or ethnic differences in the treatment of animals may likewise be observed, especially in later periods. All these phenomena reveal important information on ancient culture and society. The course will cover a range of periods from Palaeolithic to post-Medieval, and a variety of cultures and geographical areas. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
-A basic understanding of patterning in excavated animal remains
-An ability to interpret such patterning both in terms of consumption and its cognitive implications
-An understanding of culturally idiosiyncratic attitudes toward animals as expressed by zooarchaeological data
-An critical synthesis of this information with its respective archaeological context |
Assessment Information
| Coursework equivalent to a 4000-word essay |
Special Arrangements
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kathleen Mcsweeney
Tel: (0131 6)50 2373
Email: kath.mcsweeney@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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