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Last Updated: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 19:35
Wednesday Feb. 28. Midterm Bone ID Section: The bone identification section of the midterm will cover the entire post-cranial skeleton (except for the patella). There will again be 20 specimens to identify plus two "bone-us" fragments and you'll have 45 seconds per specimen. You'll need to identify both fragments and complete specimens for all the bones we've covered. You should use the full name (spelling will count), plus the codes for your identifications.
MIDTERM EXAM
Your Midterm Exam will be due no later than 4:30 pm on Thursday March 1. You can either leave the exam in my mailbox in the Clark Building or drop it by my office in GSB.
There will be not class on Friday March 2
TOPIC 1
Using zooarchaeology
approaches, disccuss how you might try to assess the merits of the ecocenter model for
understanding pre-Columbian ecological relationships in western North America. What sorts of zooarchaeological observations
(data collection) and analyses would you make on materials from bison kill sites to
provide more solid data on which to evaluate the ecocenter idea? Use specific examples of methods and
approaches from the readings and lectures that you think would be most useful in
attempting to make your assessment.
TOPIC 2
Using
zooarchaeology approaches, discuss
how you might try to
evaluate the idea of a “dental attrition/winter severity gradient” as part
pre-Columbian bison ecology in western North America.
What sorts of zooarchaeological observations (data collection) and analyses
would you make on materials from bison kill sites to provide more solid data on which to
evaluate this model idea? Use specific examples of methods and
approaches from the readings and lectures that you think would be most useful in
attempting to make your assessment
TOPIC 3
Using
zooarchaeological approaches, discuss how you might try to
resolve some of the the problems and potentials of butchery analysis as a source of
information and about past subsistence practices and resource use. What sorts of zooarchaeological observations (data
collection) and analyses would you make on materials from bison kill sites to provide more
solid data on which to evaluate this model idea?
Use
specific examples of methods and approaches from the readings and lectures that you think
would be most useful in attempting to make your assessment.
An illustration of a young bison mandible (buccal view, occlusal view, and x-ray) has been added to the Bison Osteology page.
