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Advanced Zooarchaeology Fracture Practical

One of the advanced osteology courses available to archaeology master’s students is Advanced Zooarchaeology, which aims to provide a sophisticated appreciation of the theory and practice of zooarchaeology and how bone assemblages can be interpreted. As part of this course students have been participating in a practical session on Fracture and Fragmentation in faunal assemblages. The students were split into three groups and given three different assemblages to work on – a waterlogged Iron Age site, a medieval castle and material from medieval Exeter.

Intrepid MSc Bioarchaeology students having fun working with archaeological animal bones.

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Research Seminar #9: “The Fallow Deer, 10kBP to Present” by Dr Naomi Sykes

Male Fallow Deer

Male Fallow Deer

Naomi Sykes came to talk to us about the work of the Fallow Deer project. In a fascinating presentation she divulged a wealth of information about Dama dama past and present, and how the work of the project will impact, and is indeed already impacting, the future.

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Research Seminar #2: “Landscape, bodies and historical trajectories” by Dr. Leticia Cortés

20151009_135921On Friday 9th October we were treated to the second instalment of the departmental research seminar series here in archaeology. Continuing the funerary theme of last week, Dr. Leticia Cortés from CONICET-U/ Buenos Aires delivered a presentation on her PhD research topic: “Landscape, bodies and historical trajectories: funerary practices of the southern Cajón Valley (North-western Argentina, 6000-1300 BP).  The sites studied in the presentation were two villages, Cardonal and Bordo Marcial, dated to circa 2000BP. Burials in the area are found in tombs and cemeteries that span from 6000BP to 1300BP. The burials pre- and post-date the settlement occupations, but there are contemporary internments also.

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