UCL Institute of Archaeology

Zooarchaeology

Zooarchaeology is the study of animal remains from archaeological sites, to understand all aspects of past human-animal interaction.  Zooarchaeological research focuses on reconstructing past subsistence activities and the procurement of animal foods; past hunting and herding practices; animal domestications; animal remains as palaeoenvironmental indicators; and the role of animals in societies beyond serving as food. The Institute of Archaeology has excellent comparative collections (covering mammals from Europe and Asia) and laboratory facilities for zooarchaeological research and teaching, and has had a historical research strength in this discipline.

Research

Projects

• The Archaeology of the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides)
  
• Boxgrove Project
• Çatalhöyük
• Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe (EUROEVOL)
• Feeding Stonehenge
  
• Kharaneh IV: Epipalaeolithic Hunter-Gatherers in the Jordanian Steppe
• Merowe Dam Archaeological Project
• ORACEAF: The Origins of the Acheulean in East Africa
  
• Origins and Spread of Stock-Keeping in the Near East and Europe

Networks

• Hunters and Herders - Global Perspectives (IoA network)

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People

• Andrew Garrard
• Louise Martin
• Kevin MacDonald
• Katie Manning
• David Orton
• Simon Parfitt
• Andrew Reid

Degrees

• MA in Urban Archaeology
• MSc in Environmental Archaeology
• MSc in Skeletal and Dental Bioarchaeology

Courses

undergraduate

• Zooarchaeology
• Livestock and Pastoralism in Archaeology

graduate

• Zooarchaeology in practice

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