Diploma in Zooarchaeology

Zooarchaeology and Basic Biology

Course Code: DPZA 0301

Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate communication skills in Zooarchaeology and Basic Biology

Course Content:

• An introduction to zooarchaeology 

• Basic biology for zooarchaeology 

• Identification of animals

Method of Teaching and Learning: Lectures/ Tutorials/ Discussion Classes/ Presentation/ Field Lessons and Laboratory Studies. 

Assessments: End of course written examination of MCQ and/ or structural Essays and/ or Assignments and/or Presentation and/ or Activity.  

Zooarchaeology and related fields.

Course Code: DPZA 0302

Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate communication skills of Zooarchaeology and related fields.

Course Content:

• Biogeographical zones in the world

• Biogeography in Sri Lanka

• Ecology

• Palaeobiodiversity

• Palaeontology

• Animal pathology and osteological characters

• Pleistocene period in Sri Lanka

Method of Teaching and Learning: Lectures/ Tutorials/ Discussion Classes/ Presentation/ Field Lessons and Laboratory Studies. 

Assessments: End of course written examination of MCQ and/ or structural Essays and/ or Assignments and/or Presentation and/ or Activity.

Zooarchaeology in Archaeology 

Course Code: DPZA 0303

Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate communication skills of Zooarchaeology in Archaeology 

Course Content:

• History of prehistoric studies in Sri Lanka

• Biostratigraphy, geostratigraphy and chronology

• Settlement archaeology

• Identification of faunal material found from cultural contexts

• Malacology for archaeology

• A case study: Pothana prehistoric cave excavations and zooarchaeological material

• Shell maddens and prehistoric evidence in Sri Lanka

• Disciplines of physical anthropology and zooarchaeology (study of morphological characters, measurements etc. of human and animal skeletal material)

• Disposal of faunal remains

• Interpret of zooarchaeological data 

• Animal domestication

Method of Teaching and Learning: Lectures/ Tutorials/ Discussion Classes/ Presentation/ Field Lessons and Laboratory Studies. 

Assessments: End of course written examination of MCQ and/ or structural Essays and/ or Assignments and/or Presentation and/ or Activity.  

Osteology for Zooarchaeology

Course Code: DPZA 0304

Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate communication skills of Osteology for Zooarchaeology

Course Content:

• Study of recent skeletal remains

• Human and animal teeth

Method of Teaching and Learning: Lectures/ Tutorials/ Discussion Classes/ Presentation/ Field Lessons and Laboratory Studies. 

Assessments: End of course written examination of MCQ and/ or structural Essays and/ or Assignments and/or Presentation and/ or Activity.

Laboratory Studies

Course Code: DPZA 0305

Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate communication skills of Laboratory Studies

Course Content:

• Age at death

• Conservation, treatments and storage of animal remains found from archaeological excavations

• Counting and recording

• Gathering data

• Reference collection, management of archaeological collections, publications, and curation

• Osteological illustration

Method of Teaching and Learning: Lectures/ Tutorials/ Discussion Classes/ Presentation/ Field Lessons and Laboratory Studies. 

Assessments: End of course written examination of MCQ and/ or structural Essays and/ or Assignments and/or practical test and/or Presentation and/ or Activity.

Field Studies

Learning Outcomes: Obtain training for students to apply the theoretical knowledge gained, in practical context.

Course Content: Field visits and training, workshops.

Methods of Teaching and Learning: Lectures/ Tutorials/Discussion Classes/ Presentations/ Field Lessons/ Practical Studies/ Sites visits/Assist the students for independent investigation on interest subject areas.

Assessments: End of the course submits the report to the Course Coordinator.