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#2 Archaeological Research at CSU Chico: The Zooarchaeology Lab __ Learn how the zooarchaeology lab at Chico State reconstruct past human-environment relationships. - illustrated - From CSU Chico - http://www.csuchico.edu/pub/inside/archive/97_11_06/top_story2.html
7.0 Faunal Analysis __ A detailed report about faunal analysis of the Lavase River/Fort Laronde excavation. "All faunal materials recovered from Pollock& Bullock's 1992 underwater test pits and Settlement Surveys 1997 excavations were examined. Previous work by the author has expressed the importance of thorough faunal analyses. In the past, some archaeological site reports have not fully utilized the important information available through faunal investigations. The present faunal study however, can add clues to the particular sites under assessment and its occupants." - From Lavase River Archaeology Project - http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/lavase/97FRS70.HTM
An Archaeological Investigation of Late Prehistoric Subsistence-Settlement Diversity in Central Indiana __ You will find a full and detailed report about the faunal remains of the Bundy-Voyles Site in Indiana. - From Indiana University - http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/abstracts/97/97_ap3bun.html
Archaeozoology in New Zealand __ A great introduction to zooarchaeology in New Zealand. You will learn about current projects, find a who's who, databases and more. - From Foss Leach. - http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/research/foss/Archaeozoology/index.htm
Birmingham Zooarchaeology Laboratory... __" Zooarchaeology is the study of
animal remains found at archaeological sites. Here you can find a general
overview of the field... " - illustrated - From University of Birmingham -
http://www.bham.ac.uk/ZooLab/index.html
The Cetacean Zooarchaeology Research Network __ This is a network of individuals
whose research interests include cetacean remains in archaeological contexts. -
From Kanazawa Medical University -
http://www.kanazawa-med.ac.jp/~hum-sci/cetarch.htm
Dental Microwear Web Site __ "Dental microwear is the study of the microscopic scratches and pits that form on a tooth's surface as the result of its use. Much of the dental microwear research that has been conducted thus far has focused on humans and non-human primates. These can be used as models to reconstruct diets in human ancestors and other fossil primates." This website gives you general information, examples, and links. - illustrated - From Peter Ungar - http://comp.uark.edu/~pungar/
Main Menu of Taphonomy.com __ Read about taphonomy (a study of the changes in a body from the live state to the buried bones, which aids the interpretation of excavated remains) and faunal analysis. You will learn how this is used in areas such as forensics and archaeology. There is an excellent collection of essays and papers which may keep you reading for hours. - From Taphonomy.com - http://www.geocities.com/abeisaw/
Marine Turtle Exploitation in Bronze Age Oman __ "Archaeologists working over
the past decade at Ra's al-Hadd in Oman have been uncovering the remains of a
coastal community that lived there during the third millennium BC. Ra's al-Hadd
is located at the eastern most tip of the country..." Learn about the
relationship of these ancient people with the sea turtle. - From Marine Turtle
Newsletter -
http://www.seaturtle.org/mtn/archives/mtn81/mtn81p7.shtml
Pompeii Animal Bones __ "There are about 12,000 animal bones from the
excavations that took place at Pompeii in advance of cable laying to bring a new
electricity supply to some of the administrative buildings near the cafe." Learn
about what was found and even more importantly, what these finds can tell us. -
illustrated - From Prof. Tony King/King Alfred's College -
http://www.barnarch.u-net.com/Pompeii.html
Prehistoric Subsistence Data - Main Page __ This website deals with subsistence remains from prehistoric North Carolina sites. You will find archaeobotanical as well as zooarchaeological information. - From University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - http://www.arch.dcr.state.nc.us/subsist/subsis.htm
Roman Faunal Remains __ This superb set of articles covers everything from
the Roman diet to the bone finds at Pompeii. - From Prof. Tony King/King
Alfred's College -
http://www.barnarch.u-net.com/Faunal.htm
Zooarchaeology __ "General Information about Zooarchaeology and the Comparative
Collection of Reference Faunal Specimens at the University of Oregon." You will
find a lot of general information and links to related web sites. - photos -
From University of Oregon -
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mmoss/Zooarchaeology-at-Oregon/
Zooarchaeology Home Page __ What is zooarchaeology? Here you will find the answer along with many resources about the topic. - Teikyo Post University - http://207.16.80.151/zooarch/
Zooarchaeology Reference Collection UofA __ Read about the zooarchaeology reference collection at the University of Alberta. "The Zooarchaeology Reference Collection consists of over 700 animal skeletons of Alberta and arctic vertebrate species, domesticates, and a small number of mollusc specimens. - illustrated - From University of Alberta - http://www.ualberta.ca/~sharpham/zooarch2.htm
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