Science: Archaeology: Topics: Zooarchaeology

ICAZ is an international organization for those interested in studying the rich history of human/animal interactions through the analysis of archaeological animal bones.

For the study of study of faunal remains. Within Birmingham University Department of Ancient History and Archaeology.

ICAZ 2002 at Durham (UK) aims to place zooarchaeology within the framework of broader archaeological questions. Venue and organisation, programme, field trips, registration, accommodation.

A bibliography of papers on identifying and interpreting biological remains from archaeological sites in terms of human usage, biogeography, and paleoecology. Compiled by the Laboratory for Environmental Biology, a research division of the Centennial Museum.

Report on the faunal remains from three prehistoric sites in Indiana by Rexford C. Garniewicz.

Compiled by William Hampton Adams.

An exhibit in Minnesota State University's EMuseum with information on Egyptian, Roman, Mexican and Wisconsin ethnozoology with links.

Report prepared by Mark Beech and Charlie Stokes for the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. Includes abstract and link to order full report.

Profile of the laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Includes staff profiles and brief descriptions of research projects.

NABO is an interdisciplinary, international, non-governmental regional research cooperative that works to serv e scholars interested in the interactions of humans and changing landscapes across the North Atlantic region

Presentation of this research project being carried out at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge.

A selected bibliography of studies related to determining seasonality from bone remains.

Virtual library for the archaeology of animals. Contains links to sites with zooarchaeology information including meetings, methodology, and references.

Provides a forum for the publication of papers dealing with all aspects of the study of human and animal bones from archaeological contexts. Including coverage in the following key areas: palaeopathology, physical anthropology, epidemiology, chemical analysis, exploitation of animal resources, taphonomy.

Profile of this laboratory which maintains a collection of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, native and domestic, from California, Central America, and Peru.

The Zooarchaeology Reference Collection consists of over 700 animal skeletons of Alberta and arctic vertebrate species, domesticates, and a small number of mollusc specimens. Specimens list, resources for students and instructors, and volunteer programs.