Bones for Beginners

James Gibb

At the CCASM October 13 meeting Dr. James Gibb presented the first of a series of talks on identifying animal bones.  This talk highlighted why we study the animal bones found on archaeological sites and used the bones found on two sites at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) to indicate provide an example of how we study bones.  Jim is the principal for Gibb Archaeological Consulting and a Smithsonian Research Associate.

Future talks will include hands-on workshops.  In preparation Jim suggested some readings -

• The Big Oyster, Mark Kulansky (2006) - more fun to read
• The Oyster, William K Brooks (1896, republished 1996)
• Identifying and Interpreting Animal Bones, April Beisaw (2013)

Attendance: 17