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This means zooarchaeology is part of the general study of waste or garbology. Archaeologists may have to sort through and identify the species and body region of faunal remains. [ 12 ] The types of fauna that leave behind these remains will depend on where the archaeological site is located.
Diane Gifford-Gonzalez is an American archaeologist who specializes in the field of zooarchaeology.Her research has included fieldwork near Lake Turkana, northwestern Kenya, and her research often touches on the question of animal domestication and the origins and development of African pastoralism. [1]
A reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Archaeology praised Reitz and Wing's book, Zooarchaeology as "the best available introductory text on the subject for undergraduate students". [10] She has been credited for having "done more than any other individual to advance the subfield of historical zooarchaeology". [11]
In 2004, Albarella joined the Department of Archaeology as a Research Officer to expand and develop the zooarchaeology lab. [1] On the 15th June 2021, Albarella gave his professorship inaugural lecture at the University of Sheffield. Albarella has written numerous journal articles, book chapters and edited volumes.
Elizabeth S. Wing (born 5 March 1932) is a zooarchaeologist and Curator Emerita at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH).. She was the first woman to earn a doctorate in zoology from the University of Florida. [1]
Stanley John Olsen (24 June 1919 – 23 December 2003) was an American vertebrate paleontologist and one of the founding figures of zooarchaeology in the United States. Olsen was also recognized as an historical archaeologist and scholar of United States military insignia, especially buttons of the American Colonial through Civil War periods.
Stine Rossel (4 January 1975 – 20 October 2007) [1] was a Danish archaeologist.She was a postdoc and Instructor of Egyptology at the University of Copenhagen.Her interests included zooarchaeology, the effects of environmental change on animal use, and the rise of complex societies.
Russ gained her PhD in 2011 from the University of Bradford with a thesis titled 'A taphonomic approach to reconstructing Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer fishing strategies.