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ABCml: Analysis of Bone Counts by Maximum Likelihood - http://www.anthro.utah.edu/~rogers/abcml/
Software that implements a statistical method for analysis of bone counts from archaeological or paleontological sites. Java version of the software and documentation.

Alaska Consortium of Zooarchaeologists - http://www.akzooarch.org/
Volunteer organization dedicated to improving the comparative collection at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Offers workshops, presents papers, sponsors symposia, and produces publications.

Ancient Biomolecules Centre - http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/abc/index.html
University of Oxford research center in the Departments of Zoology and Biological Anthropology. Projects include research on Phylogenetics, Pathogens, and Beringian permafrost.

Archaeofauna - http://www.uam.es/otros/paleofau/RevistaArchaeofauna.htm
Publishes yearly papers of archaeozoological nature, in the widest sense of the term not just in the strictly biological one. Includes abstracts of all ten volumes produced to date.

Archaeozoology in New Zealand - http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/research/foss/Archaeozoology/index.htm
Contains detailed information on several current research projects in New Zealand.

Archeozoo - http://www.archeozoo.org/en
Collaborative content site organized around sections that can contain numerous articles and links.

ArchNet: Faunal Resources - http://archnet.asu.edu/topical/Selected_Topics/Faunal%20&%20Zooarchaeology.php
Links related to identification of animal remains.

Bibliography of Foodways and Zooarchaeology on Historical Sites - http://www.mtsu.edu/~kesmith/TNARCHNET/Pubs/foodbib.html
Compiled by William Hampton Adams.

Binghamton University Archaeological Analytical Research Facility - http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~pstahl/AARF.html
Specimens represent taxa from the Northeastern United States, and include examples from South America, West Africa, and the Arctic. Species list and contact information.

Bioarchaeological References - http://www.utep.edu/leb/baref/biblio.htm
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.

BoneCommons - http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/icazForum/index.php
Online community for zooarchaeology.

Caerwent Animal Bone Remains - http://archaeology.kevsfx.com
Kevin Smith's Dissertation on the faunal remains recovered from 4th century deposits in the Romano-British town of Caerwent.

California State University Chico Zooarchaeology Lab - http://www.csuchico.edu/pub/inside/archive/97_11_06/top_story2.html
Skeletons of mammals, birds, and fish typical of Northern California and the Western Great Basin, where most of Chico State's archaeological research takes place. Detailed facility profile.

Canadian Zooarchaeology - http://www.nature.ca/prodserv/journals/canzooarch_e.cfm#targ2
A forum for topics of interest to zooarchaeologists working in Canada, and abroad. Regular and special feature articles are complemented by a variety of listings and exchanges.

Cetacean Zooarchaeology Research Network - http://www.kanazawa-med.ac.jp/~hum-sci/cetarch.htm
Informal network of individuals whose research interests include cetacean remains in archaeological contexts.

Colorado State University Zooarchaeology - http://lamar.colostate.edu/~lctodd/zooarch.htm
Collection of pages related to L.C. Todd's zooarchaeology class. Includes information on coding animal bones and bison osteology.

Computerised Bone Templates - http://www.archaeographica.com
Presents an approach to the computerized recording of graphical zooarchaeological data using digital image templates and graphic software packages.

Contribution of Archaeozoology to Landscape Archaeology - http://209.85.229.132/custom?q=cache:bl-QjdUAYioJ:rmcisadu.let.uniroma1.it/nubiaconference/grzymski.doc+%22Contribution+of+Archaeozoology+to+Landscape+Archaeology%22&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk
Paper whose principal argument is that information provided by animal bones about ancient landscapes is indirect but critical (RTF File).

Did Carolina Dogs Arrive With Ancient Americans? - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0311_030311_firstdog.html
From National Geographic, Carolina Dog live much like the dogs of ancient times, suggesting to researchers that they may be America's most primitive dogs with roots that could stretch back across the ancient Asia-America land bridge.

Dig Discovery is Oldest 'Pet Cat' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3611453.stm
From BBC, oldest known evidence of people keeping cats as pets may have been discovered by archaeologists.

Domestication Revisited: Its Implications for Faunal Analysis - http://www.bu.edu/jfa/Abstracts/H/HeckerH_9_2.html
Abstract of a Journal of Field Archaeology paper by Howard Hecker.

English Heritage Professional Zooarchaeology Group - http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.9066
Aim is to facilitate the exchange of ideas between those within universities and those working within units or as freelancers.

Ethnozoology Index - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/ethnoarchaeology/ethnozoology/
An exhibit in Minnesota State University's EMuseum with information on Egyptian, Roman, Mexican and Wisconsin ethnozoology with links.

Florida Museum of Natural History - Zooarchaeology Comparative Collection - http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/databases/zooarch/intro.htm
Skeletons of vertebrates and exoskeletons of mollusks and crustaceans from the southeastern United States, the West Indies, the circum-Caribbean area, and northwestern South America. Collection databases and contact information.

Grahame Clark Laboratory for Zooarchaeology - http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/clark/
Profile of the laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Includes staff profiles and brief descriptions of research projects.

ICAZ Animal Palaeopathology Working Group - http://www.apwg.supanet.com/
Palaeopathology forum and downloadable bibliography [DOC format].

Indiana University Zooarchaeology Laboratory - http://www.indiana.edu/~zooarch/home.html
Profile of this laboratory whose purpose is to accumulate skeletal remains of indigenous animal species to facilitate identification of faunal materials from Indiana and contiguous states.

International Council for Archaeozoology - http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/
ICAZ is an international organization for those interested in studying the rich history of human/animal interactions through the analysis of archaeological animal bones.

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/5488/home
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.

Late Prehistoric Subsistence in Central Indiana - http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/abstracts/97/97_ap3bun.html
Report on the faunal remains from three prehistoric sites in Indiana by Rexford C. Garniewicz.

Marine Turtle Exploitation in Bronze Age Oman - http://www.seaturtle.org/mtn/archives/mtn81/mtn81p7.shtml
Paper by Christine Mosseri-Marlio, published in the Marine Turtle Newsletter.

MSc in Zooarchaeology - http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/gsp/zooarch/welcome.htm
Overview of University of York graduate program.

North Atlantic Biocultural Organisation - http://www.nabohome.org/
NABO is an interdisciplinary, international, non-governmental regional research cooperative that works to serve scholars interested in the interactions of humans and changing landscapes across the North Atlantic region.

Research into the Aurochs - http://members.chello.nl/~t.vanvuure/oeros/oeros.html
Research to retrace the history, morphology and ecology of the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius).

Seasonality Bibliography - http://www.uta.edu/anthropology/seasonality/bibliography.html
A selected bibliography of studies related to determining seasonality from bone remains.

The Fish Bones from Orford, Suffolk - http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~mjb117/orford.htm
Report prepared by Mark Beech and Charlie Stokes for the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. Includes abstract and link to order full report.

The Palaeopathology of Horse Husbandry - http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/~ml12/project/
Presentation of this research project being carried out at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge.

UCLA Zooarchaeology Laboratory - http://www.ioa.ucla.edu/resources/cotsen-labs-archives/zooarchaeology-lab
Profile of this laboratory which maintains a collection of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, native and domestic, from California, Central America, and Peru.

University of Alberta Zooarchaeology Laboratory - http://www.ualberta.ca/~sharpham/zooarch2.htm
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.

University of Maine Zooarchaeology Laboratory - http://climatechange.umaine.edu/Research/facilities/zoo/
The zooarchaeology laboratory includes an extensive modern comparative skeletal collection of Northeastern and Southwestern fauna. Current research projects and contact information.

University of Oregon Zooarchaeology - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mmoss/Zooarchaeology-at-Oregon/
Profile of the zooarchaeology program including staff and comparative collection information.

Wyoming State Archaeologist's Office Zooarchaeology Lab - http://wyoarchaeo.state.wy.us/zooarchlab.html
The laboratory is primarily designed to provide comparative osteological specimens to zooarchaeologists working in Wyoming and the surrounding region. Species lists and related links.

Zooarchaeology In Sarasota County - http://www.co.sarasota.fl.us/historical_resources/archaeology/zooarch.asp
Popular press article which serves as an introduction to zooarchaeology.

Zooarchaeology Information and Resources - http://www.zooarch.com
Provides links to faunal analysis resources for zooarchaeology professionals across North America. Includes books, references, and web links.

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