The Alaska Consortium of Zooarchaeologists is a volunteer organization dedicated to improving the faunal comparative collection housed at the University of Alaska Anchorage. This reference collection is available to researchers working with northern and Alaskan archaeological faunal materials. The ACZ aims to exchange information and ideas with the community and other archaeologists through workshops, presentations, and sponsoring symposia.
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Current access to the collections is limited and new covid safety protocols are in place.
Please contact us to set up an appointment for access to the facility.
We are still adding to the collection and available for research!
Spring 2021 was a tough one for all of us, but especially our Dead Shed! The projects for this summer included raising funds to buy a new shed, building it, and schlepping the tubs from the old to the new!
Back To Basics! ACZ Workshop. Alaska Anthropological Association Annual Meeting,
Anchorage, Alaska, 2018.
All About Teeth. ACZ Workshop. Alaska Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2017.
World Anthropology Day at the University Center Mall, Anchorage. February 2017.
Identify Bone Pathology. 20th Anniversary Mini-Workshop. December 2016.
ACZ Fundraising Merchandise. Email alaskazooarch@gmail.com to get yours.
International Archaeology at the University Center Mall, Anchorage. October 2016.
Identify Sea Birds of the North Pacific. 20th Anniversary Mini-Workshop. November 2016.
Don't Fear the Fish. 20th Anniversary Mini-Workshop. September 2016.
Luncheon @ Alaska Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Sitka, Alaska, 2016.
Beluga Processing. June 2015.
The Alaska Consortium of Zooarchaeologists is an interest group of the Alaska Anthropological Association, and has a cooperative agreement with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alaska.
University of Alaska Department of Anthropology
Alaska Anthropological Association
University of Alaska Department of Anthropology
Alaska Anthropological Association