March 2018: Back to Basics!​ ACZ Processing Workshop

Wash and Dry.  Label Bones.  Inventory.  Integrate into the Synoptic Collection.  Have a Lunch.  Network.
The 2018 ACZ Workshop was a stunning success! Nineteen ACZ Volunteers showed up and clocked in more than 76 man-hours. Seven skeletons were processed (cleaned). Each bone from eight different animals were labeled. Ten skeletons were integrated into the ACZ synoptic collection. On top of all that, we accessioned 35 new animals into the collection. Big ups to Bob Sattler for his generous donation of 27 skeletons!!
 
Thank you, 2018volunteers. You’ve each made a valuable contribution that will benefit archaeological research and education in Alaska for many years to come. Especially Liz Ortiz, Diane Hanson, Monty Rogers, Travis Shinabarger, and Kelly Eldridge for your time planning, organizing, cleaning up, and assisting everyone.

last year's SPECIAL EDITION WORKSHOPS

  • September 17 - Dr. Diane Hanson - Don't Fear the Fish: Identify North Pacific Marine Fish
  • October 29 – Nathan Harmston & Samantha Dunning – Alternate Methods of Zooarchaeology: Isotopes and Ancient DNA
  • November 19 – Dr. Doug Causey, Identifying sea birds from the North Pacific
  • December 10 – Dr. Ryan Harrod, Interpreting bone pathologie
If you have any ideas for future workshops or are a professional who would like to share your expertise, we would enjoy hearing from you.

previous GUEST LECTURERS & THEMES

R. Lee Lyman, Anchorage, Alaska, 2015
Biogeography: The processes and patterns of Biogeography, anthropogenic impacts, taphonomy and applied paleozoology/conservation paleozoology

Leigh Anne Ellison and Mike Etnier, Anchorage, Alaska, 2013
Archaeological Data Management and Research using tDAR and Neotoma

Mike Etnier, host, Seattle, Washington, 2012
Behind-the-scenes Tours of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Mammalogy and Ornithology Collections and The National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NOAA Collections

Sue Ware and Mike Etnier, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2011
Paleopathology as a Zooarchaeological Tool for Faunal Analysis and The Neotoma Internet Database for Tracking Archaeofauna Assemblages from Alaska
Greg McDonald, Anchorage, Alaska, 2010
Osteology of Common Extinct Pleistocene Mammals—Basic Identification, Sexing and Ageing

Susan Crockford, Juneau, Alaska, 2009
Sex and Age Determination: A Practical Approach

Joan Dale and Monica Shah, Anchorage, Alaska, 2008
Bone, Ivory, and Antler Identification

Lee Post, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2007
Skeleton Articulation—Preparing Laboratory Reference Specimens

Pat Shipman and Sven Haakanson, Kodiak, Alaska, 2006 
Butchery and Carcass Processing and Alutiiq Seal Butchery and Carcass Processing

Lee Lyman, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, 2005
Quantification and Taphonomy in Zooarchaeology