Abstract

Archaeozoology includes most of the methods that archaeologists have at their disposal for determining the economic relationship between people and their environment. Increasingly, the analyses conducted by archaeozoologists are both broader in scope and finer in detail than simply sorting and identifying faunal assemblages and selecting a most plausible explanation from the resulting quantified ‘grocery list’.

The aim of the session is to provide those working in the field of archaeozoology in Australia and its neighbours with an opportunity to present new areas of research (new sites and new methods), and to provide an overview of our field. We are also interested in compiling papers from the session in an edited volume, in recognition of the fact that no such overview of Australian archaeozoology has appeared for many years.

Papers not presented at the conference will also be considered for the edited publication. Please contact the organisers by email or fax (02) 9351 5712.

Session Organizers

 Joe Dortch: joe.dortch@arts.usyd.edu.au
 Oliver Brown: oliver.brown@arts.usyd.edu.au