UTK Zooarchaeology

UTK Zooarchaeology The Official page for the Zooarchaeology Lab and Collections at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

MEET MORE OF OUR LAB MEMBERS!!Brigid Ogden is a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology. She received her BS in An...
03/09/2022

MEET MORE OF OUR LAB MEMBERS!!

Brigid Ogden is a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology. She received her BS in Anthropology from Ohio State in 2018 and her MA from UTK this past summer. Her master's research focused on the use of stable isotope analysis to reconstruct livestock management practices in colonial Virginia.

For her dissertation, Brigid hopes to expand upon her thesis work to a regional scale, exploring the relationship between livestock management, agricultural practices, and landscape construction in Virginia throughout the colonial period. She currently teaches courses in Zooarchaeology and Archaeological Science. Brigid also enjoys helping out in the Stable Isotope and Zooarchaeology Labs in the Department of Anthropology.

Meet more of our lab members!Taylor Bowden is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology. She is also the graduat...
02/25/2022

Meet more of our lab members!

Taylor Bowden is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology. She is also the graduate assistant and lab manager for the Zooarchaeology Lab and Collections. She received her B.S. and M.A. in Anthropology from Texas State University. Her research interests include Caribbean zooarchaeology, African Diaspora archaeology, and foodways. Taylor has previously worked as a faunal analyst for a variety of projects throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Georgia.

For her dissertation, Taylor is interested in examing enslaved African foodways in the 18th century colonial Caribbean. Specifically, she is interested in the reliance of these individuals on provisioned versus self-procured proteins.

We had a blast at the Darwin Day event at McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture !Here are some photos of our lab...
02/22/2022

We had a blast at the Darwin Day event at McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture !

Here are some photos of our lab director, Dr. Anneke Janzen, and graduate students, Brigid Ogden and Taylor Bowden, running the "Bones: Form and Function" booth at the event!

Happy World Anthropology Day Zooarchaeology fans! While we've been focusing on some of our great animal specimens these ...
02/17/2022

Happy World Anthropology Day Zooarchaeology fans! While we've been focusing on some of our great animal specimens these past few weeks our favorite part of Zooarchaeology and our collection at UTK is how it allows us to reconstruct the interactions of humans and animals in the past!

Pictured here are some domestic livestock limb bones from a 19th century archaeological site in California. The marks, or traces, left on these elements indicate that humans were butchering these livestock to eat! We've identified cut marks, saw marks, and chop marks on these bones. Can you tell which is which? Let us know in the comments!

02/16/2022

Pulling specimens for the Darwin Day event this Sunday at McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture!

Make sure to come celebrate with us! Spots at the event are limited, so please register for the event at www.eventbrite.com/o/mcclung-museum-2763324812

We are excited to introduce the members of our lab!Meet Dr. Janzen, the curator and director of the Zooarchaeology Lab a...
02/10/2022

We are excited to introduce the members of our lab!

Meet Dr. Janzen, the curator and director of the Zooarchaeology Lab and Collections at University of Tennessee, Knoxville !

Anneke Janzen is an assistant professor in the Anthropology Department at UT Knoxville. She directs the Zooarchaeology Lab and Vertebrate Osteology Collections. Her research uses zooarchaeological and stable isotope analyses, as well as Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) to explore a range of topics concerning the relationships between humans and animals in the past. This includes examining the development and spread of pastoralism through Africa and other parts of the world, and interrogating early herd management strategies in Kenya and Tanzania.

Click here to read some of her recent work on ZooMS in African archaeology! https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251061

Happy Groundhog Day Zooarchaeology fans!Did you know that communities around the country look at different animals to pr...
02/02/2022

Happy Groundhog Day Zooarchaeology fans!

Did you know that communities around the country look at different animals to predict the coming of spring today? We have some of them displayed here:
a groundhog (or whistle pig!) for the traditionalists,
a marmot in honor of Alaska's state Marmot Day today,
an opossum in honor of 's Birmingham Jill,
and a hedgehog, an animal that has been used to predict the coming of spring since Roman times.

Can you guess which one is which? Make your guesses in the comments!

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Happy National Serpent Day!Say hello to one of our resident boa constrictors in our skeletal collection!Boas have small,...
02/01/2022

Happy National Serpent Day!

Say hello to one of our resident boa constrictors in our skeletal collection!

Boas have small, recurved teeth that they use to grab and hold prey. They have over 100 of these teeth.

02/01/2022

Hey Everyone! We are excited to be more active on social media. The Zooarchaeology Collections at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville are the 4th largest in the country with over 12,000 specimens!

Stay tuned to meet the members of our lab and for regular content.

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