Dear All,
Please find details below of the forthcoming International Meeting of the
ICAZ Archaeozoology and Genetics Working group.
The registration form and further details can be found by following the
weblink at the bottom of this message - please feel free to pass this on
to any interested parties that may not be on this list. We hope to have as
much student involvement (and would encourage student to present their
work) as possible so please do send this message around your respective
departments.
Many thanks and best regards
Krish
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Archaeozoology and Genetics ICAZ working group
Second Scientific Meeting
18th and 19th June 2005,
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
Overview
Zooarchaeology, as a sub-discipline, has advanced a great deal in recent
years by incorporating a multidisciplinary approach to the development of
both its methodological and theoretical perspectives. This has
significantly altered our understanding and interpretation of some of the
most pertinent questions within Archaeology. Archaeogenetics, and its
application to the study of faunal remains, has perhaps benefited most;
recent research has had an incredible impact on our appreciation for when
animal domestication occurred, one of the most exceptional example being
that of Canis familiaris.
However, the study of ancient DNA is not restricted to interpreting how
and when humans first created the ‘domestic menagerie’; enhancements in
the techniques used to analyse DNA, coupled with an improved appreciation
for issues of degradation / contamination and preservation of this unique
material, herald a new era of ‘science in archaeology’.
The Second Archaeozoology and Genetics ICAZ Working Group meeting, will be
held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of
Cambridge, UK on the 18th and 19th June 2005.
Papers Offered:
Lessons from the past – the restoration of Baltic sturgeon
Arne Ludwig, Ursula Arndt, Lutz Debus and Norbert Benecke
Human colonisation routes and the origins of Irish mammals
Dr. Ceiridwen J. Edwards
Further adventures with pig DNA including watching the Neolithic in real
time
Greger Larson, Keith Dobney, Umberto Albarella
“A horse with no name”: have the native village horses of Georgia
preserved traces of the genetics of extinct horse types?
Mim Bower, Matthew Vizuette-Forster, Peter Forster
2nd Call for Papers
Papers and posters are invited on archaeozoology and/or archaeogenetics in
the exploration of human and animal past life-ways.
Paper topics may include (but are not limited to):
• The genetic history of domesticated animals
• Human-animal interactions and life-ways
• Taphonomy of archaeozoological research material
• The extraction and analysis of ancient DNA
• The preservation and microtaphonomy of biomolecules
Please send your title and a short abstract by the 1st June 2005.
Contact
Registration forms can be obtained from the organisers, or can be
downloaded from the conference website.
The deadline for registration is the 1st June 2005
Mim Bower / Krish Seetah
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research,
Downing Street,
Cambridge, CB2 3ER
UK
Phone: +44(0)1223 339297
Fax : +44(0)1223 339285
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Website:http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/genetics/conferences.html
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