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Hi Zooarchers, Below is a message that came via the ICAZ website from someone seeking advice from the zooarchaeological community. Please respond to Dennis directly ([log in to unmask]). Thanks! Sarah On 3/5/2012 11:23 AM, Dennis Lawler wrote: > Hello > I am conducting an evaluation of bone disease in nondomestic Canidae, > using museum specimens that > are cleared skeletons. Also, I am studying archaeological canine > specimens. This inquiry concerns the latter. > From several Indian site archaeological projects, in the neighborhood > of 2500 to 8000 years old, I have seen > specimens of a canine that represents either /Canis lupus familiaris/ > or a cross. These individuals remind me of the > modern pit bull. The skull is partly brachycephalic and relatively > massive, the mandible has considerable mass, > and a degree of joint pathology is relatively common. > I am interested to look further at bone specimens from modern "pit > bull-type dogs" to make a comparative > assessment of the following structures, or as many of them as is > possible: mandible, glenoid fossa of the > scapula, proximal and distal humerus joints, proximal ulna joint, > proximal tibia, acetabulum, and femoral head. > I would like to be able to view the structures and take photographs > for my work. > This is pro bono work, unfunded by anyone at this point. This is not > surprising, since the interested community > is relatively small. Multiple publications are planned for the > archaeological and paleontological communities. > I look forward to your advice on this subject, with many thanks for > your consideration of the foregoing. > With best regards, > Dennis F Lawler, DVM, NAP -- Sarah Whitcher Kansa Executive Director, AAI Editor, Open Context www.alexandriaarchive.org www.opencontext.org Tel: 1-415-425-7381 Fax: 1-866-505-8626