Archaeological Techniques - Examining Animal Bones

In our April 2007 meeting we examined a selection of bones from the excellent collection held by Birmingham Archaeology.

Most of the bones were from wild or domestic animals and we learned how to identify which animals they belonged to and also how the various bone structures were suited to the environment and diet of each animal.

We were then presented with a selection of unidentified bones and compared these with the specimen bones held by Birmingham Archaeology to try to find a match for identification.

We also looked at human bones as well as those from other primates to compare these with the other animals we had seen.

Finally we each chose our favourite skull and did a sketch to show some of the important detail from our specimen.

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