Website © S. Hamilton-Dyer 2020
Welcome
A few bits & bobs related to ‘doing bones’
Archaeozoology or Zooarchaeology is the study of animal remains from
archaeological sites. My work covers all classes of animal bones (and
sometimes marine molluscs). Analysis gives information about the
interactions of humans and animals in the past - diet, butchery styles,
changes in animal size and distribution, and many other aspects of the
animal economy and local environment.
Mobile version
In theory this is a ‘responsive’
website, adjusting to differing
screen size, browser etc. I am
working on the simplified mobile
version but most content is
probably still best suited to other
formats.
Taphonomy
I also have an interest in modern taphonomy - a study of the changes
in a body from the live state to the buried bones, including
differences in the preservation and dispersal of bones, which
aids the interpretation of excavated remains.
Bones, bones, dem dry bones
Based in the UK much of my work is on British
material, but also involves projects in
Egypt and Russia, among others.
Reference collections
Access to modern reference collections is essential,
after over 20 years my skeleton collection now
includes over 3000 specimens of hundreds of
species.