This placement was an amazing opportunity to work more closely with animal bones, which is something I want to do professionally.
Through my supervisors at the university.
Implementing a system of marking of the teeth, focused on the deer collection.
I started with making sure all the bones in the tray are the ones of the corresponding specimen - if not then they were removed from the tray and I tried to find out where they belong. If there were no mistakes I would search for teeth that needed marking. I have focused on marking left sides of the skulls and loose teeth only, where possible.
I got to work closely with the animal's remains on daily basis. This placement helped me develop my skills to a further extent.
At the beginning, where I needed to devise my own system of doing things.
I used many skills I acquired as a Osteoarchaeology student. Especially from Zooarchaeology classes where we focused on the bones, and namely teeth - which is something this placement focused on and even though there was still a lot to learn when I started it gave me a good base to work on.
This placement only solidified the fact that I want to work as a zooarchaeologist.
Form completed: 15 Jun 2022