Dear all,
If you always wanted to do field archaeology but you never found the time, here is your chance:
Dr. Erin Darby, UT Religious Studies, will organize a washing session of animal bones from her site at ‘Ayn Gharandal, Jordan. Unlike Greece, Jordan allows foreign archaeologists to take some material from their digs home for study. Dr. Darby will give an informal talk about zooarchaeology (study of animal bones from archaeological sites) while you are washing away. Most of the bones are Late Roman and Byzantine in date.
Whether you are interested in washing or just want to watch, come on down! The event will take place on Monday October 10 at ca. 3:30-5:00 pm on the plaza outside McClung Tower, on the UT campus. If you want to wash, please bring a new tooth brush with soft bristles. There will be limited room for washing but it will be possible for people to rotate.
Please spread the word!
Aleydis Van de Moortel
Aleydis Van de Moortel, PhD
Lindsay Young Associate Professor in the Humanities
Department of Classics
1101 McClung Tower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone (865) 974-8279
Fax (865) 974-7173
Mobile phone in Greece: +30 694-279-6697
Co-director Mitrou Archaeological Project
http://www.mitrou.org/
Secretary-treasurer East Tennessee Society (AIA)
http://web.utk.edu/~classics/aia/aia.html
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From: "Darby, Erin Danielle" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 13:03:12 -0400
To: Aleydis Van de Moortel <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: Walt Klippel <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: 'Ayn Gharandal Bones
Sure. Most of the bones come from levels dating to the Byzantine through Late Roman Periods. They were collected from a variety of loci, including mudbrick collapse/abandoment, fills, and occupation horizons. They all come from three squares inside the Roman castellum, which include at least 5 rooms/spaces, many of which were probably used for slightly different purposes.
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I am planning on the plaza outside of McClung Tower from ca. 3:30-5:00 and yes the plan is to talk to the students about zooarchaeology while they are washing away. This won't be highly technical, just a few of the pieces of information we learn from animal bones and maybe a little about the techniques for interpreting them.
Erin
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