Zooarchaeology Lab
The UNLV Zooarchaeology Laboratory s located in Room 104 on the first floor of John S. Wright Hall - Building C. The lab offers students and researchers work and storage space for the analysis of archaeological animal bone assemblages from across the world. The lab also provides students a large corpus of faunal manuals, osteology atlases, books, and reprints related to zooarchaeological research.
Contact
Barbara J. Roth, Ph.D
Department Chair
Email: barbara.roth@unlv.edu
As reliable and accurate identification of animal remains from archaeological sites depends on the availability and accessibility of a good comparative collection of modern specimens with known species, age, and sex information, it is essential for the lab to expand its collections. Such collections also facilitate teaching comparative osteology, zooarchaeological methods, and taphonomy, as well as enable students and researchers to engage in the analysis of archaeofaunal assemblages from Nevada and surrounding areas.
Virginia Lucas
Research Interests: Complex societies, Zooarchaeology, Iron Age, Romania, Southeastern and Southwestern United States; Exchange Economies; Subsistence Strategies