Do they have squirrels in Scotland? Maybe you enjoy in depth discussions about ancient ceramics. In today's episode we discuss one of the myriad of sub-fields within archaeology, with zooarchaeologist Alex Fitzpatrick. We cover what is zooarchaeology (in short animal bones), how it has been used to learn about humans and the world in the the past, and some of the projects she works on. We also discuss some of Alex's work on various science communication projects.

Links

• https://thefemalescientist.com/portrait/alex-fitzpatrick/1680/meet-alex-fitzpatrick-a-zooarchaeologist-and-science-communicator-who-uses-social-media-to-increase-public-knowledge-of-zooarchaeology/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2016/11/21/earliest-archaeological-evidence-of-turkey-domestication-found-in-tennessee/#3fd5dfeffd37
• https://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/06/new-bone-identification-method-will-help-study-past-human-societies/115698
• https://www.mongoliacenter.org/investigating-mongolias-nomadic-origins-through-the-study-of-ancient-horse-remains-william-taylor/
• https://phys.org/news/2017-precision-chronology-mongolia-nomadic-horse.html">04-precision-chronology-mongolia-nomadic-horse.html
• https://500womenscientists.org/request-a-scientist

Contacts

• Women in Archaeology on Twitter (@womenarchys)
• Chelsi Slotten on Twitter (@osteoarchaeo)
• Emily Long on Twitter (@trowel_tales)
• Kirsten Lopez on Twitter (@archyfem)
• Alex Fitzpatrick on Twitter (@ArchaeologyFitz)
• Show email: womeninarchaeology@gmail.com