Presentations

 

 

Conference Sessions Organised

 

Influencing, supporting and maintaining our profession: past, present and future. Jointly with Fay Worley (English Heritage), Polydora Baker (English Heritage), Mark Maltby (Bournemouth University) and Naomi Sykes (University of Nottingham). International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ) conference, 2010, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris.

 

Let the feast begin: identifying and understanding consumption events. Food and Drink in Archaeology, 2009, Nottingham University.

 

Beyond meta-level explanations of ritual. Jointly with Clare Randall (Bournemouth University). TAG (Theoretical Archaeology Group), 2008, Southampton University.

 

A Zooarchaeological Approach to Romanisation: Cross-cultural Synthesis or One-Way Traffic? Jointly with Krish Seetah (Cambridge University). Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC), 2006, Cambridge University.

 

The role of Environmental Analysis in Integrated Investigations of Ritual Deposits. Jointly with Mark Maltby (Bournemouth University). Association of Environmental Archaeologists (AEA), 2006, Exeter University.

 

Conservation Science Post-Graduate Conference, 2006, Bournemouth University.

 

 

                                                                                                              

 

Presentations; forthcoming

 

Animal biographies. In, Grounding social archaeozoology: bringing methodology to bear on social questions. International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ) conference, 2010, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris.

 

Explorations in anatomy; the faunal remains from the Royal London Hospital. In, Animals and thier bones in the modern world (AD1750-1950). International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ) conference, 2010, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris.

 

Maintaining and developing our profession: An early career perspective. Jointly with Richard Madgwick (Cardiff University)InInfluencing, supporting and maintaining our profession: past, present and future. International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ) conference, 2010, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris.

 

The zooarchaeological social network; 'If you build it they will come'. Jointly with Jessica Grimm (University of Groningen). In, Archaeozoology in a digital world: new approaches to communication and collaboration. International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ) conference, 2010, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris

 

 

Presentations; completed

 

Animal biographies. Association for Environmental Archaeology's seminar series. University of Leicester, 17/03/2010..

 

Good, bad and ugly zooarchaeology; but from whose point of view? In, Bad archaeology; a debate between academic and commercial archaeologists, session. TAG (Theoretical Archaeology Group), 2009, Durham University.

 

Investigating moments of transition; animal biographies. The biographical approach where do we go from here? Session 2, session. EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) meeting, 15th-20th, September, 2009, Riva del Garda, Italy.

 

From remains to meaning. Animal Ritual Killing and Burial: European Perspective, session. EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) meeting, 15th-20th, September, 2009, Riva del Garda, Italy.

 

Profiling Commercial Zooarchaeology in the UK. Environmental Archaeology and developer-funded research: constraints and opportunities session. AEA (Association for Environmental Archaeology) meeting, 2009, York University.

 

Ageing and Sexing Zooarchaeologists. Ageing and Sexing Professional Zooarchaeology Group meeting, 15th August, 2009, Bournemouth University.

 

Remains to meaning; one to many.Iron Age Research Student Seminar (IARSS) 28th-29th, May, 2009, Bournemouth University.

 

The problem with ritual explanations. Beyond meta-level explanations of ritual session. TAG (Theoretical Archaeology Group), 2008, Southampton University.

 

Transitional identities; Animal biographies. Body as Object:Object as Body. TAG (Theoretical Archaeology Group), 2008, Southampton University.

 

Ravens and crows in Iron Age Britain: the corvids from Iron Age Danebury (with Dale Serjeantson) 6th ICAZ Bird Working Group. August 2008, Groningen, Netherlands

 

Animal biographies and the zooarchaeologists use of theory. Theorising in Animal Bone Research Session. Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG). 2007, York University.

 

Archaeological dichotomies; are 'ritual' and 'mundane' relevant concepts? Bournemouth University seminar series. 2007.

 

The ritual treatment of animal remains in Britain from the Neolithic to Roman perod. South Dorset Archaeology Society. 2007.

 

Associated bone groups: burials sacrifice and rubbish. Animal Transformations Session International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ) conference. 2006, Mexico City.

 

Associated bone groups; one archaeologist’s rubbish is another’s ritual. Iron Age Research Student Seminar (IARSS) 2006, Cardiff University.

 

Associated deposit groups; when bones and pot combine. The role of Environmental Analysis in Integrated Investigations of Ritual Deposits Session. Association of Environmental Archaeologists (AEA), 2006, Exeter University.

 

Associated bone groups; Continuation and Romanization. A Zooarchaeological Approach to Romanisation: Cross-cultural Synthesis or One-Way Traffic? Session Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC), 2006, Cambridge University.

 

Associated bone groups; changing composition and interpretation. Conservation Science Post-Graduate Conference. 2006. Bournemouth University.

 

Interpretation of Associated Bone Groups, problems and potential. General Session. European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), 2005. Cork University

 

Associated bone groups; animal sacrific and rubbish. Bournemouth University seminar series. 2005.

 

Even unidentified mammal fragments can be useful. A case study from St Denys Priory, Southampton. Conservation Science Post-Graduate Conference. 2004. Bournemouth University

 

The social role of red deer on the Isles of Scotland. Assocation of Environmental Archaeology Day Meeting. 2002. Bournemouth University.

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