CU Archaeozoology Lab

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Was a fun opportunity to host old friend of the lab, Dr. Monica Tromp at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History this week, to learn about whales, ZooMS, and community archaeology in New Zealand!

Folks, today is the big day!! 🏇 Hoof Beats is out on the shelves! For any of you that are willing and able to write an Amazon review, these early reviews have a big impact on visibility. Thank you for your incredible support!
https://www.amazon.com/Hoof-Beats-Horses-Shaped-History/dp/0520380673

Hoof Beats is on shelves this month! Order your copy today🐎

The hardbacks are finally here! Only a few days away now.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520380673

Was lucky enough to get some kind words from author Will Grant on Hoof Beats!

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adc9691

Our paper is out now after many years of collaboration with Native nations across the Plains and scientists around the globe!

A huge congratulations to University of Colorado Museum and Field Studies student Chance Ward on his latest accolades - congratulations, Chance!

https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2021/11/30/native-american-grad-student-wins-critical-acclaim-support

Congratulations to CU Archaeozoology Ph.D. student, Sasha Buckser, on this fantastic award!!

Sasha Buckser wins research award from Plains Anthropological Society Anthropology Ph.D. student Sasha Buckser was announced as the winner of the Student Poster Competition at the Plains Anthropology Conference, held this year at the Embassy Suites in Boulder.

New collaboration led by the brilliant Dr. Pauline Hanot, using 3D shape data to understand the evolution of horses during domestication! Check it out🐴

https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-021-01907-5

Register here:
https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/horses_and_people_in_the_american_west_an_archaeological_perspective