“Bear Bones” Zooarchaeology Research Lab Collections and Website Management
Jun Sunseri, Professor
Anthropology
Applications for Spring 2024 are closed for this project.
This position involves coordinating and helping with the curation of comparative (non-human) skeletal specimens held in the Bear Bones Zooarchaeology lab. Specifically, this will involve supervised care, organization and accounting of mammals, fish, and bird skeletons. If desired, apprentices will also have the opportunity to assist with specimen prep, including care of our dermestid beetle colony. The Bear Bones Lab hosts data and collections from archaeological sites of diverse spatial and temporal origin, with research foci that engage an ever expanding network of cross-campus and community partners.
We are also looking for team members to learn all about our ongoing projects and work with us to not only increase our web presence, but also make more accessible our community-partnered research to the public and partners whom we serve. The research cluster in Bear Bones has hosted data and collections from archaeological sites of diverse spatial and temporal origin, with research foci that engage an ever expanding network of cross-campus and community partners. We have digital resources from a variety of sources, including video of ethnoarchaeological butchery demonstrations by Native American community partners, 3D models of archaeological sites and landscapes captured by photogrammetry and LiDAR, and CTscan images of archaeological samples, among other files. The lab team would like to make these resources available to affiliated researchers and our community partners, with both public-oriented aspects and private resource hosting of shared archaeological data.
Role: Students working with animal bones will participate in the supervised care, organization and accounting of mammals, fish, and bird skeletons. If desired, apprentices will also have the opportunity to assist with specimen prep, including care of our dermestid beetle colony.
One or more student apprentices are needed to assist with the construction and expansion of the website that will be hosted by the Archaeological Research Facility domain. This will involve the construction of pages for our various research projects and affiliated researchers that will entail the presentation of various kinds of material, including text files, images, video, 3D interactive models, and databases. Students should develop experience in web design using Drupal or other relevant platforms and an understanding of the challenges currently being faced by archaeology and related fields in the on-line presentation of material.
One or more student apprentices are needed to assist with the construction and expansion of the website that will be hosted by the Archaeological Research Facility domain. This will involve the construction of pages for our various research projects and affiliated researchers that will entail the presentation of various kinds of material, including text files, images, video, 3D interactive models, and databases. Students should develop experience in web design using Drupal or other relevant platforms and an understanding of the challenges currently being faced by archaeology and related fields in the on-line presentation of material.
The URAP students working on the website will be expected to help us introduce our website to our research affiliates and community partners at the end of the semester. The student will benefit from participating in original research and contributing in tangible way to professional networking, data sharing, and public archaeology.
This project will appeal to students interested in animal biology and/or archaeology. Students will gain experience in zooarchaeological methods, laboratory management skills, web presence skills, and experience in museum curation. The qualified student will demonstrate attention to detail and organizational skills.
Qualifications: This project will appeal to students interested in animal biology and/or archaeology. Students will gain experience in zooarchaeological methods, laboratory management skills, web presence skills, and experience in museum curation. The qualified student will demonstrate attention to detail and organizational skills.
Hours: 3-5 hrs
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