The Cetacean Zooarchaeology Research Network

We are organizing an informal network of individuals whose research interests include cetacean remains in archaeological contexts, after April in 1999. Because cetacean remains occur in widely different geographical and cultural contexts, individual researchers may often be unaware of relevant studies (published or ongoing) that address problems similar to theirs, problems that, in many instances, are unique to cetacean zooarchaeology. Accordingly, we feel the establishment of an informal network would be beneficial in that it would promote and facilitate scientific exchange amongst the network members. In future, it might also serve as the basis for a more formal 'subunit' of an archaeological or zooarchaeological organization. We call the network the 'Cetacean Zooarchaeology Research Network'. While the network would focus on cetacean zooarchaeology, we would of course welcome the participation of anyone interested in sea mammal remains in general.

If you would like to be a network member, please provide the information requested below, and send it via e-mail to Tetsuo Hiraguchi.

1. First Name
2. Family Name
3. Title
4. E-mail Address
5. Telephone Number (with area code)
6. Fax Number (with area code)
7. Institutional Affiliation
8. Mailing Address (include country and postal code)
9. Research Interests/Expertise
10. Geographical Area(s) of Research
11.Home Page Address

Directors of the Cetarch

Dolphin remains excavated from the Mawaki site,
Noto Peninsula, Central Japan, 1983

Tetsuo Hiraguchi Professor Kanazawa Medical University

Naturally collapsed whale bone house at the Deblicquy
Thule site, southeast Bathurst Island, Arctic Canada

James M. Savelle Associate Professor McGill University

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Professor Soren Andersen
National Museum of Denmark

Professor Dale Croes
South Puget Sound Community College and Washington State University

Professor Sergei Gusev
Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage

Professor Allen McCartney
University of Arkansas

Professor Peter Rowley-Conwy
University of Durham

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