As gardeners know well, rabbits can do a lot of damage to the plants we humans grow for food. (This has been immortalized in fiction, too - see THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT!) Some archaeologists have suggested that rabbits were often hunted directly from garden plots as a pest management strategy in the past, as part of a practice we call “garden hunting.” We know this did happen sometimes – but how widespread was this strategy, really? A new paper on this: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1hm6w,rVDBflij #archaeology

I’m in the early stages of a project involving bees and their relationship to people. Upon learning this, someone recently recommended to me @lalinepaull’s book THE BEES. I am so glad they did - it’s an amazing book! Highly recommend. #reading #bees #archaeology

Another specimen from the #Zooarchaeology Lab taphonomy drawer… #artiodactyl #rodentgnawing #sciencephotography #sciencephoto #UNM #archaeology #archaeozoology

Introducing the UNM Anthropology 2023 Masters in Public Archaeology cohort! Todd Simmons joins us for his first year; and Sarah Foster is returning to the program after a brief hiatus. Welcome Todd and Sarah! #archaeology #graduateschool #publicarchaeology #newstudents

Zooarchaeology lab cleanup time! I’m taking photos of some of our comparative specimens as I rehouse them #canids #archaeozoology #osteoarthritis #photography #science #naturalscience #zooarchaeology #museum #sciencephotography

In preparation for the coming semester, I’ve been thinking about the connection between the histories of archaeology and photography as formal disciplines. This photograph was taken by Gertrude Bell, whose work always highlights this connection for me. #photography #archaeology #history