The Professional Zooarchaeology Group (PZG) was founded in 2005 by members of English Heritage, the Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham (originally of the Laboratory for Social Zooarchaeology, University of Southampton) and Wessex Archaeology.
Its aim is to bridge the gap between animal bone specialists based within and outside academic establishments.
By working largely in isolation from one another, we can put ourselves at an unnecessary disadvantage, often cut off from important new discoveries, or practical, methodological and theoretical developments in our field.
Aims of the PZG
Our aim is to facilitate the exchange of ideas between specialists and to establish a mutually-beneficial support network: specialists working within universities and public bodies being able to provide access to libraries and reference collections, those working within units or as freelancers offering their knowledge of current British archaeology, project designs for forthcoming excavations, as well as insight into ‘grey literature’.
PZG meetings
Meetings are scheduled twice yearly at venues throughout the UK.
Each meeting is hosted by PZG members at their place of work and focusses on a particular aspect of zooarchaeology, combining a mixture of thematic discussions and practical workshops. Details and minutes from our past meetings are published on this website.
If you would like to host a meeting or would like to suggest topics for future meetings please contact PZG@english-heritage.org.uk
Details of next meeting
The next Professional Zooarchaeology Group Meeting will be held
on February
4th, 2012,
at MoLA (Mortimer Wheeler House). Further details of this meeting can be found on our meetings and minutes page.
How do I join the PZG?
If you would like to join the PZG please contact PZG@english-heritage.org.uk . A current list of members and our membership policy is published on this website.
