A Discussion of Animal Matters

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Animal Matters: Ethics in Zooarchaeology from Discovery to Display" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

A discussion of ethics in any area of archaeology requires input from a diverse array of people and perspectives. We aim to synthesize the main points from the session and allow a space for individuals to provide their experiences and insights on topics such as decolonization, best practices for specimen acquisition and sampling, and ethical teaching practices. This discussion will facilitate the identification of main ideas and actionable steps that zooarchaeologists can take to continue making the field a more ethical space. To close the session we will open the floor for discussion of other zooarchaeological ethical issues which were not covered in any presentation, such as the emotional experience of the analyst, relational ontologies, anthropocentric versus animal-centric viewpoints.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Animal Matters: Ethics in Zooarchaeology from Discovery to Display   •
• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)

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Abstract Id(s): 50952