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The Bone Laboratory
The Bone Laboratory is dedicated to the study of animal bones from archaeological sites (zooarchaeology or archaeozoology) and the analysis of human skeletal material. Our facilities consist of a newly refurbished laboratory, with a continually improving teaching collection and a research reference collection which contains over 500 specimens. For more detailed information about the collection and our other teaching and research facilities see our resources page.
Zooarchaeology at the University of Leicester is formally taught as part of both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. We also have a strong research community with a number of students undertaking their undergraduate and masters dissertations, and doctoral research in the discipline. Some of these students are studying by Distance Learning. In addition to more formal teaching we also encourage undergraduate students to undertake voluntary work in the laboratory.
The School of Archaeology and Ancient History has a grade 5 RAE rating and all members of staff associated with the laboratory are involved in a wide range of active research projects. For more details about what is currently being undertaken please visit our current research page.
The School's close links with ULAS (University of Leicester Archaeological Services) are also reflected in the laboratory. Zooarchaeological analyses as part of developer-funded projects are frequently undertaken using our reference collection and facilities.
Consultancy
Through the animal bone laboaratory at the University of Leicester, we offer a range of high quality consultancy services that are delivered through the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS):
- Animal Bone Consultancy Service
- Human Osteology Consultancy Service
