University of Victoria - Zooarchaeology Lab Collection

The University of Victoria’s Zooarchaeology Lab (UVicZL) is a comparative osteology collection designed to support the accurate identification of skeletal animal remains from archaeological sites in on the Northwest Coast of North America. The collection is comprised of 2,922 animals compiled over the last 40 years. A substantial percentage of animal bones archaeological sites on the Northwest Coast have been identified here. The comparative collection continues to be used by students, researchers, contractors, and community members engaged in osteological identification.

维多利亚大学动物考古学实验室（Zooarchaeology Lab，缩写UVicZL）是一套比较骨骼学馆藏，旨在为北美西北海岸考古遗址出土的动物骨骼遗存的精准鉴定提供支撑。该馆藏历经四十余年积累，累计收录了2922个动物个体的骨骼标本。北美西北海岸考古遗址出土的动物骨骼中，有相当比例的样本均在此完成了物种鉴定。目前，该比较骨骼学馆藏仍被从事骨骼鉴定工作的学生、研究者、项目承包商及社区成员广泛使用。