About

BoneCommons is an ICAZ-sponsored project developed by the Alexandria Archive Institute. Launched in May 2006, BoneCommons facilitates discussion and contact between zooarchaeologists worldwide by offering forums where ICAZ members can post papers, images, teaching resources, questions and comments.


BoneCommons has just gone through a major remodel (February 2010). Please send us feedback on the new site (praises and criticisms are equally welcome!).

 

Goals:

  • Provide a virtual place where archaeozoologists worldwide can "meet" to share their work, ask questions, announce new developments in the field, and have continuing discussions around member-posed topics.
  • Enhance scholarly communication by enabling richer discussion and peer evaluation of conference presentations. BoneCommons enables conference participants to review presentations and engage in discussions long after the physical meeting is over.
  • Experiment with open access and open licensing to enhance the value of scholaraly communication by making content easier to find, reproduce, share, evaluate, and incorporate into future scholarly works and educational resources.
  • Invite a broader and more diverse community to explore zooarchaeological scholarship via the Internet. Opening access to our work will help zooarchaeologists engage with the public and more widely demonstrate the contributaions and value of archaeological scholarship.

 

Features:

  • Search content shared by zooarchaeologists worldwide
  • Post photos related to the ZOOARCH email list
  • Contribute comments and questions related to posted items
  • Contribute publications to share with colleagues
  • Share teaching materials, such as course syllabi, reading lists, and handouts
  • Contribute conference papers and presentations
  • Post links to papers/publications, websites, or other related online content

Post an item now.


All content on BoneCommons, while owned by the creator of the content, is openly viewable by the general public worldwide. Anyone can search BoneCommons and view its content. Please note that content contributions and comments are moderated, so there is a short delay between submission and posting. BoneCommons moderators reserve the right to reject any content they deem inappropriate for this site.

 

Unless otherwise stated, this content was created by the Alexandria Archive Institute. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

We welcome your comments and are here to help should you have any questions or concerns. Feel free to contact us at bonecommons@alexandriaarchive.org.