Pueblo Bonito, Australian Settlers, and Tasty Dogs + a BONUS segment! - TAS 167

This week we take a look at 3 archaeology news stories. First up is a recent study that looks at the deterioration of the Pueblo Bonito Great House at Chaco Canyon using historic photos of the structures. Second, is a new study that looks at the health defects and deficiencies found in the skeletal remains of a colonial era cemetery in Australia. Finally, new evidence shows cut marks on dog bones found in trash pits in colonial Jamestown, indicating there were times when they were food

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Links

• The deterioration of the Pueblo Bonito Great House in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, USA

• Health effects of European colonization: An investigation of skeletal remains from 19th to early 20th century migrant settlers in South Australia

• Study finds metabolic deficiencies among migrant settlers in colonial Australia

• Jamestown colonists may have kept, eaten indigenous American dogs

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