Osteological collections
At the Osteology Section bones from archaeological and geological excavations are collected and stored, skeletons from recent collections. The collection of animal bones is the largest in Norway, and one of the largest in Europe.
Main content
The bone material comprises finds and collected material from the whole of Norway.The research at the section is mainly linked to the sub fossil bone collections, with particular importance attached to Northern European faunal history. The Bergen milieu within archaeology, paleobotany, quaternary geology, and paleozoology is in the front row in terms of research within glacial and post glacial (quaternary) environment description and cultural description. We think it is important to maintain and increase the research and guidance capacity within these fields.
The collection of recent material is also quite large, and some of the species are among the largest and most valuable in Europe. At the section, work is also carried out to develop methods for preparation of skeleton material and to improve practices relating to reception, registration, and storage of material.
The Osteology Section has 3 scientific collections.
· A national sub-fossil bone collection
· A collection of recent craniums and skeletons
· A collection of human milk teeth