Beast and Bone
Beast and Bone specializes in osteological analysis of materials from the Pacific Northwest. Owned and operated by Laura Termes, PhD candidate, Beast and Bone approaches sites and remains with respect, sensitivity, and more than a decade of practical experience and formal training. Beast and Bone can provide osteological analysis at a detailed or overview-level in compliance with the provincial, federal, and repository guidelines using industry and First Nations best practices.
Professional Services
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On-site Osteology
Beast and Bone can work on-site to identify osteological materials of all sources and ages, and various level of fragmentation, regardless of natural and cultural taphonomic factors.
Analysis
Reporting can include inventory of bone elements and species present. Osteometrics, pathology, butchery and any other relevant information will be provided where possible.
Remote Bone Identification
Beast and Bone can work with your staff remotely to identify osteological materials to prevent unwanted stop-work scenarios.
Selected Projects
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BC Megafauna
My current PhD work examines ice age animals focusing on mammoths from across British Columbia.
Repatriation
I participated in a significant repatriation of ancestral belongings and remains from a large museum to a First Nation on the east coast of Vancouver Island.
Remote Bone Identification
I currently assist on projects by crown corporations, construction, First Nations, and the energy sector to remotely identify osteological remains to expedite existing work protocols.