Jim
R.Specht
Curator of Anthropology
Australian Museum - Sydney
24-6-1980
Dear
Jim,
I
thank you for your letter of 19th June on the chicken bone from Watom
Island.
It
was quite heartening to hear that you may be able to obtain the bones and
check them against Finsterbusch’s conclusions.
I
do not have anything further as yet from Professor Higham at the Otago
University regarding the chicken bones from N.E. Thailand. I have written to
him again enclosing a copy of Finsterbusch’s notes in the hope he may do
some further study on them and draw some conclusions as to their species.
I
would appreciate hearing of any other discoveries in this field and will be
looking forward to hearing your findings on the Watom Island bone when you do
get hold of it.
Thank
you very much for your interest and assistance.
Sincerely
yours,