Prof
Stanley J. Olsen - Dept of Anthropology
University of Arizona - Tucson
21-10-1980
Dear
Professor Olsen,
You
will recall my recent letters to you regarding my research on the domestic
chicken.
However
I am writing on this occasion enclosing a press cutting of a recent discovery
here in Australia which I felt may be of interest to you or some of your
colleagues at Tucson.
We
don’t have too many of these discoveries in Australia, so it is quite an
event.
Further
to my Chicken research since last writing I received a letter from Dr
L.B.Halstead of University of Reading (England) who has forwarded my enquiry
to C.A.Walker of the British Museum who may have some information relating to
the fossil birds which could fill in a gap or two.
Also
another correspondent of mine Dr Pat Rich of the Earth Sciences Department of
Monash University in Melbourne advised of a paper published in 1977 by
Jànossy on discoveries of chickens bones etc in the Carpathian Basin In
Europe which would appear to have some bearing on the origin of the Chicken.
I
have contacted Professor Specht, Curator of Anthropology at the Australian
Museum in Sydney on endeavour to obtain a copy of Jànossy’s paper which I
believe available in a publication edited by that institution.
I
am also told that the paper is written in Hungarian, but a Hungarian friend of
mine tells me she will endeavour to translate it for me. She has been out in
Australia for many years and is a bit rusty on the Hungarian language, but
will do her best. Hopefully it may contain some useful information.
Hoping
the press cutting is of interest.
Sincerely
yours,