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,