Dr Green - Prof in Prehistory - Dept of Anthropology
University of Auckland - New Zealand

7-11-1985

Dear Dr Green,

You may recall some years ago I wrote to you seeking information relevant to my private researches into the origin, evolution, history and distribution of the domestic fowl, you sent me papers you had written on the Lapita sites in the Pacific at that time and also mentioned Miss Jenny Cane who had done work in this field. I have eventually caught up with her. Unfortunately the paper she did is packed away in Dunedin as she moved to Canada.

I did send you a copy of Chicken bone recoveries, the first part I published in the series of my studies last year and have recently published a supplement to it which contains further material to hand over the past 12 months.

I had not heard from you, but Dr Jim Specht of the Australian Museum advised me you had been working at Watom Island and then had gone overseas so probably this is the reason.

Perhaps at Watom Island something may have been recovered relevant to the Gallus  species during your visit as previously Dr Specht told me a leg of a chicken was recovered there.

Therefore if there is anything you may feel would assist in my studies I would appreciate hearing of it.

You may of course not be back in New Zealand as yet, but I will look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,