Ina Plug

Ina Plug
Born
Ina Post

(1941-08-05) 5 August 1941 (age 83)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalitySouth African
Alma mater
Known for130 scientific publications mostly about skeletal remains of southern African animals
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeozoology
InstitutionsTransvaal Museum

Ina Plug (née Post) (born 5 August 1941) is a South African archaeozoologist (or zooarchaeologist), and teacher.[1] Her long career included field research and in museums such as Transvaal Museum (now the Ditsong: National Museum of Natural History) and for the University of Pretoria on southern African mammals, starting with the animals from Iron Age sites at the Kruger National Park. Her work resulted in her publishing 130 scientific papers mostly on the skeletal remains of animals. She also published a book titled What Bone Is That? A Guide to the Identification of Southern African Mammal Bones.[2][3]

During her research work Plug traveled widely to many countries to enhance her knowledge base and participated in many meetings of the International Council of Archaeozoologists (ICAZ) of which she is now a Council member.[3]

  1. ^ Badenhorst, Shaw (2008). "Animals and People Archaeozoological Papers in Honour of Ina Plug: A Tribute". of BAR International Series 1. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Animals and People: Archaeozoological Papers in Honour of Ina Plug". BAR Publishing. 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Wrestling with bones: a journey" (PDF). Ditsong nimalMuseums of South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.