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Author O'Connor, Terry.
Title The archaeology of animal bones [electronic resource].
Publication Info New York : The History Press, 2013.


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Descript 1 online resource (425 p.)
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Contents Cover; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Study a Lot of Old Bones?; 2 Bone, Bones and Skeletons; Bone Composition; Bone Structure; The Vertebrate Skeleton; The Skull and Backbone; Teeth; Hips and Shoulders, Knees and Toes; Summary; 3 Taphonomy: From Life to Death and Beyond; Definition; Observation and Experiment; Application: Bones Underfoot; Summary; 4 Excavation and Recovery; Choosing the Sample; Recovering the Bones; Case Study: Medieval Fishergate; Picking Out the Bones; Conclusions; 5 Identification and Description; Principles; Practicalities
Fragmentation and PreservationBurning and Butchering; Gnawing; Medium and Message; 6 Counting Bones and Quantifying Taxa; Counting Identified Fragments; Weighing Identified Fragments; Estimating Minimum Numbers; Estimating Killed Populations; Case Study: Two Baths, Some Dogs and Lots of Cattle; Other Means to Similar Ends; 7 Out on a Limb: Body-Part Quantification; Ways of Proceeding; Case Study: Back to the Baths; Discussion; 8 Estimation of Age at Death; Cementum Increments; Dental Eruption and Attrition; Case Study: Lambs in Roman York; Epiphysial Fusion; And Finally ...
9 Palaeopathology: Understanding Sickness and InjuryAs Reported by Veterinarians; As Reported by Zooarchaeologists; Some Thoughts on the Way Ahead; 10 Metrical and Non-Metrical Variation; Measuring Bones: How?; Measuring Bones: Why?; Non-Metrical Variation; 11 Climate, Environment and Small Vertebrates; Where Did All These Mice Come From? Understanding Deposition; Where Did This Tortoise Come From? Small Vertebrates and Climate; 12 Hunting and Fishing: People as Predators; Communal Big-game Hunting; Hunting to Extinction?; Seasonal Fowling and Fishing; Hunting and Farming
13 Settling Down: The Domestication of Animals and PeopleUnderstanding Domestication; Recognizing Domestic Animals; Inferring Husbandry Practices; Uninvited Guests: The Side Effects of Settling Down; Ourselves and Other Animals; 14 Urban Garbage: On Drovers, Butchers, Wealth and Rats; Supply and Demand; Sources and Butchering; Recognizing the Rich and Famous; Pets and Pests; 15 More Than Just Old Bones; Bibliography
Note 325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780752495224 14.16 (NL)
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Author O'Connor, Terry.
Subject Animal remains (Archaeology).
Archaeology -- Methodology.
Bones.
Descript 1 online resource (425 p.)
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Cover; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Study a Lot of Old Bones?; 2 Bone, Bones and Skeletons; Bone Composition; Bone Structure; The Vertebrate Skeleton; The Skull and Backbone; Teeth; Hips and Shoulders, Knees and Toes; Summary; 3 Taphonomy: From Life to Death and Beyond; Definition; Observation and Experiment; Application: Bones Underfoot; Summary; 4 Excavation and Recovery; Choosing the Sample; Recovering the Bones; Case Study: Medieval Fishergate; Picking Out the Bones; Conclusions; 5 Identification and Description; Principles; Practicalities
Fragmentation and PreservationBurning and Butchering; Gnawing; Medium and Message; 6 Counting Bones and Quantifying Taxa; Counting Identified Fragments; Weighing Identified Fragments; Estimating Minimum Numbers; Estimating Killed Populations; Case Study: Two Baths, Some Dogs and Lots of Cattle; Other Means to Similar Ends; 7 Out on a Limb: Body-Part Quantification; Ways of Proceeding; Case Study: Back to the Baths; Discussion; 8 Estimation of Age at Death; Cementum Increments; Dental Eruption and Attrition; Case Study: Lambs in Roman York; Epiphysial Fusion; And Finally ...
9 Palaeopathology: Understanding Sickness and InjuryAs Reported by Veterinarians; As Reported by Zooarchaeologists; Some Thoughts on the Way Ahead; 10 Metrical and Non-Metrical Variation; Measuring Bones: How?; Measuring Bones: Why?; Non-Metrical Variation; 11 Climate, Environment and Small Vertebrates; Where Did All These Mice Come From? Understanding Deposition; Where Did This Tortoise Come From? Small Vertebrates and Climate; 12 Hunting and Fishing: People as Predators; Communal Big-game Hunting; Hunting to Extinction?; Seasonal Fowling and Fishing; Hunting and Farming
13 Settling Down: The Domestication of Animals and PeopleUnderstanding Domestication; Recognizing Domestic Animals; Inferring Husbandry Practices; Uninvited Guests: The Side Effects of Settling Down; Ourselves and Other Animals; 14 Urban Garbage: On Drovers, Butchers, Wealth and Rats; Supply and Demand; Sources and Butchering; Recognizing the Rich and Famous; Pets and Pests; 15 More Than Just Old Bones; Bibliography
Note 325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780752495224 14.16 (NL)
Author O'Connor, Terry.
Subject Animal remains (Archaeology).
Archaeology -- Methodology.
Bones.

Subject Animal remains (Archaeology).
Archaeology -- Methodology.
Bones.
Descript 1 online resource (425 p.)
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Cover; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Study a Lot of Old Bones?; 2 Bone, Bones and Skeletons; Bone Composition; Bone Structure; The Vertebrate Skeleton; The Skull and Backbone; Teeth; Hips and Shoulders, Knees and Toes; Summary; 3 Taphonomy: From Life to Death and Beyond; Definition; Observation and Experiment; Application: Bones Underfoot; Summary; 4 Excavation and Recovery; Choosing the Sample; Recovering the Bones; Case Study: Medieval Fishergate; Picking Out the Bones; Conclusions; 5 Identification and Description; Principles; Practicalities
Fragmentation and PreservationBurning and Butchering; Gnawing; Medium and Message; 6 Counting Bones and Quantifying Taxa; Counting Identified Fragments; Weighing Identified Fragments; Estimating Minimum Numbers; Estimating Killed Populations; Case Study: Two Baths, Some Dogs and Lots of Cattle; Other Means to Similar Ends; 7 Out on a Limb: Body-Part Quantification; Ways of Proceeding; Case Study: Back to the Baths; Discussion; 8 Estimation of Age at Death; Cementum Increments; Dental Eruption and Attrition; Case Study: Lambs in Roman York; Epiphysial Fusion; And Finally ...
9 Palaeopathology: Understanding Sickness and InjuryAs Reported by Veterinarians; As Reported by Zooarchaeologists; Some Thoughts on the Way Ahead; 10 Metrical and Non-Metrical Variation; Measuring Bones: How?; Measuring Bones: Why?; Non-Metrical Variation; 11 Climate, Environment and Small Vertebrates; Where Did All These Mice Come From? Understanding Deposition; Where Did This Tortoise Come From? Small Vertebrates and Climate; 12 Hunting and Fishing: People as Predators; Communal Big-game Hunting; Hunting to Extinction?; Seasonal Fowling and Fishing; Hunting and Farming
13 Settling Down: The Domestication of Animals and PeopleUnderstanding Domestication; Recognizing Domestic Animals; Inferring Husbandry Practices; Uninvited Guests: The Side Effects of Settling Down; Ourselves and Other Animals; 14 Urban Garbage: On Drovers, Butchers, Wealth and Rats; Supply and Demand; Sources and Butchering; Recognizing the Rich and Famous; Pets and Pests; 15 More Than Just Old Bones; Bibliography
Note 325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780752495224 14.16 (NL)
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