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Zooarchaeological Taphonomy

Zooarchaeological Taphonomy is the systematic study of the postmortem processes, including biological, chemical, and physical alterations, that affect animal remains from the time of death through burial and recovery, in order to distinguish anthropogenic from non-anthropogenic agents in the archaeological record.

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9.8K

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738

Authors

377

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2017–2026

81

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Publications

254

Quantitative Units and Terminology in Zooarchaeology

R. Lee Lyman · American Antiquity · 1994 · 333 citations

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Small mammal taphonomy of Gran Dolina, Atapuerca (Burgos), Spain

Yolanda Fernández–Jalvo, Peter Andrews · Journal of Archaeological Science · 1992 · 313 citations

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Bones are not enough: Analogues, knowledge, and interpretive strategies in zooarchaeology

Diane Gifford–Gonzalez · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology · 1991 · 303 citations

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Evolutionary Foraging Models in Zooarchaeological Analysis: Recent Applications and Future Challenges

Karen D. Lupo · Journal of Archaeological Research · 2007 · 198 citations

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Hominid taphonomy: Transport of human skeletal parts in an artificial fluviatile environment

Noel T. Boaz, Anna K. Behrensmeyer · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1976 · 153 citations

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Authors

738

  1. JR
    Jordi Rosell

    Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Spain

    7 publications · 521 citations

    7

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  2. RB
    Ruth Blasco

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain

    6 publications · 354 citations

    6

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  3. MP
    Marco Peresani

    University of Ferrara, Italy

    6 publications · 181 citations

    6

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  4. ND
    Natalie D. Munro

    University of Connecticut, United States

    5 publications · 214 citations

    5

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  5. MC
    Mary C. Stiner

    University of Arizona, United States

    4 publications · 173 citations

    5

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1–5 of 738

Institutions

377

  1. Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Tarragona, Spain

    13 h-index

    45 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social

    Tarragona, Spain

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    35 publications

    916 citations

  4. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    657 citations

  5. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    672 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    383 citations

  7. De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie

    Pessac, France

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    464 citations

  8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    164 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Archaeological Science

    20 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

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  2. Quaternary International

    20 publications · 600 citations

    15

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  3. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

    12 publications · 378 citations

    11

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  4. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

    10 publications · 273 citations

    10

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  5. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

    10 publications · 719 citations

    10

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