Concepedia

Skeletal element abundances in archaeofaunal assemblages: economic utility, sample size, and assessment of carcass transport strategies

J. Tyler Faith, Adam D. Gordon

Journal of Archaeological Science · 2006 · 152 citations · 69 references

Concepts

HumanitiesArchaeologyEcologyEnvironmental ArchaeologyAbundance EstimationCarcass CompositionSkeletal BiologyTrophic LevelsArchaeobotanical AssemblagesBone CompositionButchery Assemblage AnalysisCarcass FragmentationEffective Sample SizeSample Size CalculationSample Size EstimationZooarchaeological Assemblage Analysis

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Percussion marks, tooth marks, and experimental determinations of the timing of hominid and carnivore access to long bones at FLK Zinjanthropus, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

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Life Sciences, Archaeology, Zoology +7