This field, managed by specialists known as zooarchaeologists or faunal analysts, examines remnants such as bones, shells, hair, chitin, scales, hides, and proteins, such as DNA, to …

There are generally three levels of identification that can be utilized to distinguish between human and non-human animal bones: 1) gross skeletal anatomy, 2) bone macrostructure, and 3) …

This beginners guide to animal bone identification has been written by Chris Faine and is one of a series of introductory guides published by the community archaeology network, Jigsaw. …

BoneID is a visual guide for forensic anthropologists, law enforcement, naturalists, and the simply curious. This site’s extensive and easy-to-use database will help you identify bones from many …

Known to archaeologists as “faunal” material, animal remains (bone and shell) is one of the most informative artifact types found at Jamestown. For the past two decades, the project has …

She takes the novice step by step through the essentials of zooarchaeology—from receipt of a faunal assemblage, to cleaning, sorting, and identifying the bones, to recording essential …

Optimum recovery of faunal remains can only be ensured by careful planning. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into some of the different methods of recovery and how best to …

2019年7月30日 · Our study sought to highlight the multiple roles of bones in the material culture of Iroquoian societies, where animals are used and conceived as sources of food, raw materials …

Faunal analysis identifies the kinds of animal remains (bones, shells, antler) found at a site. From this information, archaeologists can tell the environment around the site, what the people ate, …

1987年1月1日 · Faunal remains are traditionally identified by osteomorphological analysis by comparing the diagnostic morphological features on archaeological bone to identified bones in …