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Exploring methods of faunal analysis : insights from California archaeology / edited by Michael A. Glassow and Terry L. Joslin.
Penn Museum Library CC79.5.A5 E97 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Perspectives in California archaeology ; v. 9.
- Perspectives in California archaeology ; v. 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animal remains (Archaeology)--California.
- Animal remains (Archaeology).
- Archaeology--Research--California.
- Archaeology.
- Archaeology--Research.
- California--Antiquities.
- California.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Los Angeles] : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- Some of the 15 papers were expanded from presentations at the 2006 International Council for Archaeozoology, held in Mexico City, and the others were solicited after the conference to fill in the coverage. They grapple with methodological issues of archaeozoology facing prehistoric archaeologists working in California. Among such issues are the sources of sample bias and how to compensate for the bias, appropriate units of analysis and techniques of quantitative analysis, the importance not only of large and diverse reference collections but also of information on the natural history of the fauna represented in an assemblage, and how methods link to research issues of concern to California archaeology generally. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1931745870
- 9781931745871
- 9781931745864
- 1931745862
- OCLC:
- 751922187
- Publisher Number:
- 99947909286
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