Recent advances in ageing and sexing animal bones / edited by Debohrah Ruscillo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Council for Archaeozoology. Conference (9th : 2002 : Durham, England)

Contributor:

Ruscillo, Deborah, editor.

Series:

Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Council of Archaeozoology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal remains (Archaeology)--Congresses.

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Bones--Aging--Congresses.

Bones.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] : Oxbow Books, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume in the ICAZ series deals with the technical advances made over the last twenty years in the field of ageing and sexing animal bones. The analysis of ancient DNA holds great possibilities for sexing certain faunal assemblages (though by no means all), which is an urgent issue in the study of hunting and animal husbandry. It can be assumed that our forebears used more subtle taxonomic criteria than we do today, and it is important therefore that we are able to recognise traits that will allow for more accurate classification in terms of calendar age or sex. The eighteen papers in thi

Contents:

Part I. New approaches to ageing and sexing

Part II. Testig existing methods of ageing

Part III. Studies in ageing by dental eruption and attrition

Part IV. Applications of osteometrics ad epiphyseal fusion

Part V. Studies in sexual dimorphism.

Notes:

"Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Council of Archaeozoology, Durham, August 2002."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785700439

178570043X

9781785700453

1785700456

OCLC:

891648137