Animal bones in Australian archaeology : a field guide to common native and introduced species / Melanie Fillios and Natalie Blake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fillios, Melanie, author.

Blake, Natalie, author.

Series:

Tom Austen Brown studies in Australasian archaeology.

Tom Austen Brown Studies in Australasian Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Methodology.

Archaeology.

Animal remains (Archaeology)--Australia--Identification.

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Animal remains (Archaeology)--Social aspects--Australia.

Bones--Identification.

Bones.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney New South Wales, Australia : Sydney University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Animal Bones in Australian Archaeology' is an introductory bone identification manual written for archaeologists working in Australia. This field guide includes 16 species commonly encountered in both Indigenous and historical sites. Using diagrams and flow charts, it walks the reader step-by-step through the bone identification process.

Contents:

Intro

Animal bones in Australian archaeology

Contents

List of figures

Glossary

Bone identification 101

1: Mandible

2: Scapula

3: Humerus

4: Radius

5: Ulna

6: Pelvis

7: Femur

8: Tibia

9: Extremities

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

How to use this manual

Layout

Decision processes

The major components of bone

First steps in the identification process

Species included

Native species

Introduced species

Skeletal elements included

Anatomical differences between marsupial and placental mammals

Mandible

Dentition

Pelvis

Flared humerus

Epiphyseal fusion

Post-depositional processes (taphonomy)

Post-excavation cleaning and storage

Diagnostic features

Orientation and siding

Species identification

Distinguishing between humans and animals

The size, shape and angle of the ascending ramus

Morphology of the mandibular condyles

Morphology of the coronoid process (when viewed from the side)

Location of mental foramina

Morphology of the mandibular notch

Distinguishing between kangaroos and wallabies

Common state in archaeological assemblages

Scapula

Blade outline

Acromion

Neck

Glenoid fossa/coracoid process

Humerus

Large animals

Medium animals

Small animals

Distinguishing between dogs and cats

Distinguishing between marsupials

Radius.

Diagnostic features

Distinguishing between human and kangaroo

Distinguishing between humans and others

Other comparisons

Ulna

Distinguishing between human and macropod

Differences between non-human species

Acetabular notch

Supra-acetabular fossa

Pelvic neck and blade

Differentiating between marsupial and placental mammals

Femur

Inter-species distinctions

Differentiating between humans and macropods

Tibia

Distal articulation

The extremities: hands and feet

'Hands' versus 'feet'

Types of bones in the extremities

Theoretical and practical applications in zooarchaeology

The past and present state of zooarchaeology in Australia

The theoretical power of zooarchaeology

The practical power of zooarchaeology: quantification

Number of identified specimens per taxon (NISP)

Minimum number of individuals (MNI)

Minimum number of elements (MNE)

Minimum number of animal units (MAU)

The practical power of zooarchaeology: qualification

Species frequencies

Skeletal element frequencies (body part distribution)

Age and slaughter profiles.

The potential of zooarchaeology and its future in Australia

Works cited

Further reading

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-74332-434-0

1-74332-483-9

OCLC:

920595098