Archaeological bird bone and eggshell identification / Ariel Taivalkoski

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taivalkoski, Ariel, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in current archaeological tools and techniques

Cambridge elements. Elements in current archaeological tools and techniques, 2632-7031

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Birds--Identification.

Birds.

Birds--Anatomy.

Eggshells--Identification.

Eggshells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This element provides the reader with an easy-to-read reference guide for avian bone and eggshell analysis. Standard visual identification is the methodology outlined for the analysis of avian bone. This element details how to select reference material, what markers to look for, and tips and tricks for identifying avian bones. Cooking, butchery, pathology, and age will be discussed alongside reference images the reader can use when identifying these in their own collections. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is the method utilized for avian eggshell identification in this element. Information about creating your own reference images and performing microscopy are detailed. How to identify several types of cooking methods, embryogenesis (stage of egg development), and weathering will also be discussed. This is the first element to provide methodologies for both avian bone identification and SEM identification of avian eggshell"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction to bird bone and eggshell identification

Taxonomic identification of bird bones

Elements of the bird skeleton and bone markers

Cooking, pathology, and age of bird bones

Taxonomic identification of bird eggshell

Cooking, embryogenesis, and weathering of bird eggshell

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 30, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Taivalkoski, Ariel Archaeological bird bone and eggshell identification

ISBN:

9781009610469

1009610465

9781009610438

1009610430

OCLC:

1579814783

Publisher Number:

CIPO000381753

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license