A Guide to the Measurement of Animal Bones from Archaeological Sites

Angela von den Driesch

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$30.00 • £24.95 • €27.00

ISBN 9780873659505

Publication Date: 01/01/1978

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148 pages

3 halftones, 201 line illustrations

Peabody Museum Press > Peabody Museum Bulletins

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SOCIAL SCIENCE: Archaeology

This handbook is the standard tool used by faunal analysts working on animal and bird assemblages from around the world. Developed for the instruction of students working on osteoarchaeological theses at the University of Munich, the guide has standardized how animal bones recovered from prehistoric and early historic sites are measured.

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