A Manual for the Identification of Bird Bones from Archaeological Sites
By (author) Alan Cohen By (author) Dale Serjeantson
Paperback (Published)
(February 2015)
ISBN: 9781909492295
8.31 x 11.65 inches
Price: $70.00
In stock
This reprinted manual shows the main skeletal elements of 32 species of birds, all drawn at 1:1 scale and annotated with notes to aid identification. It is intended as an aid to teaching the identification of bird bones from archaeological sites. It can be used by an archaeozoologist unfamiliar with bird bones to give an indication of the family or group of families of bird bones from archaeological deposits. The species chosen are those which are common on archaeological sites in Britain, but as it can be used as a guide to family and size, it is also more widely applicable.
This is a paperback reprint of the revised (1996) edition.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Forward to the revised edition
Introduction
Coracoid
Scapula
Humerus
Ulna
Radius
Carpo-metacarpus
Femur
Tibio-tarsus
Tarso-metatarsus
Synsacrum and Pelvis
Sternum
Proximal phalanx (wing)
A variety of bones
Measurements
Recording bird bones
Bibliography and further reading
- By (author) Alan Cohen
- By (author) Dale Serjeantson
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