Diagnostic criteria for identification of seashell as a trephination implement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371357 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G C Stevens (University of Leicester), Jennifer Wakely (University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 167-176 |
| Publication date | 1993-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.1390030303 |
| OpenAlex | W2010208094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Scanning electron microscopy has been applied to experimentally cut bone samples and an ethnographical example of trephination on a human skull in order to produce diagnostic criteria for the identification of mollusc shells as cutting implements used in trephination. Shell scrapes are identifiable by parallel striations in the direction of cut, crossed at 90° by chatter marks caused by uneven movement of the fragile shell‐edge across the bone surface
Biology · Composite material · Identification (biology · Shell (structure · Skull · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Materials Science · Medicine · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Anatomy
Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy to Taphonomic Problems
Early hominid hunting, butchering, and carcass-processing behaviors
Rites of the Gods
Surface modification on bone
Mortuary practices at the Krapina Neandertal site
Natural Modifications to Bones in a Temperate Setting
Trephining in the South Seas
Differential diagnosis between palaeopathological and non-pathological post-mortem environmental factors in ancient human remains
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2016 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |