On Distinguishing Natural from Cultural Bone in Archaeological Sites
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2563079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Hurst Thomas (0000-0003-2724-6345, University of California System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 366-371 |
| Publication date | 1971-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/277722 |
| OpenAlex | W2057641077 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 9 |
A quantitative method is presented which assists the archaeologist in distinguishing between bones resulting from human activity and those deposited in archaeological contexts by non-cultural means. The assumption is that relatively incomplete carcasses are more likely to have been deposited or disturbed by extra-corporeal activities such as carnivores, raptorial birds, rodents, stream action, or man. This method is illustrated on faunal data from 3 sites in the High Rock county of extreme northwestern Nevada
Action (physics) · Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Human bone · Natural (archaeology) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Unique citing works | 43 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2025 (53) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 39 |