The Analysis of Animal Bones from Archeological Sites

by Richard G. Klein and Kathryn Cruz-Uribe

Book Overview

In growing numbers, archeologists are specializing in the analysis of excavated animal bones as clues to the environment and behavior of ancient peoples. This pathbreaking work provides a detailed discussion of the outstanding issues and methods of bone studies that will interest zooarcheologists as well as paleontologists who focus on reconstructing ecologies from bones. Because large samples of bones from archeological sites require tedious and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226439585
• ISBN13: 9780226439587
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.4"