Sorting the sheep from the goats: Morphological distinctions between the mandibles and mandibular teeth of adult Ovis and Capra

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 545-553

  Halstead, P ^a   Collins, P ^a   Isaakidou, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeozoology; Capra; Goat; Identification; Mandible; Ovis; Sheep; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GOAT; MORPHOLOGY; SEPARATION; SHEEP; TAXONOMY;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036293711     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0777     Document Type: Article

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