Assessing the reliability of criteria used to identify postcranial bones in sheep, Ovis, and goats, Capra

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2887-2905

  Zeder, Melinda A ^a   Lapham, Heather A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goat; Post crania; Sheep; Taxonomic identification

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BONE; CRANIUM; GOAT; IDENTIFICATION KEY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SKELETON; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CRANIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956174032     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.06.032     Document Type: Article

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