An assessment of morphological criteria for discriminating sheep and goat mandibles on a large prehistoric archaeological assemblage (Kerma, Sudan)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2324-2339

  Gillis, Roz ^a   Chaix, Louis ^b   Vigne, Jean Denis ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Archaeozoology; Capra hircus; Dental and mandibular morphology; Goat; Kerma; Ovis aries; Prehistoric Caprines; Sheep; Species specific age profiles

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CRANIUM; DOMESTICATION; MORPHOLOGY; PREHISTORIC; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SUBSISTENCE; TOOTH;

IRAN;

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79960093225     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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