NISP, Bone Fragmentation, and the Measurement of Taxonomic Abundance

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 397-419

  Cannon, Michael D ^a  

^a SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital image analysis; Experimental archaeology; Taphonomy; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881030409     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-012-9166-z     Document Type: Article

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