ANTH 003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Zooarchaeology, Moe Williams
29 Oct 2020
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Identification and study of faunal species from archaeological sites. Body morphology: difference in body size and shape between an archaeological assemblage and animals found in the wild. Population demography: difference in the range of sexes and ages between those of wild and domesticated groups. Attritional age profile: the distribution of ages in an animal population that results from selective hunting or predation. Meat herd: will have a high number of adolescent and young adult animals. Dairy herd: high number of very young individuals and high number of. Site assemblages: the content and layout of settlements hold clues to the presence of adult females may indicate exploitation for milk domesticated animals. Animal burials: implications about its status as a domesticate. Changes in diet and access to resources. A dietary change for the animals may be identified through the use of stable isotope analysis. Can show either the cultural or dietary significance of animals.
