Fragmentation in zooarchaeological assemblages: The role of equifinal, random processes

Nimrod Marom

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.05.044

Fragmentation in zooarchaeological assemblages: The role of equifinal, random processes

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Abstract

Bone fragment-size distributions from three archaeological sites were examined in relation to a general model of mechanical fragmentation. The results show a close fit between archaeological bone size distributions and the model for all sites and skeletal elements, regardless of bone marrow content, shape, and recovery/recording procedures. The results suggest that the role played by general equifinal fragmentation processes in archaeological bone assemblage formation may be important, and deserves further study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-14
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.05.044
State	Published - 1 Aug 2016

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Funding Information:
I wish to thank Yosef Garfinkel (Hebrew University), Omry Barzilai, Nimrod Getzov and Ron Lavi (Israel Antiquities Authority), Nava Panitz-Cohen (Hebrew University) and Robert Mullins (Azusa Pacific University) for permission to use data from their excavation in this study. Analysis of SHG faunal remains was funded by a generous scholarship from the Israeli Council for Higher Education. Guy Bar-Oz, Reuven Yeshurun and Shimon Marom have contributed many useful comments on this manuscript, although the views represented therein are solely my own.

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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd.

Keywords

Fragmentation
Zooarchaeology

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Archaeology
Archaeology

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