Mammal Bones and Teeth

An Introductory Guide to Methods of Identification

Simon Hillson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

132 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-40445-8 (ISBN)

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Offers an introduction to the basic methods for identifying mammal bones and teeth. This guide intends to highlight for beginners the main points on which identifications can be made on the bulk of bones and teeth from a small range of common Old World mammals.

This guide is designed as an introduction to the basic methods for identifying mammal bones and teeth. It is intended to highlight for beginners the main points on which identifications can be made on the bulk of bones and teeth from a small range of common Old World mammals.

Simon Hillson is Professor of Bioarchaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.

1. Introduction and Aims2. Animals Included3. Terms, Abbreviations, Divisions and Directions in the Skeleton and Dentition4. Bones and Their Identification5. General Note About the Drawings6. Size and Variation7. Antlers8. Horn Cores9. Cranial Bones10. Teeth11. Tooth Sockets12. Mandible13. Vertebrae14. Ribs15. Scapula16. Humerus17. Radius-ulna18. Innominate Bone19. Femur20. Tibia-fibula21. Carpals22. Tarsals23. Bovid and Cervid Metapodials24. Horse Metapodials25. Metapodials of Cats, Dogs, Pigs, and Humans26. Phalanges27. References28. Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.10.2017
Reihe/Serie	UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 297 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
ISBN-10	1-138-40445-4 / 1138404454
ISBN-13	978-1-138-40445-8 / 9781138404458
Zustand	Neuware