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Why Study a Lot of Old Bones? |
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Bone, Bones and Skeletons |
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5 | (14) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (4) |
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12 | (1) |
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Hips and Shoulders, Knees and Toes |
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13 | (4) |
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17 | (2) |
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Taphonomy: From Life to Death and Beyond |
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19 | (9) |
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19 | (2) |
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Observation and Experiment |
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21 | (4) |
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Application: Bones Underfoot |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (8) |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (2) |
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Case Study: Medieval Fishergate |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Identification and Description |
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36 | (18) |
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36 | (4) |
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40 | (2) |
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Fragmentation and Preservation |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (4) |
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51 | (3) |
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Counting Bones and Quantifying Taxa |
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54 | (14) |
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Counting Identified Fragments |
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54 | (3) |
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Weighing Identified Fragments |
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57 | (2) |
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Estimating Minimum Numbers |
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59 | (2) |
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Estimating Killed Populations |
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61 | (2) |
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Case Study: Two Baths, Some Dogs and Lots of Cattle |
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63 | (2) |
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Other Means to Similar Ends |
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65 | (3) |
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Out on a Limb: Body-Part Quantification |
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68 | (12) |
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69 | (6) |
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Case Study: Back to the Baths |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (3) |
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Estimation of Age at Death |
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80 | (3) |
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Dental Eruption and Attrition |
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83 | (7) |
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Case Study: Lambs in Roman York |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (4) |
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96 | (2) |
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Palaeopathology: Understanding Sickness and Injury |
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98 | (13) |
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As Reported by Veterinarians |
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99 | (6) |
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As Reported by Zooarchaeologists |
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105 | (3) |
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Some Thoughts on the Way Ahead |
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108 | (3) |
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Metrical and Non-Metrical Variation |
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111 | (12) |
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111 | (6) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (4) |
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Climate, Environment and Small Vertebrates |
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123 | (8) |
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Where Did All These Mice Come From? Understanding Deposition |
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123 | (4) |
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Where Did This Tortoise Come From Small Vertebrates and Climate |
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127 | (4) |
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Hunting and Fishing: People as Predators |
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131 | (16) |
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Communal Big-game Hunting |
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133 | (4) |
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137 | (2) |
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Seasonal Fowling and Fishing |
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139 | (5) |
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144 | (3) |
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Settling Down: The Domestication of Animals and People |
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147 | (13) |
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Understanding Domestication |
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147 | (3) |
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Recognizing Domestic Animals |
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150 | (5) |
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Inferring Husbandry Practices |
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155 | (1) |
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Uninvited Guests: the Side Effects of Settling Down |
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156 | (2) |
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Ourselves and Other Animals |
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158 | (2) |
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Urban Garbage: On Drovers, Butchers, Wealth and Rats |
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160 | (13) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (3) |
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Recognizing the Rich and Famous |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (4) |
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173 | (4) |
| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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