Hi Jane,
I'm not sure it is possible to distinguish (osteologically) between sheep
and goat fetal bones.
See:
Prummel, W. 1987. Atlas for the identification of foetal skeletal elements
of cattle, horse, sheep and pig. Part 1. Archaeozoologia 1 (1):23-30.
-. 1987. Atlas for the identification of foetal skeletal elements of cattle,
horse, sheep and pig. Part 2. Archaeozoologia 1 (2):11-52.
-. 1988. Atlas for the identification of foetal skeletal elements of cattle,
horse, sheep and pig. Part 3. Archaeozoologia 2:13-26.
Aaron
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Foetal Sheep/Goat Ageing
Dear All,
I am trying to sort out differentiation of pre- and post-natal bones for
sheep and goat for sites from the Croatian Neolithic-Iron Age. Can anyone
recommend articles detailing specific ways of differentiating
(osteologically, not radiographically) between foetal and infant remains,
as well as potentially mid- and late-term foetal remains and perhaps
developmental changes in the first three months post-natal?
Or, alternatively, does anyone have/know of collections of foetal and
infant sheep and goat of known age (preferably of unimproved breeds)?
Sincerely,
Jane Sanford
Candidate for the PhD
Department of Archaeology
University of Cambridge
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