Rich - you are not alone in going back to Theodore White's papers on
butchery. I find them to be a helpful reminder of the basic principles
of butchery analysis, clearly expressed, and unsophisticated in the best
sense. More minimalist than romantic?
Terry O'Connor
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> DEBZ and John,
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> I suppose it makes me a romantic in a scientific sense, but I still like to
> start with the various works by Theodore White on Plains bone assemblages,
> and the classic by John Guilday, Paul Parmalee and Don Tanner, 1962
> "Aboriginal Butchering Techniques at the Eschelman Site (36 La 12) Lancaster
> County, Pennsylvania" in Pennsylvania Archaeologist, Volume 32(2): 59-83.
>
> For White's work, check White, Theodore 1955 "Observations on the butchering
> techniques of some aboriginal peoples, Nos. 7, 8, and 9" American Antiquity
> 21 (2) 170-178, which should give you the references to 1-6.
>
> As John notes, there have been hundreds of works since then. One source of
> information I find usually missed is forensic anthropology, which often has
> very detailed analysis of tool marks (weapons) on bone. I think the two
> volumes edited by Kathleen Reichs both have such papers in them.
>
> Rich White
> International Wildlife Museum
> Tucson, Az.
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