It's interesting to see what the limits of butchery anlysis might be. See:
Blumenschine 1996. ‘Blind Tests of Inter-analyst Correspondence and
Accuracy in the Identification of Cut Marks, Percussion Marks, and Carnivore
Tooth Marks on Bone Surfaces’, Journal of Archaeological Science 23:493-507.
Gobalet, K.W. 2001. ‘A Critique of Faunal Analysis: Inconsistency among
Experts in Blind Tests’, Journal of Archaeological Science 28:377-86.
If you are looking at interpretation as well as identification, it rather
depends what contexts you want to look at: high level society, or
hunter-gatherers, for example?
It may be interesting to look at skinning marks (e.g. on dogs and cats).
For understanding meat distribution, Pam Crabtree's papers are very useful:
Crabtree, P.J. 1990. ‘Zooarchaeology and Complex Societies: Some Uses of
Faunal Analysis for the Study of Trade, Social Status and Ethnicity’,
155-205 in M.B. Schiffer (ed.), Archaeology: Method and Theory 2., Tucson,
University of Arizona Press.
Crabtree, P.J. 1996. ‘Production and Consumption in an Early Complex
Society: Animal Use in Middle Saxon East Anglia’, World Archaeology 28
(1):58-75.
Also plenty of things by Terry O'Connor, and Mark Maltby.
For fish, a good starting point is:
Barrett, J.H., Nicholson, R.A., and Cerón-Carrasco, R. 1999.
‘Archaeo-ichthyological Evidence for Long-term Socioeconomic Trends in
Northern Scotland: 3500 BC to AD 1500’, Journal of Archaeological Science
26:353-88.
Some interesting work on bone destruction has been done by Alan Outram, (I
think in J.Arch Sci).
Hope something in here is of use
Steve
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From: DEBZ <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, October 18, 2001 3:33 PM
Subject: Butchery
>Hello,
>Im currently doing research for my undergraduate dissertation on the
>identification of butchery marks on animal bone assemblages. I was
>wondering if anyone on the list can give me any references to any good
>publications?
>
>Thanks DEBZ
>
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