Dear Zooarchers,
The zooarchaeology group at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig is currently
working on a project to scan in 3D a variety of reference skeletons. These
will hopefully be of use for identifications in the field when you do not
have actual bones on hand for comparison.
The 3D models can be downloaded for free in PDF at our website:
http://www.eva.mpg.de/evolution/files/downloads.htm
You must fill out a short registration before downloading the PDFs.
Currently, we have the following taxa available:
Rangifer tarandus (one juvenile, one adult)
Ammotragus lervia
Capra ibex
Equus caballus
Gazella gazella
The skeletons are complete or nearly complete (sometimes missing the
cranium) and scanned by element. You will need Adobe Acrobat version 7 or
higher to use the 3D capabilities in the PDFs.
Please feel free to contact us for questions or feedback.
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Also find our recent paper in J. Archaeological Science on the methods and
equipment used in this project (September issue or available on our website)
Best regards, Laura
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