Hi, yes they do overlap hugely - better to use morphological differences
(or leave as swan sp.) if you can find it see Bacher, A. (1967)
Vergleichend morphologische Untersuchungen an Einzelknochen des
postkranialen Skeletts in Mitteleuropa vorkommender Schwäne und Gänse,
Inaugural-Dissertation aus dem Institut für Päloanatomie,
Domestikationsforshung und Geschichte der Tiermedizin der Universität
München.
You are welcome to come and see the book (and specimens) if you draw a
blank.
Sheila
SH-D ArchaeoZoology
http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk
On 29/03/2011 16:51, Martyn Allen wrote:
> Dear all,
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> I am currently analysing some swan remains from a 2nd/3rd century AD urban site in southern England. Serjeantson notes, in her discussion of Iron Age Haddenham, that mute and whooper swans tend overlap in terms of their bone sizes with modern mute's exhibiting quite a wide range. Does anybody have any biometric data from swan bones (coracoid, humerus, ulna, carpometacarpus, first wing phalanx, femur or tibiotarsus) from British or European sites (preferably IA-medieval) that they would be willing to share for comparative analysis? Any help would be duly and very gratefully acknowledged!
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> Best wishes,
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> Martyn Allen
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