Dear Johanna,
Silver (1969, 299-301) provides some data for the ageing of camels by
tooth eruption, but I have heard several times that the data given by
Silver are not toatally reliable.
Best
Christian
Reference:
Silver, I. A. (1969): The Ageing of Domestic Animals. in: Brothwell,
Don / Higgs, Eric / Clark, Grahame (eds.): Science in Archaeology – A
Survey of Progress and Research, 283-302, London
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Am 24.04.2012 um 09:06 schrieb Johanna Sigl:
> Dear all,
>
> could someone point me to a publication on sexing dromedary camel
> bones? Is there a study about aging camels similiar to Habermehl or
> like?
>
> Thanks and best wishes,
>
> Johanna Sigl
> PhD Candidate
> Institute for Egyptology
> Institute for Palaeoanatomy
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