Dear Rianne,
For burning on antler picks, see
Serjeantson, D. & Gardiner, J. 1995. Antler implements and ox scapulae
shovels. In: Cleal, R. M. J., Walker, K. E. & Montague, R. (eds.)
Stonehenge in its Landscape: Twentieth-Century Excavations. London:
English Heritage.
And
Worley, F. & Serjeantson, D. 2014. The importance of red deer antlers for
the creation of Neolithic monuments, in Deer and People edited by Karis
Baker, Ruth Carden, and Richard Madgwick. Oxford, Windgather Press
Best of luck with your research
Dale Serjeantson
Visiting Fellow
Archaeology
University of Southampton
SO17 1BJ
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>Dear zooarchers,
>
>As part of my research to investigate the past taphonomic effects on a
>Dutch Early Neolithic site, I am trying to classify bone fragments into
>different stages of combustion, looking at colour as well as at the
>texture of the fragments. For my classification I am using
>characteristics mentioned in references such as Shipman et al. (1984),
>Nicholson (1993), Stiner et al. (1995), Cain (2005) and Becdelievre et
>al. (2015).
>
>Using both colour and microscopic texture (up to 50x magnification) does
>improve the accuracy of the classification, but as I am new with this
>kind of analysis, I want to make sure I am classifying the fragments
>correctly. Can anyone who has experience in this kind of analysis help me
>by taking a look at some picture I took of fragments which I classified
>in different combustion stages? I would very much appreciate it. For
>anyone who is willing to help or is just curious about the photographs, I
>can send you the file off-list.
>
>Thank you very much in advance,
>
>Rianne Breider
>
>Research Master student in Archaeozoology
>University of Groningen
>The Netherlands
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