Klein et al. discuss this for elk, and also note that for more hypsodont
ruminants (i.e. bovids), M1 pinches in at the base while M2 has parallel
sides. I have found this to work well, as long as they arenšt very worn
down, of course. See pages 21-23 in:
Klein, Richard G., Cornelia Wolf, Leslie G. Freeman, and Kathryn Allwarden
1981 The use of dental crown heights for constructing the age profiles of
red deer and similar species in archaeological samples. Journal of
Archaeological Science 8:1-31.
Rissa
Nerissa Russell
Professor
Department of Anthropology
Cornell University
On 10/7/16, 12:31 PM, "Analysis of animal remains from archaeological
sites on behalf of Richard H Meadow" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of
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>Dear Zooarchers,
>A colleague of ours, Mary Prendergast, sent me the following query:
>
>I recall a paper -- and cannot find it anywhere -- that discusses how to
>separate lower M1s from M2s based on measurements at the enamel-root
>junction. (To clarify, I do not mean differentiating O from C, but
>rather differentiating an M1 from an M2).
>
>Does anyone know of this paper and, if so, could you provide us with the
>citation or even a PDF of the paper if you have it easily available.
>
>Thanks,
>Richard
>
>Richard H Meadow
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