0100,0100,0100Dear All,
Please, let's try not to confuse the use of the MNI as a mean to
estimate the actual minimum number of animals that were present
on a site, or the total output of meat that could have been produced
at a given time
WITH
the use of the MNI as a handy - though, as all the others, terribly
imperfect - quantification system for assessing relative proportions
of species.
I am sure this difference is clear to everybody who has contributed
to the debate, but just in case it might have created any confusion
in our less experienced members.
Cheers,
Umberto
Umberto Albarella
Department of Ancient History and Archaeology
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
U.K.
tel. +44/121/4147386
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