John is right that there are zillions of butchery mark references. If you really want them, I can give you many of them off-list. But in addition to Binford, a nice review of the literature is: Fisher, John W., Jr. 1995 Bone surface modifications in zooarchaeology. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 2(1):7-68. >There are zillions of references but the classic standard where many have >started is a book by Lewis Binford called Bones: Ancient Men and Modern >Myths 1981, Academic Press. > >On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, DEBZ wrote: > >> Hello, >> Im currently doing research for my undergraduate dissertation on the >> identification of butchery marks on animal bone assemblages. I was >> wondering if anyone on the list can give me any references to any good >> publications? >> >> Thanks DEBZ >> > >John D. Speth Home (734) 662-9505 >Museum of Anthropology Office: (734) 764-1240 >4009 Museums Building E-mail: [log in to unmask] >University of Michigan Fax: (734) 763-7783 >Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079 USA -- Nerissa Russell Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-6790 fax (607) 255-3747 [log in to unmask]