Hi Lindsay,
An excellent fish-scale reference exists for the Northeast Pacific which
might be of general interest to you (see link and reference below). Another
paper discusses the paleo-climatic potential for fish-scales including
quantification, taphonomy, and sample size issues.
Good luck with your project.
Cheers,
Iain McKechnie
Victoria, BC
Patterson, R. T., C. Wright, A. S. Chang, L. A. Taylor, P. D. Lyons, A.
Dallimore and A. Kumar
2002 Atlas of common squamatological (fish scale) material in
coastal British Columbia and an assessment of the utility of various scale
types in paleofisheries reconstruction. Palaeontologia Electronica 4(2).
Available online at http://www.palaeo-electronica.org/2001_2/toc.htm
O'Connell, J. M. and V. Tunnicliffe
2001 The Use of Sedimentary Fish Remains for Interpretation of
Long-term fish Population Fluctuations. Marine Geology 174:177-195.
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:20:08 +0100 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Dear Lindsay,
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> This reference might be of help:
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> Robert A.Daniels. Guide to the identification of scales of inland of
> northeastern North America. New York State Museum Bulletin 488:1-97,
> 1996.
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> It was downloadable somewhere (see ZOOARCH archives). Unfortunately,
> with 12MB I can't E-mail it to you!
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> Best wishes, Jessica
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> From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lindsay Judith Foreman
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> Subject: [ZOOARCH] Fish Scale Analyses
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> Hello All!
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> I am currently analyzing an assemblage from southwestern Ontario that is
> approximately 1000 years old. It is associated with the lower Great
> Lakes Western Basin Tradition, and it appears that even fish scales were
> preserved. I don't have any experience working with the scales
> themselves and I was wondering if anybody could suggest methods of
> quantification, identification, and analysis.
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> Thanks so much!
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> Lindsay Foreman
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> Lindsay Foreman HBSc, MA
> PhD Candidate
> Department of Anthropology
> University of Western Ontario
> London, ON
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