For a less archaeological view of fluvial transport and deposition, try
Martin, RE 1999. 'Taphonomy. A process approach' (Cambridge University
Press). He uses Behrensmeyer's work a lot, but includes other work that
might be of interest to you.
Terry
Jacqui Mulville wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am just working my way through a UK assemblage of
> animal bone found in association with articulated human
> bone in a paleochanel (torsos, limbs, skulls etc both
> adult and lots of children). The bone was sort of trapped
> behind a log jam.
>
> Now there are a number of scenarios under which this bone
> arrived in the river: deliberate dumping/ritual,
> flooding, drowning, rubbish disposal etc. So I was
> wondering if anyone knew of references to riverine
> assemblages - particuarly those that consider how
> material travels in water, how skeletons break up, the
> sort of damage caused by water movement etc. I know some
> work has been done on this by Ros Coard. Also anyone else
> written much on animals in rivers, I know humans have
> recieved interest - but non-humans?
>
> For your interest the humans have been RCarbon dated to
> the Bronze Age - and the assemblage has aurochs, red
> deer, sheep, dog, and domestic cattle so far....some of
> the material is butchered (defleshing knife cuts), some
> not. Some eroded/rolled and some not. Complete bones and
> fragments, whole huge antlers and an auroch skull....
>
> All offer of ideas/help gratefully accepted.
>
> jacqui
>
> ----------------------
> Jacqui Mulville,
> EH Regional Science Advisor (E. Mids)
> Oxford University Museum,
> Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
> Tel: 01865-272996 Fax: 01865-272970
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