Dear Elan,
This is the main one:
Driesch, A. von den and Boessneck, J. (1974). "Kritische Anmerkungen zur
Widerristhöherberechnung aus Längenmaßen vor- und frühgeschichtlicher
Tierknochen." Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen 22: 325-48.
regards,
Marsha
On Mar 9 2005, Elan Love wrote:
> Hello again Zooarch, First of all, many thanks to everyone who responded
> to my posting a few weeks ago concerning a possible skinned or butchered
> wolf. Among the equid material from the same site is a metacarpal with a
> GL measurement of 235mm. Unfortunately I've had a great deal of trouble
> finding relevant data, including how to estimate size from cannon bones
> and comparable measurements from other sites, but what little I have read
> seems to indicate that this metacarpal is unusually large for ancient
> horses, especially in Roman Italy. Could anyone help me to locate: 1. The
> equation for estimating height from cannon bone measurements 2. Any sites
> (from any period or region) with horses of similar size?
>
> Thanks again,
> Elan Love
> Oberlin College
>
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Dr. Marsha Levine, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3ER, England
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