Hi Jill,
Please note the following as starters:
----Binford, Lewis R.
1978 Nunamiut Ethnoarchaeology. New York: Academic Press.
-Gross and dry bone weights for sheep; page 16, Table 1.1.
-Comparative body proportions for sheep; page 18, Table 1.3.
----Zeder, Melinda A.
1991 Feeding Cities: Specialized Animal Economy in the Ancient
Near East. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.
-Standard Bovid carcass and expected element ratios
All best wishes,
Levent
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Levent Atici
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Anthropology
Zooarchaeology Laboratory
Harvard University
11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Phone (Office): 617-496-2387
Phone (Lab): 617-495-8317
On 3/6/2006 11:16 AM, Jill Weber wrote:
>Dear zooarchs -
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>Can anyone direct me to a reference that gives weights for different elements in the skeleton? or
>even for a grouping (e.g. head, forelimb, hindlimb, trunk, etc.). how about relative to total bone
>weight? If anyone knows of such for goat, sheep or pig, I would be most grateful to hear it.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jill
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