Nicholson, R. A. (1992). Bone survival: the effects of sedimentary abrasion and trampling on fresh and cooked bone. Internat J Osteoarchaeol 2 (1). Vol 2(1), pp. 79-90. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.1390020110.
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Bone survival: the effects of sedimentary abrasion and trampling on fresh and cooked bone | |||||
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Internat J Osteoarchaeol 2 (1) | |||||
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology | |||||
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2 (1) | |||||
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79 - 90 | |||||
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It is commonly assumed that, at least when considering similar sized animals, the bones from all taxa stand an equal chance of preservation. This paper summarises one aspect of a larger study undertaken in order to assess whether this assumption is true, based on the results of experiments and observations into the effects of a range of pre-depositional processes. The rates of bone destruction by sedimentary abrasion and by trampling are determined for small mammal, fish and frog bones. Patterns of bone loss and fragmentation are examined both between species and within the skeleton, for fresh and boiled bone. It is shown that there is considerable interspecies variation in the ability of bones to withstand these physical forces. Within the skeleton, bone shape appears to be a very important determinant of relative survival. Boiling dramatically reduces bone's resistance to destruction. Au(abr) | |||||
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1992 | |||||
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20 Jan 2002 |
