1994
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1994.1039
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The Role of Bone Density in Structuring Prehistoric Salmon Bone Assemblages

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“…These measures likely underestimate certain taxa, particularly fish and small mammals, because of taphonomic issues (e.g., sediment pH, leaching, burning, compaction, and microbial action). For example, fish bones are more likely to be underrepresented compared with mammal bones because of differences in bone structure (17)(18)(19)(20). Furthermore, many sites have variable faunal preservation, limiting these more traditional zooarchaeological approaches.…”
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“…These measures likely underestimate certain taxa, particularly fish and small mammals, because of taphonomic issues (e.g., sediment pH, leaching, burning, compaction, and microbial action). For example, fish bones are more likely to be underrepresented compared with mammal bones because of differences in bone structure (17)(18)(19)(20). Furthermore, many sites have variable faunal preservation, limiting these more traditional zooarchaeological approaches.…”
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“…25,32 Alternatively, it may be remedied by supplementing the use of photon densitometry with an independent method of volume determination, such as water displacement. 34,36 In addition to CT, several other visual imaging technologies have shown similar promise in producing bone density measurements. 37 In Box 1, we have sorted published density data sets into four classes (A-D) according to their accuracy as inferred by the method of shape adjustment used in their calculation.…”
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“…For the present study, we seek to quantify only one very broad expression of element frequency: the ratio of cranial to vertebral specimens. This ratio is potentially useful for taphonomic interpretation, since vertebrae of salmonids tend to be denser and therefore more resistant to destruction than their cranial bones (Butler and Chatters, 1994). To quantify crania, we included a list of 29 commonly occurring midline and paired elements; this number was divided by 52, the number in a single skull, to yield a cranial minimum animal unit (MAU).…”
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