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Identification is integral to the archaeological analysis of animal remains. [10]: 1 Identification of animal remains requires a combination of anatomy, taxonomy, and studies of archaeological context. [10]: 1 The ability to identify a piece of bone requires knowing what element (bone in the body) it is, and to what animal the bone belongs.
A set of mammal bones which may be from several specimens. In various archaeological disciplines including archaeology, forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, osteoarchaeology and zooarchaeology, the number of identified specimens (also number of individual specimens or number of individual species), or NISP, is defined as the number of identified specimens for a specific site.
A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals.There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is a rigid outer shell that holds up an organism's shape; the endoskeleton, a rigid internal frame to which the organs and soft tissues attach; and the hydroskeleton, a flexible internal structure supported by the hydrostatic pressure of body fluids.
A large coprolite of a carnivorous dinosaur found in Harding County, South Dakota, US A large Miocene coprolite from South Carolina, US Coprolites found on the Blahnita riverbed, Romania, showing a seed inclusion (right specimen) A large coprolite from South Carolina, US Age: White River Oligocene; Location: Northwest Nebraska; Dimensions: Varies (25 mm × 20 mm); Weight: 8-10 g; Features ...
The term poebrotherium comes from Ancient Greek: ποιηβόρος (poiēbóros, "grass-eating") [5] and θηρίον (thēríon, "wild animal; animal; "beast"), [6] in Latinised form. The specific epithet is the Latinised name of a person or place, or a Latin adjective denoting a postulated characteristic of the species.
ZooMS is the most common archaeological application of peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) and can be used for species identification of bones, teeth, skin and antler. It is commonly used to identify objects that cannot be identified morphologically.
Tests of animal bones found nearby suggest that the climate was harsh — comparable to modern-day Siberia. That means humans were having success in an extreme climate some 45,000 years ago.
The same cannot be said for human bone collagen, as δ 18 O values in collagen seem to be impacted by drinking water, food water, and a combination of metabolic and physiological processes. [84] δ 18 O values from bone minerals are essentially an averaged isotopic signature throughout the entire life of the individual. [85]