An Experimental Approach to Archaeomorphometrics: With Special Reference to Metapodials of Artiodactyls in Sri Lanka
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An Experimental Approach to Archaeomorphometrics: With Special Reference to Metapodials of Artiodactyls in Sri Lanka

An Experimental Approach to Archaeomorphometrics: With Special Reference to Metapodials of Artiodactyls in Sri Lanka

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Kalangi Rodrigo (Author) Kelum N. Manamendra-Arachchi (Author)  

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Measurements of bones and teeth play an important role in zooarchaeology. They are useful in distinguishing between closely related species and between their wild and domestic forms. Measurements can tell us about size and shape, and for large samples it is sometimes possible to ascertain the sex ratio of the animals from which the bones are derived. For sequences of archaeological assemblages, changes in sizes can tell us about environmental and economic changes such as the advent of domestication and livestock improvement. An Experimental Approach to Archaeomorphometrics has the following aims: to publish a set of metapodial (Artiodactyl) measurements to facilitate comparisons with other bones from archaeological sites and to help the interpretation of measurement data; and to gain a better understanding of metric data, i.e., how much dimensions of different bones and parts of bones vary, and how they reflect the condition of the animal in life. To this end the volume uses principal component analysis to interpret morphological differences between taxa. 28 figures (colour throughout)
Kalangi Rodrigo studies at the Department of Archaeology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka as a final year Undergraduate. Her focus is on Zooarchaeology and Ecological Perspectives on Sri Lankan Prehistoric Studies. ; Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi is a faunal specialist and herpetologist currently affiliated with the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeological Research, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. He has been working in Sri Lankan Prehistoric excavations since the 1990s identifying faunal materials.
  • Contributor: Kalangi Rodrigo
  • Imprint: Archaeopress Access Archaeology
  • ISBN13: 9781803271903
  • Number of Pages: 72
  • Packaged Dimensions: 203x276mm
  • Packaged Weight: 271
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Archaeopress
  • Release Date: 2022-03-10
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Kalangi Rodrigo studies at the Department of Archaeology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka as a final year Undergraduate. Her focus is on Zooarchaeology and Ecological Perspectives on Sri Lankan Prehistoric Studies. ; Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi is a faunal specialist and herpetologist currently affiliated with the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeological Research, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. He has been working in Sri Lankan Prehistoric excavations since the 1990s identifying faunal materials.

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