Fish remains in archaeology and paleo-environmental studies / Richard W. Casteel.

By:

Casteel, Richard W

Language: English Series: Studies in archaeological science | Studies in archaeological sciencePublication details: London ; New York : Academic Press, 1976.Description: x, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0121638502

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LOC classification:

CC79.5.A5 C37 1976

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Making a Comparative Osteological Collection of Fish -- 3. Otoliths -- 4. Scales -- 5. Vertebrae -- 6. Comparison of Methods for Estimating Fish Size from Bones -- 7. Some Applications.

Summary: A discussion of the general osteology of fishes is followed by individual reviews of a number of key skeletal elements and fish scales, enabling the investigator to identify the animals involved, assess their season of death, estimate their weight, etc. There are numerous examples showing the value of studies such as these to archaeologists, paleontologists, paleo-climatologists, zoogeographers and fisheries workers throughout the world.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi / Netherlands Institute in Turkey Library	CC79.5.A5, C37 1976 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Not For Loan		59

Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-165) and indexes.

A discussion of the general osteology of fishes is followed by individual reviews of a number of key skeletal elements and fish scales, enabling the investigator to identify the animals involved, assess their season of death, estimate their weight, etc. There are numerous examples showing the value of studies such as these to archaeologists, paleontologists, paleo-climatologists, zoogeographers and fisheries workers throughout the world.

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