Quantitative Paleozoology

Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology

by R. Lee Lyman

Quantitative Paleozoology describes and illustrates how the remains of long-dead animals recovered from archaeological and paleontological excavations can be studied and analyzed. The methods range from determining how many animals of each species are represented to determining whether one collection consists of more broken and more burned bones than another. All methods are described and illustrated with data from real collections, while numerous graphs illustrate various quantitative properties.

Genres: Archaeology

374 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

Reviews

[Steven Kuehn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Should be required reading for all zooarchaeologists; covers range of topics on quantitative treatment and use of zooarchaeological data, sampling issues, and interpretation of faunal remains. Lyman provides clear, distinct explanations of complex topics, along with illustrative examples.