
Archaeological Bird Bone and Eggshell Identification
Ariel Taivalkoski(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Will be published approx. on 31. July 2026
Book
Hardback
75 pages
978-1-009-61042-1 (ISBN)
Description
This element provides the reader with an easy-to-read reference guide for avian bone and eggshell analysis. Standard visual identification is the methodology outlined for the analysis of avian bone. This element details how to select reference material, what markers to look for, and tips and tricks for identifying avian bones. Cooking, butchery, pathology, and age will be discussed alongside reference images the reader can use when identifying these in their own collections. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is the method utilized for avian eggshell identification in this element. Information about creating your own reference images and performing microscopy are detailed. How to identify several types of cooking methods, embryogenesis (stage of egg development), and weathering will also be discussed. This is the first element to provide methodologies for both avian bone identification and SEM identification of avian eggshell.
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English
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Cambridge
United Kingdom
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978-1-009-61042-1 (9781009610421)
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Ariel Taivalkoski
Archaeological Bird Bone and Eggshell Identification
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approx. 07/2026
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. Introduction to bird bone and eggshell identification; 2. Taxonomic identification of bird bones; 3. Elements of the bird skeleton and bone markers; 4. Cooking, pathology, and age of bird bones; 5. Taxonomic identification of bird eggshell; 6. Cooking, embryogenesis, and weathering of bird eggshell; 7. References.