On Small Mammal Remains in Archaeological Context
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 47 (4) , 822-829
- https://doi.org/10.2307/280287
Abstract
Analysis of the dissected remains of certain small mammals suggests a consistently high ratio of edible meat to live weight. These figures, together with the great abundance of small mammals in natural and culturally modified settings, are combined to support the argument that they may have been important elements in prehistoric diet. Their dietary status may be consistently underestimated because of a number of biases.Keywords
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