OsteoData {cabootcrs}

Osteoarchaeological data with categories given as numbers

Description

Animal bones classified by 11 different variables

Usage

OsteoData

Format

A matrix of 6027 bones by 11 variables, each with 2-12 categories

Species/Taxon - Taxa

1-10

Anatomical element - Elem

1-12

Recent breakage - Rec

P/A

Cut marks - Cut

P/A

Gnawing - Gnaw

P/A

Weathering stage - Weat

1-4 or A

Thermal stage - Therm

1-5 or A

Trampling - Tram

P/A

Root etching - Root

P/A

Post-depositional - Post

P/A

Context - Context

1-4

Source

Macheridis, S. The Use of Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) in Taphonomy: The Case of Middle Helladic Asine, Greece International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 27 (2017), pp. 477–-487.