OsteoDataNames {cabootcrs}

Osteoarchaeological data with named categories

Description

Animal bones classified by 11 different variables

Usage

OsteoDataNames

Format

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

Species/Taxon - Taxa

Sheep/goat,Pig,Cattle,Deer,Dog,Equid,Large,Medium,Small,Size:indet

Anatomical element - Elem

Horn/antler,Head,Neck,Axial,Upper_front,Lower_front,Upper_hind,Lower_hind,Feet,Metapodials,Long_bone,Element:indet

Recent breakage - Rec

P/A

Cut marks - Cut

P/A

Gnawing - Gnaw

P/A

Weathering stage - Weat

stage 1-4 or A

Thermal stage - Therm

stage 1-5 or A

Trampling - Tram

P/A

Root etching - Root

P/A

Post-depositional - Post

P/A

Context - Context

Secondary,Room_fills,Primary,Floors

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.