Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elements
A simple experiment is described which details what happens to the bones of cod when they are walked on by a man. The pattern of fragmentation for various elements is illustrated and an index of robustness proposed for those elements in a cod skeleton most frequently recovered from archaeological si...
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| description | A simple experiment is described which details what happens to the bones of cod when they are walked on by a man. The pattern of fragmentation for various elements is illustrated and an index of robustness proposed for those elements in a cod skeleton most frequently recovered from archaeological sites. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0eb5c6cde16949f5813582977c047fae2024-02-02T19:56:56ZengUniversity of YorkInternet Archaeology1363-53871999-12-01710.11141/ia.7.10 Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elementsAndrew K.G. Jones0York Archaeological Trust, University of BradfordA simple experiment is described which details what happens to the bones of cod when they are walked on by a man. The pattern of fragmentation for various elements is illustrated and an index of robustness proposed for those elements in a cod skeleton most frequently recovered from archaeological sites.http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue7/jones_index.htmlCodGadus morhuaarchaeoichthyologybone fragmentationarchaeology |
| spellingShingle | Andrew K.G. Jones Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elements Internet Archaeology Cod Gadus morhua archaeoichthyology bone fragmentation archaeology |
| title | Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elements |
| title_full | Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elements |
| title_fullStr | Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elements |
| title_short | Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elements |
| title_sort | walking the cod an investigation into the relative robustness of cod gadus morhua skeletal elements |
| topic | Cod Gadus morhua archaeoichthyology bone fragmentation archaeology |
| url | http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue7/jones_index.html |
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