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density-mediatedattrition1 CONSTRUCTDensity-mediatedLYMAN · ZOOARCHAEOLOGY

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Zooarchaeology

the selective destruction of less dense bones, which skews the body-part frequencies found in faunal assemblages.

In zooarchaeology, density-mediated attrition refers to the selective destruction of less dense bones, which skews the body-part frequencies found in faunal assemblages. This meaning comes from Lyman (1984) in Journal of Anthropological Archaeology.[1]

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  1. Lyman, R. L. (1984). Bone density and differential survivorship of fossil classes. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 3(4), 259-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4165(84)90004-7

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