Retracing the steppes : a zooarchaeological analysis of changing
subsistence patterns in the late Neolithic at Tell Sabi Abyad, northern Syria, c. 6900 to 5900 BC
Russell, A.L.
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Russell, A. L. (2010, September 30). Retracing the steppes : a zooarchaeological analysis of changing subsistence patterns in the late Neolithic at Tell Sabi Abyad, northern Syria, c.
6900 to 5900 BC. Universiteit Leiden, Leiden. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/16001
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Appendix 2: Wild Ovicaprid Measurements used in LSI
Table 1: Goats
Measurement Standard (mm)
Width 1st Phalanx BP 13.6
Astragalus Bd 20.9
Calcaneum GB 22.0
Humerus BT 32.0
Metacarpal Bp 28.1
Metatarsal BatF 26.6
Radius Bp 34.0
Scapula SLC 21.0
Tibia Bd 29.5
Length 1st Phalanx Glpe 41.8
2nd Phalanx GL 26.1
Astragalus GLl 32.3
Calcaneum GL 65.5
Pelvis LA 28.5
Depth 1st Phalanx Dp 15.6
Astragalus Dl 17.9
Calcaneum GB 23.5
Humerus Dd 26.6
Metacarpal SD 17.9
Metatarsal SD 14.0
Radius Dp 17.1
Tibia Dd 22.0
- 2 - Table 2: Sheep
Measurement Standard (mm)
Width 1st Phalanx Bp 13.6
2nd Phalanx Bp 13.3
Astragalus Bd 21.1
Calcaneum GB 23.7
Femur Bd 44.4
Humerus BT 32.3
Metacarpal BatF 27.4
Metatarsal Bat F 27.3
Radius Bp 35.3
Scapula SLC 21.4
Tibia Bd 28.7
Ulna BPC 22.3
Length 1st Phalanx Glpe 44.0
2nd Phalanx GL 24.8
Astragalus GLl 32.9
Calcaneum GL 68.2
Humerus GHT 20.7
Metacarpal GL 170.0
Pelvis LA 31.9
Radius GL 193.0
Depth 1st Phalanx Dp 16.3
2nd Phalanx Dp 13.3
Astragalus Dl 18.7
Calcaneum GD 25.7
Femur Dd 53.6
Humerus Dd 29.2
Metacarpal SD 15.7
Metatarsal SD 14.7
Radius Dp 18.1
Tibia Dd 23.1
