Walking the cod: an investigation into the relative robustness of cod, Gadus morhua, skeletal elements

Andrew K.G. Jones

York Archaeological Trust and the University of Bradford, Cromwell House, 13 Ogleforth, York, UK.
tel: +44 1904 663000, fax: +44 1904 640029
email: Bone.Bone.YAT@yorkarch.demon.co.uk

Abstract

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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