The York System: An integrated zooarchaeological database for research and teaching

Table of Contents

• Summary
• Table of Contents

• List of Figures
• Introduction
• Background: The Original Environmental Archaeology Unit Database
• Designing the York System
  • User requirements
  • Structure
• The York System's Recording Protocol
  • Introduction
  • Approaches to recording
  • Specimen level recording
    • Taxa
    • Elements
    • Element fragmentation and the use of diagnostic zones
    • Completeness and fragmentation
    • Side
    • Age and fish size
    • Sex
    • Measurements
    • Weight
    • Pathology and non-metrical variation
    • Butchery and gnawing
    • Texture and preservation
    • Recovery level
    • Others
  • Context level recording
  • Site level recording
  • Quantification and reports
• Demonstration
• System Requirements and Installation - download the York System
• Conclusions and Further Work
• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography

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