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A novel method for integrated age and sex determination from archaeological cattle mandibles |
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| Authors: | S McGrory EM Svensson A Götherström J Mulville AJ Powell MJ Collins TP O'Connor |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Archaeology, University of York, Kings Manor, York YO1 7EP, UK;2. Evolutionsbiologiskt Centrum, Norbyv. 18D, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden;3. Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University, Humanities Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff CF10 3EU, UK;4. BioArch, University of York, Biology, S Block, PO Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UK |
| Abstract: | Analysis of ancient cattle husbandry is compromised by the need for conventional analysis of sex and age at death to use different elements of the skeleton, usually from different individuals. We demonstrate a technique using aDNA acquired from cattle mandibles and combined with age-at-death estimation based on dental eruption in the same specimens. Application to small sample groups from two sites in Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Scottish Western Isles) show a high success rate, and demonstrates the potential for a more nuanced interpretation of ancient cattle husbandry. |
| Keywords: | Zooarchaeology Husbandry Cattle DNA Mortality |
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