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Identification of Feather Fragments by Microstudies1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2018

Lyndon L. Hargrave
Lyndon L. Hargrave*
Affiliation:
Southwest Archeological Center, Globe, Arizona
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Abstract

Not much work has been done on identification of feather fragments because of a deficiency in methods and a lack of trained persons. One individual, trained in these techniques, was tested intensively to determine the accuracy of his identifications. Besides identifying archaeological feather fragments, he also identified small fragments from artifacts (such as cotton socks), which is one example of the usefulness of this technique.

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4 Techniques
Information
Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology , Volume 19: Contributions of the Wetherill Mesa Archeological Project , October 1965 , pp. 202 - 205
Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1965 

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Footnotes

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This is Contribution No. 25 of the Wetherill Mesa Archeological Project.

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