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On Small Mammal Remains in Archaeological Context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Peter W. Stahl
Peter W. Stahl*
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Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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Abstract

Analysis of the dissected remains of certain small mammals suggests a consistently high ratio of edible meat to live weight. These figures, together with the great abundance of small mammals in natural and culturally modified settings, are combined to support the argument that they may have been important elements in prehistoric diet. Their dietary status may be consistently underestimated because of a number of biases.

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American Antiquity , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , October 1982 , pp. 822 - 829
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1982

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