Index
A
- acetabular notch *, *, *, *
- acetabulum
*
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- articulation with femur *
- bandicoot *
- birds *
- cat *
- chicken *
- cow *
- decision process *
- dingo *
- emu *
- horse *
- human *, *
- kangaroo *
- pig *, *
- possum *
- quoll *
- rabbit *
- sheep *
- wallaby *
- wombat *
- Achilles tendon *
- acromion *, *, *
- altricial young *
- alveoli *
- angular process *
- animal size *
- ankle joint *, *, *
- archaeological assemblages
*-*
- as indication of site use *
- counting elements in see counting bones, counting species
- juveniles in *-*
- mandible *
- arm see fore limb, humerus, radius, ulna
- articular facet *
- articulation (definition) *
- appendicular skeleton *
- ascending ramus *, *
- astragalus
*, *
- all species *
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- articulation with calcaneus see sustentaculum tali
- articulation with tibia *
- bandicoot *
- cat *
- cow *
- horse *
- human *, *
- kangaroo *, *, *
- labelled *
- pig *
- rabbit *
- sheep *, *
- wallaby *
- wombat *
- axial skeleton *
B
- baby teeth see deciduous teeth
- bandicoot
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated limb *
- astragalus *, *
- calcaneus *, *
- dentition *
- femur *
- humerus *
- innominate (of pelvis) *
- mandible *
- radius *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- Bennet’s wallaby *; see also wallaby
- bicep *
- bicipital groove *
- bicondylar angle *
- biped
*
- definition *
- motion *
- radius *
- birds *; see also chicken, emu
- bone identification
*, *, *-*
- by an expert *, *, *, *, *, *
- of juveniles see juvenile bones
- using a comparative collection see comparative collection
- using size *, *, *
- bone preservation and storage *
- bone recovery *, *
- Bos taurus see cow
- brushtail possum see possum
- butchery
*-*, *, *-*
- extremities *-*
- humerus *
- pelvis *
- scapula *
- tibia *
C
- calcaneus
*, *
- all species *
- archaeological assemblages, in *-*
- articulation with astragalus see sustentaculum tali
- bandicoot *
- cat *
- cow *
- diagnostic features *
- head *
- horse *
- human *
- kangaroo *, *, *
- labelled *
- pig *
- rabbit *
- shaft *
- sheep *, *, *
- wallaby *
- wombat *
- cancellous bone see trabecular bone
- Canis sp see dingo
- carnivore
*, *
- radius see radius: carnivore
- carpal *, *-*
- capitulum *
- cat
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated hind limb *
- astragalus *, *
- calcaneus *, *
- dentition *
- epicondylar foramen *
- femur *
- humerus *, *
- innominate (of pelvis) *
- mandible *
- mental foramina *
- radius *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- chewing muscles *
- chicken
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *, *
- femur *
- glenoid fossa *
- humerus *, *
- pelvis *
- radius *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- chin *
- comparative collection *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *
- coracoid process *, *
- coronoid process
*, *, *-*
- distinguishing between wombats and pigs *
- cortical bone *
- counting bones *-*; see also zooarchaeology: in practice
- counting species *-*; see also zooarchaeology: in practice
- cow
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated fore limb *
- articulated hind limb *
- astragalus *, *
- calcaneus *, *
- deltoid tuberosity *, *
- dentition *
- femur *
- humerus *, *
- mandible *
- mental foramina *
- metacarpal *
- metatarsal *
- pelvis *
- phalanx *
- radius *
- scapula *, *
- supra-acetabular fossa *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- cranium *, *, *
- cut marks see butchery
D
- Dasyurus maculatus see quoll
- deciduous teeth
*-*
- definition *
- deltoid tuberosity
*
- diagnostic features *-*
- cow *
- horse *
- marsupials *
- dental arcade *
- dental formulae *-*
- dentition
*, *, *, *-*; see also mandible
- distinguishing human and pig *
- distinguishing marsupial and placental *, *
- species identification *-*
- types of teeth *
- diastema *
- diet *
- dingo
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- astragalus *
- calcaneus *
- deltoid tuberosity *
- dentition *
- femur *
- humerus *, *, *
- innominate (of pelvis) *
- mandible *
- olecranon process *
- pelvis *
- radius *
- scapula *
- supratrochlear foramen *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- dog see dingo
- donkey see horse
- Dromaius novaehollandiae see emu
E
- elbow *
- emu
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *, *
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- articulated limb *
- femur *
- glenoid fossa *
- humerus *
- pelvis *, *
- radius *, *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- epicondylar foramen
*, *, *
- cat *
- kangaroo *
- macropods *, *
- epiphysis
- archaeological sites, in *
- definition *
- fused/unfused *
- marsupials *
- epipubic bone
*
- marsupials *
- Equus sp see horse
- eutherian see introduced species
- expert identification see bone identification: by an expert
- extremities
*
- ankle see ankle joint; see also astragalus
- archaeological assemblages, in *-*, *
- articulated view *-*, *-*
- bandicoot *
- butchery and tanning *-*
- cat *
- cow *
- distinguishing human and macropod *
- emu *
- fused metapodials *
- horse *
- human *-*, *
- kangaroo *, *
- pig *
- rabbit *
- sheep *, *
- wallaby *
- wombat *
F
- Felis domesticus see cat
- femoral head *
- femoral neck *
- femoral shaft *, *
- femur
*
- archaeological assemblages, in *, *
- articulation with pelvis *, *
- articulation with tibia *, *
- articulated view *
- bandicoot *
- butchery *
- cat *
- chicken *
- complete *
- cow *
- decision process *
- diagnostic features *-*
- dingo *
- distal view, all species *
- distinguishing from humerus *, *
- distinguishing human and macropod *
- emu *
- horse *, *
- human *
- kangaroo *, *
- labelled *
- orientation and siding *
- pig *
- possum *
- proximal view, all species *
- quoll *
- rabbit *
- sheep *, *
- species identification *-*
- wallaby *
- wombat *
- fibula
*, *
- fused and unfused tibia/fibula *
- fingers see phalanges
- Flannery’s Systems Theory *
- flat bones *
- folivore see diet
- foot see extremities
- fore limb *; see also humerus, radius, ulna
- forearm see humerus
- fovea capitum *
- fused radius see radius: fused and unfused radius/ulna
G
- Gallus sp see chicken
- glenoid fossa
*-*
- articulation with humerus *
- chicken *
- distal view, all species *
- emu *
- goat *; see also sheep
- greater trochanter *, *
- greater tubercle
*, *
- human *
- grey kangaroo *; see also kangaroo
H
- hand see extremities
- head (cranium) see cranium
- head (of calcaneus) *
- head (of femur) *
- head (of humerus) *
- head (of radius) *
- head (of ulna) *
- heel bone see calcaneus
- herbivore see diet
- hind limb *, *; see also femur, tibia
- hip joint *, *; see also pelvis
- hip socket see acetabulum
- Homo sapiens see human
- hoofed animals see ungulate
- horse
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated fore limb *
- articulated hind limb *
- astragalus *-*
- calcaneus *, *
- deltoid tuberosity *, *
- dentition *
- femur *, *
- humerus *, *
- mandible *
- metacarpal *
- metatarsal *
- pelvis *
- radius *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- human
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- astragalus *, *, *
- calcaneus *, *
- carpals *
- deltoid tuberosity *
- dentition *
- distinguishing from kangaroo *
- extremities *
- femur *
- foot
*-*
- articulated view *, *
- hand
*
- articulated view *
- humerus *-*, *
- mandible *, *
- orientation and siding *
- pelvis *, *, *
- phalanx *
- radius *-*, *
- scapula *, *
- tibia *, *
- ulna *
- human–animal interactions *-*
- human–environment interaction *
- humeral shaft *, *
- humerus
*
- archaeological assemblages, in *, *
- articulation with radius *, *
- articulation with scapula *, *
- articulation with ulna *, *, *
- bandicoot *
- butchery *
- carnivores *, *
- cat *
- chicken *
- complete and incomplete *, *
- cow *
- decision process *-*
- diagnostic features *
- dingo *, *
- distal view, all species *
- distinguishing between marsupials *
- distinguishing dog and cat *
- distinguishing from femur *
- distinguishing human and animal *
- distinguishing marsupial and placental *
- emu *
- head *
- horse *
- human *
- incomplete see humerus: complete and incomplete
- kangaroo *, *, *
- labelled *
- macropods *
- orientation and siding *
- pig *
- possum *
- proximal view, all species *
- quadruped *
- quoll *
- rabbit *
- shaft see humeral shaft
- sheep *, *
- size *-*
- species identification *-*
- wallaby *
- wombat *, *
I
- iliac blade
*, *, *
- dingo *
- marsupial *
- iliac crest *, *, *
- iliac neck *, *, *
- ilium
*
- human *
- immature animals see juvenile bones
- innominate
*, *, *; see also pelvis
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- intercondylar eminence *
- interosseous crest
*
- human *
- intertubercular groove see bicipital groove
- introduced species
*-*
- distinguishing from native *-*, *
- irregular bones *
- ischium *, *
J
- jaw bone see mandible
- juvenile bones
*, *
- archaeological assemblages, in *-*
- fused and unfused radius/ulna *, *
K
- kangaroo
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- astragalus *, *, *
- articulated hind foot *
- articulated view *
- calcaneus *, *, *
- deltoid tuberosity *
- dentition *
- epiphysis *
- femur *, *
- humerus *, *, *, *
- innominate (of pelvis) *
- nutrient foramen *
- mandible *, *
- pelvis *, *
- phalanx *
- radius *-*, *
- scapula *, *
- semi-articulated foot *
- tibia *, *
- ulna , *, *-*
- knee joint *, *, *
L
- lamellar bone *
- lateral condyle *, *
- lateral epicondyle *, *
- lateral supracondylar crest
*, *
- macropods *, *
- leg see hind limb
- lesser trochanter *, *
- lesser tubercle see deltoid tuberosity
- limbs see appendicular skeleton; see also fore limb, hind limb
- linea aspera *
M
- macropod
see also kangaroo, wallaby
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- distinguishing features *
- extremities *
- radius *, *
- Macropus giganteus see kangaroo
- Macropus rufogriseus see wallaby
- mandible
*, *
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- bandicoot *
- cat *
- cow *
- decision process *
- diagnostic features *, *
- dingo *
- distinguishing human and animal *
- distinguishing kangaroo and wallaby *
- distinguishing marsupial and placental *, *
- horse *
- human *
- kangaroo *
- labelled *
- orientation and siding *
- pig *
- possum *
- quoll *
- rabbit *
- sheep *, *
- species identification *-*
- wallaby *
- wombat *, *
- mandibular condyle *, *
- mandibular foramen
*
- location, as diagnostic feature *
- mandibular notch *, *
- mandibular ramus *
- mandibular shelf *
- mandibular symphysis
*
- fused *
- manus see extremities
- marsupial mammals see native species
- masseteric fossa *, *
- masticatory muscles see chewing muscles
- medial condyle *, *
- medial epicondyle
*, *
- human and marsupials *
- medial malleolus *, *
- medial shaft *
- mental foramina
*
- cat, cow and pig *
- metacarpals
*
- articulation with radius *
- cow *
- horse *, *
- sheep *
- metapodials
*; see also extremities
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- metatarsals
see also extremities, metapodials
- cow *, *
- horse *
- sheep *, *
- metatherian see native species
- milk teeth see deciduous teeth
- minimum number of anatomical units (MAU) *-*
- minimum number of elements (MNE) *-*
- minimum number of individuals (MNI) *-*
N
- native cat see quoll
- native species
*-*
- distinguishing between *
- distinguishing from introduced *-*, *
- epipubic bones *
- neck (femur) see femoral neck
- neck (pelvis) see iliac neck
- neck (scapula) *, *
- number of identified specimens per taxon (NISP) *
- nutrient foramen
*
- marsupials *
- possum *
O
- obturator foramen *
- olecranon fossa *
- olecranon process
*-*, *
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- distinguishing cat and dingo *
- omnivore see diet
- Oryctolagus sp see rabbit
- os coxa see innominate
- Ovis aries see sheep
P
- patellar surface *
- pelvic neck see iliac neck
- pelvis
*, *; see also acetabulum
- ageing and sexing *
- archaeological assemblages, in *, *
- articulated view *, *, *
- articulation with femur *
- butchery *
- chicken *
- cow *
- decision process *
- diagnostic features *-*
- dingo *
- distinguishing marsupial and placental *
- emu *, *
- horse *
- human *, *, *
- incomplete *, *
- kangaroo *, *
- labelled *
- orientation and siding *
- pig *
- possum *, *
- quoll *
- rabbit *-*
- sheep *, *
- size *
- species identification *-*
- wombat *
- Perameles sp see bandicoot
- pes see extremities
- phalanges
*, *
- cow *
- distinguishing using comparative collection *
- human *
- kangaroo *, *
- pig
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated hind limb *
- astragalus *, *
- calcaneus *, *
- coronoid process *
- dentition *
- distal view *
- femur *
- humerus *, *
- juvenile tibia *
- mandible *
- mental foramina *
- pelvis *
- radius *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- unfused epiphysis *
- placental mammals see introduced species
- possum
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated pelvis *
- astragalus *
- calcaneus *
- deltoid tuberosity *
- dentition *
- femur *
- humerus *, *
- innominate (of pelvis) *
- mandible *
- nutrient foramen *, *
- pelvis *
- radius *, *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- post-cranial
*
- definition *
- post-depositional
see also taphonomy
- definition *
- precocial young *
- pubic symphysis *
- pubis *, *
Q
- quadruped
*
- definition *
- humerus *
- scapula *
- quoll
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated pelvis *
- dentition *
- femur *
- humerus *
- innominate (of pelvis) *
- mandible *
- radius *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
R
- rabbit
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated hind limb *
- astragalus *, *
- calcaneus *, *
- dentition *
- femur *
- humerus *, *
- innominate (of pelvis) *
- mandible *
- radius *, *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
- radial head *
- radial notch *
- radial shaft *
- radial tuberosity *
- radius
*
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- articulation with carpals *, *
- articulation with humerus *, *
- articulation with ulna *, *
- bandicoot *
- biped *
- butchery *
- carnivore *
- cat *, *
- chicken *
- complete *
- cow *
- decision process *
- diagnostic features *
- distal view, all species *
- dingo *, *
- distinguishing human and other animal *
- distinguishing human and kangaroo
- distinguishing wallaby and possum *
- emu *, *, *
- fused and unfused radius/ulna *-*, *, *
- horse *
- human *-*, *
- incomplete *
- labelled *
- kangaroo *-*, *
- macropod *
- orientation and siding *
- pig *
- possum *, *
- proximal view, all species *
- quoll *
- rabbit *, *
- sheep *, *
- species identification *-*
- unfused see radius: fused and unfused radius/ulna
- ungulate *
- wallaby *, *
- wombat *
- recovery bias *
- ribs *
- rotating radius *
S
- sacrum *
- scapula
*, *, *, *
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- articulated view *
- articulation with humerus *, *
- bandicoot *
- butchery *
- cat *
- chicken *
- complete *, *
- cow *, *
- decision process *-*
- diagnostic features *
- dingo *
- distinguishing human and other animal *
- emu *
- horse *
- human *
- incomplete *, *
- kangaroo *
- labelled *
- neck *, *
- orientation and siding *
- pig *
- possum *
- quoll *
- rabbit *
- sheep *, *
- species identification *-*
- wallaby *
- wombat *
- scavenging *-*
- sciatic notch *
- semilunar notch see trochlear notch
- shaft (calcaneus) *
- shaft (femur) see femoral shaft
- shaft (humerus) see humeral shaft
- shaft (radius) see radial shaft
- shaft (tibia) *
- shaft (ulna) see ulna: shaft
- sheep
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated foot *
- articulated hind limb *
- articulated view *
- astragalus *, *
- calcaneus *, *, *
- dentition *
- femur *, *
- humerus *, *, *
- mandible *, *, *
- metacarpal *
- metatarsal *, *
- pelvis *, *
- radius *, *
- scapula *, *
- supra-acetabular fossa *
- tibia *, *
- ulna *
- shin see tibia
- shoulder blade see scapula
- shoulder joint see humerus: articulation with scapula
- slaughter see butchery
- skull see cranium
- spine see vertebra
- spine (scapula) *
- spongy bone see trabecular bone
- styloid process *, *
- subscapularis muscle *
- supinator crest see lateral supracondylar crest
- supra-acetabular fossa *, *
- supratrochlear foramen
*, *
- carnivores *
- dingo *
- Sus scrofa see pig
- sustentaculum tali *
T
- taphonomy
*, *-*, *
- definition *
- talus see astragalus
- tarsal *, *; see also astragalus, calcaneus
- teeth see dentition
- tibia
*, *
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- articulation with extremities *, *, *
- articulation with femur *
- bandicoot *
- bird *
- butchery *
- cat *
- chicken *
- cow *
- decision process *-*
- diagnostic features *
- dingo *
- distal view, all species *
- distinguishing human and animal *
- emu *
- fused and unfused tibia/fibula *
- horse *
- human *, *
- juveniles *
- incomplete *
- kangaroo *, *
- labelled *
- orientation and siding *
- pig
*
- juvenile *
- possum *
- proximal view, all species *
- quoll *
- rabbit *
- sheep *, *
- species identification *-*
- wallaby *
- wombat *
- tibial tuberosity *
- tibio-tarsus see tibia: bird
- thigh bone see femur
- third trochanter *, *, *
- toes see phalanges
- tooth sockets see alveoli
- trabecular bone *, *
- Trichosurus vulpecula see possum
- trochanteric fossa *, *
- trochlea *, *
- trochlear notch
*-*
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- distinguishing rabbit and possum *
- trunk see axial skeleton
U
- ulna
*
- archaeological assemblages, in *
- articulation with humerus *, *, *
- articulation with radius *, *
- bandicoot *
- butchery *
- cat *
- chicken *
- cow *
- decision process *-*
- diagnostic features *-*
- dingo *
- distinguishing between non-human species *
- distinguishing human and macropod *
- emu *, *
- fused to radius *, *, *; see also ulna: unfused
- head *
- horse *
- human *
- juveniles *, *
- labelled *
- kangaroo *, *
- orientation and siding *
- pig *
- possum *
- quoll *
- rabbit *
- shaft *, *
- sheep *
- species identification *-*
- unfused *, *, *; see also ulna: fused to radius
- wallaby *
- wombat *
- ulnar notch *
- unfused epiphysis *
- unfused radius see radius: fused and unfused radius/ulna
- ungulate
*
- radius *
- upper arm see humerus
V
- vertebra *, *
- Vombatus ursinus see wombat
W
- wallaby
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- astragalus *, *
- calcaneus *, *
- deltoid tuberosity *
- dentition *
- epiphysis *
- femur *
- humerus *, *, *
- innominate (of pelvis) *
- nutrient foramen *
- mandible *
- radius *, *, *
- scapula *, *
- tibia *
- ulna *-*
- wombat
*
- acetabulum (of pelvis) *
- articulated hind limb *
- astragalus *, *
- calcaneus *, *
- coronoid process *
- deltoid tuberosity *
- dentition *
- femur *
- humerus *, *
- mandible *, *
- nutrient foramen *
- pelvis *
- radius *
- scapula *
- tibia *
- ulna *
Y
- young animals see juvenile bones
Z
- zooarchaeology
*, *
- goals of *
- in Australia *-*, *-*
- in practice *-*
- useful applications of *-*, *-*