Soil pH, Bone Preservation, and Sampling Bias at Mortuary Sites

1981-07-01articleAmerican Antiquity321 citationsclosed

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Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Soil and Environmental Studies

Abstract

Prediction of human skeletal preservation at mortuary sites is important in archaeological research and in cultural resources management. In this study, correlations between osseous deterioration and soil acidity, as measured by pH, were found to be significant. Age-associated preservation biases were also evident. The use of multiple regression is suggested as a technique for estimating recovery of human osteological remains in archaeological context.

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