A Vertebrate Faunal Analysis Coding System, with North American Taxonomy and dBase Support Programs and Procedures (Version 3.3)

by Brian S. Shaffer and Barry W. Baker

University of Michigan Press, 1992

Paper: 978-0-915703-28-9 | eISBN: 978-1-951538-25-5 (standard)

Library of Congress Classification CC79.5.A5S53 1992

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The authors present the constructs for a logical and hierarchal vertebrate coding system for use in the analysis of faunal remains from archaeological sites. FACS consists of a series of numeric codes for recording information on 24 attributes for each faunal specimen.

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