Burials: Dietary Sampling Methods

Authors

Karl J. Reinhard, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow
Vaughn M. Bryant, Jr., University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2008

Comments

Published in the Encyclopedia of Archaeology (2008): 937-944. Copyright 2008, Elsevier. Used by permission.

Abstract

The analysis of burials for botanical and zoological remains evidence of diet is a proven method of nondestructive analysis in the mortuary setting. The value of such analyses is directly dependent on sampling strategies that must include a number of control samples.