Faunal Remains from Anau South Trench 5: A Preliminary Study
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Anthropology Senior Theses
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turkmenistan
central asia
bronze age
archaeology
zooarchaeology
taphonomy
Anthropology
central asia
bronze age
archaeology
zooarchaeology
taphonomy
Anthropology
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Anau, Turkmenistan offers a lens into Central Asian cultural and societal development. Its continuous settlement through the Bronze Age has served to provide stratigraphic chronologies for the entire region. Via detailed observation of a previously unstudied assemblage of faunal remains, this paper seeks to build on our understanding of Central Asian archaeology. A taphonomy-based study yielded insight into the preparation and discard of animal materials. Aspects of cooking, scavenging, and post-depositional damage are discussed in detail.
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Dr. Katherine Moore
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2022-04-27