An Experimental Approach to Archaeomorphometrics : : With Special Reference to Metapodials of Artiodactyls in Sri Lanka.

• Author: Rodrigo, Kalangi.
• TeilnehmendeR: Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum N.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2022.; Ã2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (72 pages)

Measurements of bones and teeth play an important role in zooarchaeology. This study aims to publish a set of metapodial (Artiodactyl) measurements to facilitate comparisons with other bones from archaeological sites and to help the interpretation of measurement data; and to gain a better understand...

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Information
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Figure 1: Bone measurement criterion - carpal view (Bovidae metacarpal, right)
• Figure 2: Bone measurement criterion - anterior view (Bovidae metacarpal, right)
• Figure 3: Bone measurement criterion - lateral and tarsal view (Bovidae metacarpal, right)
• Figure 5 The medial epicondyle is circle-sector shaped and larger, and the lateral epicondyle is smaller and triangular
• Figure 4 Metacarpal proximal morphology
• Figure 6 Capral view of metatarsal (L)
• Figure 7: Score plot for metacarpals Figure 8: 3D scatterplot of BP vs DP vs GL for metacarpals
• Figure 10: Score plot for factor analysis (equimax rotation)
• Figure 9: Score plot for factor analysis (quartimax rotation)
• Figure 11: Matrix plot for metacarpal measurements
• Figure 12: Score plot for metatarsals
• Figure 13: 3D Scatterplot of BD vs DP vs GL for metatarsals
• Figure 14: Score plot for factor analysis (quartimax rotation)
• Figure 15: Score plot for factor analysis (equimax rotation)
• Figure 16: Matrix plot for metatarsal measurements
• Figure 17: Scatterplot of metacarpal GL vs metatarsal GL in tenths of millimetre taken along same axis
• Figure 18: Scatterplot of metacarpal BD1 vs metacarpal GL in tenths of millimetre taken along same axis
• Figure 19: Scatterplot of MC BD1 vs MT BD1
• Figure 20: Cervus unicolor metacarpal - anterior view (L)
• Figure 21: Cervus unicolor metacarpal - posterior view (L)
• Figure 23: Cervus unicolor metatarsal - tarsal view (L)
• Figure 24: Cervus unicolor metatarsal - posterior view (L)
• Figure 25: Cervus unicolor metatarsal - anterior view (L)
• Figure 26: Articulation of metapodials: Cervidae vs Suidae (K. Manamendra-Arachchi del).
• Figure 27: Human third and fourth left metacarpals (anterior views) are compared to adult pig left third and fourth metacarpals (dorsal views)
• Figure 28: Human third and fourth left metatarsals (superior views) are compared to adult pig left third and fourth metatarsals (dorsal views)
• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Global Synthesis
• The Sri Lankan Synthesis
• Species Description
• Cervus unicolor (Artiodactyl: Cervidae)
• Sus scrofa (Artiodactyl: Suidae) (See Appendix 3)
• Axis axis (Artiodactyl: Cervidae)
• Muntiacus muntjak (Artiodactyl: Cervidae)
• Axis porcinus (Artiodactyl: Cervidae)
• Moschiola meminna (Artiodactyl: Tragulidae)
• Bubalus Bubalis (Artiodactyl: Bovidae)
• Methodology of the study
• General description of terminology used (see Appendix 2)
• Description of the metacarpals
• Description of the metatarsals
• Results
• Results of metacarpals
• Descriptive statistics: BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Principal component analysis: BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Eigenanalysis of the correlation matrix
• Eigenvectors
• Discriminant analysis: species versus BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Linear method for response: species
• Squared distance between groups
• Correct Classifications
• Summary of classification
• Linear discriminant function for groups
• Summary of misclassified observations
• Factor analysis: BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Rotated factor loadings and communalities
• Unrotated factor loadings and communalities
• Item analysis of BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Cronbach's alpha
• Item and total statistics
• Omitted item statistics
• Correlation matrix
• Covariance matrix
• Results of metatarsals
• Descriptive statistics: BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Principal component analysis: BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2.
• Eigen analysis of the correlation matrix
• Discriminant analysis: species versus BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Linear discriminant function for groups
• Squared distance between groups
• Groups
• Factor analysis: BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Unrotated factor loadings and communalities
• Factor score coefficients
• Quartimax rotation
• Rotated factor loadings and communalities
• Item analysis of BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Correlation matrix
• Covariance matrix
• Cronbach's alpha
• Item and total statistics
• Omitted item statistics
• Interpretation of the Results
• Appendix 1: Primary data set of bone measurements
• Metacarpals
• Metatarsals
• Appendix 2: Bone terminology
• Appendix 3: Summary report for BP, DP, BM, BL, BS, GL, BD1, BC, BD2
• Appendix 4: Exclusion of Sus scrofa
• References.