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Hammers, Neeke (2010)

Opgebaggerd: Oerossen en bizons uit Pleistoceen Woerden. Een onderzoek naar de morfologische en metrische verschillen tussen Bos primigenius en Bison sp.

Bachelor thesis | Archeologie (BA)

The bone material used for this BA thesis originated from a sand quarry near Woerden, the Netherlands. The Family of Bovidae is abundant within the animal remains of Woerden, which makes the subject important for research. The main aim of this research is to determine the different genera in the Family Bovidae, the genera Bos and Bison. The appearance of certain species can be an indicator for a certain habitat or period. The species found during the analysis of the material are Bison priscus, Bison cf. schoetensacki, Bison cf. menneri, Bison sp., Bos primigenius and Bos sp.. The genus Bison is more abundant than the genus Bos. The appearance of Bison menneri within the material is an indicator for Early Pleistocene existence of a selection of the remains, because this species is the only one that lived during the Early Pleistocene in this region. Because of the lack of data of the depth of the remains, relative dating is not possible for the other bovid remains.

Author

Hammers, Neeke

Faculty

Faculty of Archaeology

Supervisors

Kolfschoten, T. van

ECTS Credits

10

Language

nl