| aurochs | Wild cattle.
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| archaeozoology | The study of animal remains in archaeology.
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| faunal remains | The animal ecofacts found in archaeological contexts, including bone, teeth, antler, ivory, shell, scales, and the like.
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| genus | A taxonomic group containing one or more related species (plural: genera).
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| species | A taxonomic group whose members can interbreed.
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| midden | Any substantial accumulation of garbage or waste at a locus of human activity; archaeological deposits of trash and/or shells that accumulate in heaps and mounds. A shell midden is a specific type of midden composed largely of mollusk shells.
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| NISP | The number of identified specimens, the number of bones from a species that has been identified.
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| MNI | The minimum number of individuals, which is based on counts of the number of distinctive body parts from a particular species.
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| sexual dimorphism | Size difference between the males and females of the same species.
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| cervids | Members of the deer family.
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| cementum annuli | Annual deposits of cementum around the base of teeth.
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| seasonality | The time of year a site was occupied, part of an annual cycle, usually related to huntergatherer settlement patterns.
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| sedentary | Permanent or year-round settlement.
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| commensals | Species in a symbiotic relationship in which one species is benefited while the other is unaffected.
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| taphonomy | The study of what happens to an organism after its death, including decomposition, postmortem transport, burial, and the biological, physical, and chemical changes.
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| bioerosion | Changes in the exterior surface on bone that indicate conditions of deposition.
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| diagenesis | Physical and chemical changes in bone after burial.
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| cutmarks | Scratches and cuts on bone indicating the use of stone tools for butchering.
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| secondary products | Both food and nonfood materials and energy that come from domestic animals in addition to meat.
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| osteodontokeratic | "Bone-tooth-horn," a term coined to describe what might have been the earliest tools; lack of modification makes them impossible to identify.
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