Date of Award
Fall 1-3-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Christopher Gilbert
Second Advisor
Dr. Bradley Adams
Academic Program Adviser
Dr. Leo Coleman
Abstract
This paper represents a preliminary test to an alternative method of species remains identification, namely bone acoustics. It is hypothesized that human and non-human long bone remains of similar diameter produce different amplitudes of sound from one another, resulting in the ability to distinguish human remains from non-human remains.
Recommended Citation
Dunn, Emily J., "The Sound of Bone: The Initial Testing and Analysis of Sound as a Species Identification Method for Osteological Remains" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/529