title: A point scale in the study of excavated osseus remains of the domestic sheep (Ovis ammon f. aries).
abstract: On the basis of the standard measurements of 1277 long appendicular bones of the domestic sheep, a universal point scale has been elaborated. The bones examined were obtained from European, Asian and African archaeological sites dating from 4500 BC to 1500 AD. A comparative analysis of the metapodial bones of the domestic sheep from Central Europe (Poland, Germany and Hungary) has been undertaken, using this scale.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001106:Archaeology / Q000379:methods; D001824:Body Constitution / Q000502:physiology*; D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D005060:Europe; D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000502:physiology; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D034561:Sheep, Domestic / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D012863:Skeleton