Whose talon is this? A manual for the identification of ungual phalanges of European birds of prey: falcons and owls

AbstractThis paper is the first of two scheduled publications for this project. It contains a dichotomous key to the identification of the ungual phalanges of European owls and falcons; the second part will contain accipitrids. The manual(s) will facilitate the work of zooarchaeologists and palaeontologists, especially since comparative specimens in osteological collections are often difficult to access and/or incomplete. This, in turn, will indirectly contribute to a more in-depth interpretation of zooarchaeological materials, because bird talons were used to produce symbolic objects and decorations in different archaeological periods and in various geographical areas.

Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - July 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Krzysztof Wertz, Teresa Tomek, Zbigniew M. Bochenski Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER Source Type: research