Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 45(special issue) 2002

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VOL 45(special issue) 2002

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Avian osteology, identification, self help expert system

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An expert system to help taxonomic classification in avian archaeology: a first attempt with bird species from Tierra del Fuego

• Jordi ESTÉVEZ
• Laura MAMELI
• Natalie GOODALL

Abstract:

This paper presents a computer system designed to help archaeozoologists and archaeologists in the identification of bird bones. As an example we have chosen the southernmost American bird species of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina, where our main zooarchaeological work has been achieved.