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Ikhnos: A Novel Software to Register and Analyze Bone Surface Modifications Based on Three-Dimensional Documentation
| Title: | Ikhnos: A Novel Software to Register and Analyze Bone Surface Modifications Based on Three-Dimensional Documentation |
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| Authors: | Rocío Mora, Julia Aramendi, Lloyd A. Courtenay, Diego González-Aguilera, José Yravedra, Miguel Ángel Maté-González, Diego Prieto-Herráez, José Mª Vázquez-Rodríguez, Isabel Barja |
| Source: | Animals, Vol 12, Iss 20, p 2861 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | MDPI AG, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | LCC:Veterinary medicine LCC:Zoology |
| Subject Terms: | taphonomy, bone surface modifications, breakage patterns, 3D registration and analysis, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991 |
| More Details: | The study of bone surface modifications (BSM) is crucial in understanding site formation processes and the identification of the causal agent behind bone assemblages in the fossil record. In that line, many efforts have been made to generate referential models based on feeding experiments and human butchery simulations that can then be used to interpret the patterns observed in archaeological and paleontological sites. Considering these needs, we developed a novel open-access three-dimensional (3D) software called Ikhnos for the study of BSM distribution patterns on limb long bones. This software is comprised of all the necessary tools for the 3D documentation of BSM and bone breakage patterns, as well as the subsequent statistical analysis of this data due to the integration of an exclusive R library, the IkhnosToolBox. Additionally, Ikhnos integrates tools for bone survivorship calculations that could facilitate the estimation of the minimum number of elements (MNE) and minimum number of individuals (MNI). As a demonstration of its precision, here we present a case study analyzing the modifications produced by wild and captive wolf (Canis lupus signatus) populations of the Iberian Peninsula on deer carcasses. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2076-2615 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/20/2861; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ani12202861 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/5a495ca762b743bfb146881fffa290f7 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.5a495ca762b743bfb146881fffa290f7 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 20762615 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ani12202861 |
| Published in: | Animals |
| Language: | English |