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Item Godin Fauna spreadsheet(2019) Crabtree, PamThis dataset records all faunal remains recovered in the excavations of Godin Tepe Iran from 1967 to 1973Item MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO SPECIES IDENTIFICATION IN EQUID CHEEKTEETH FROM GODIN:TERMINOLOGY, TAXONOMY, AND FURTHER IMPLICATIONS(2011-05-26T19:00:52Z) Hite, EmmaABSTRACT The study discussed herein concerns modern Eurasian equids; for the moment, the horse, the donkey, and the onager. These equids are represented in a specific archaeological context (Godin, Iran) by their lower cheekteeth, or premolars and molars. Using morphological techniques developed by Eisenmann (1986), eligible cheekteeth were assigned to one of the three relevant species (horse, donkey, or onager) based on occlusal morphology (specifically, the shape of the linguaflexid and the depth of the ectoflexid). Teeth assigned to species using this morphological technique were subjected to molecular analysis. A region of the mitochondrial D-loop variable amongst the three species was targeted and said sequence was compared to species-known controls for each tooth with a tentative species identification. The initial objective of this study was to compare morphological and molecular techniques for determining species from an archaeological assemblage. However, this study also involved a significant struggle with both terminology and taxonomy, leading to epistemological questions about the relationship between the biological reality of the natural world and human cultural understanding of that world.Item Chemical Characterization of Godin Period VI Ceraics by INAA(2011-05-14T21:29:45Z) Blackman, JamesThis report analyzes 18 samples of Godin VI pottery by INAA to determine if they were locally made or imported.This material is protected by Canada’s Copyright Act, and by similar laws in other countries. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this document please contact the author.Item Metal Finds from Godin Tepe, Iran: Production, Consumption, and Trade(2011-05-06T18:57:15Z) Frame, LesleyThis document is the Masters of Science thesis written by Lesley D. Frame about the metal finds from Godin Tepe. It contains her full analysis of select metal objects from the site. This material is protected by Canada’s Copyright Act, and by similar laws in other countries. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this document please contact the author.