A Vertebrate Faunal Analysis Coding System, with North American Taxonomy and dBase Support Programs and Procedures (Version 3.3)

Brian S. Shaffer and Barry W. Baker

The authors present the constructs for a logical and hierarchal vertebrate coding system for use in the analysis of faunal remains from archaeological sites. FACS consists of a series of numeric codes for recording information on 24 attributes for each faunal specimen.

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Publisher: Museum of Anthropology

Year of Publication: 1992

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Pages: 110

Price: $12

Print ISBN: 978-0-915703-28-9

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-951538-25-5

Monograph Series / Number: Technical Reports No. 23

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