A Fundamental Approach to the Reconstruction of Jomon Livelihood: Development of the Identification Database of Fish Remains

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Identification of animal remains, shells or bones, unearthed from shell mounds is fundamental in zooarchaeological method towards the reconstruction of Jomon livelihood. Though abundantly unearthed, fish bones are difficult to identify compared to other vertebrates, because of wide variety of skeletal elements and species richness. This research focuses prevalent species from archaeological sites mainly in Kanto, and compile skeletal graphics of jaws and/or vertebrae (first through third) which are effective for identification. Compiled graphics and added meta-information are to compose a database to consult via the Internet.