Methods for Determining the Remains of Edible Domestic Dogs in Archaeological Sites
Edible domestic dog remains in archaeological sites can be identified through three main ways.Firstly,from the domestic dog skeletons excavated from the sites,they can be judged by using indicators such as completeness,surface marks,and age structure,with particular emphasis on cut marks,scratch marks,burn marks,and smash marks that reflect cooking be-haviors.Secondly,considering the archaeological context in which the domestic dog bones were excavated,the coexistence of domestic dogs with other edible animals and plants,as well as dog bones placed in the remains of cooking or food storage,are likely to reflect the presence of domestic dogs as a meat resource at the site.In addition,dogs used as food for rituals,dog bones made into bone tools,canine DNA left on stone tools and canine parasites preserved in the burial ventral soil are all able to cor-roborate to some extent the edible function of domestic dogs.
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