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{{short description|Collection of metric data on domestic animals}}
'''ABMAP''', also known as the '''Animal Bone Metrical Archive Project''', consists of a collection of metric data on the main domestic animals recorded at the [[University of Southampton]], together with the data from some other sources, in particular the [[Museum of London Archaeology Service]] (MoLAS). Whilst the data is primarily from [[England]], it is applicable to a wider geographical area. Stored in a neutral archival format, it is freely available for teaching, learning and research.
== History of the Project ==
In the 1990s [[English Heritage]] funded a project at the University of Southampton to collect and synthesize metrical data recorded over the past twenty years. The main aim was to assemble the data and ensure that it was kept in a format in which it would be maintained and made accessible.
== The Database ==
The project aimed to collect measurements of the main domestic species found on archaeological sites in England. The database included approximately 25,000 bones, predominantly of [[cattle]] and [[sheep]], but also of [[pig]], [[horse]], [[dog]], [[goat]], [[domestic fowl]], and [[goose]]. The [[data set]] is organized by [[species]], [[anatomical element]], [[Historical period|period]], and [[Archaeological site|site]] type.
== Sources ==
Serjeantson, D. (2005). 'Science is Measurement'; ABMAP, a Database of Domestic Animal Bone Measurements. ''Environmental Archaeology'' '''10''' (1): 97-103
== External links ==
* [http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/abmap ABMAP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060610040127/http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/abmap/ |date=2006-06-10 }}
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