@article {11538,
	title = {Sampling and Subsampling at the Allandale Site: An Evaluation of the Standards of Practice of Zooarchaeology in Compliance Archaeology in Ontario},
	volume = {41},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {308-329},
	abstract = {The Standards and Guidelines for Consultant Archaeologists in Ontario (Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture 2011) provide instructions for the scope of specialist analyses, such as zooarchaeology and palaeobotany. This article compares the results of analysis of a subsample of faunal specimens carried out prior to the implementation of the Standards and Guidelines, but generally conforming to them, with results from analysis of all recovered faunal specimens from the same site. It shows that the nature of the sample analyzed affects interpretations about seasonality, processing, and environments used by the site inhabitants. Results suggest that the standards and guidelines for zooarchaeological analysis should be improved by 1) providing better direction about how assemblages should be sampled, 2) outlining requirements for identification tools and qualifications of analysts, and 3)~including more detailed reporting standards regarding analytical decisions. Other jurisdictions that require artifact analysis as a part of cultural resource management should include similar guidelines if results are to be used for site specific interpretation or region summaries.},
	author = {Alicia L. Hawkins}
}
