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	শনাক্তকৃত নমুনার সংখ্যা	ব্যবহার-জনিত ক্ষয় বিশ্লেষণ
ক্ষেত্র	প্রত্নতত্ত্ব	প্রত্নতত্ত্ব
পরিবার	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
উদ্ভবের বছর	1971	1980
প্রবর্তক	R. E. Chaplin	Lawrence Keeley
ধরন	Faunal quantification method	Tool function inference
মৌলিক উৎস	Chaplin, R. E. (1971). The Study of Animal Bones from Archaeological Sites. Seminar Press.	Keeley, L. H. (1980). Experimental Determination of Stone Tool Uses. University of Chicago Press.
অপর নাম	NISP method, specimen count	microwear, tool use analysis
সম্পর্কিত	4	4
সারসংক্ষেপ	Number of identified specimens (NISP) is a fundamental zooarchaeological method that quantifies the abundance of faunal remains by counting all identifiable bone fragments or specimens in an assemblage. Formalized by R. E. Chaplin and later refined by Donald Grayson and others, NISP is the most straightforward and widely used quantification metric in zooarchaeology. Despite its simplicity, NISP is sensitive to both cultural and taphonomic factors that affect preservation, fragmentation, and identification of bone assemblages.	Use-wear analysis (also called microwear or tool-use analysis) is a method that infers the function of stone tools from microscopic wear patterns on their cutting edges and surfaces. Pioneered by Lawrence Keeley in the 1970s-1980s, this technique examines damage patterns, polishes, and edge rounding produced as tools contact different materials during use. By analyzing these wear patterns, archaeologists can determine whether a tool was used to cut plant material, meat, bone, hide, or wood—revealing detailed information about task specialization and subsistence practices in prehistoric societies.