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A neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores
Skeletal profiles at archaeological bone assemblages can bear little resemblance to original hominin discarded bone elements. Resulting patterns might originate from different taphonomic problems, such as hominin-carnivore activities in alternate visits, and lead to interpretation issues. In this pa...
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author | Arilla, Maite Rosell, Jordi Blasco, Ruth |
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description | Skeletal profiles at archaeological bone assemblages can bear little resemblance to original hominin discarded bone elements. Resulting patterns might originate from different taphonomic problems, such as hominin-carnivore activities in alternate visits, and lead to interpretation issues. In this paper, we present a study of predepositional scattering activities caused by small-sized carnivores on simulated short-term hominin campsites. Their disrupting actions affect skeletal element survival considerably and, to a lesser extent, the spatial distribution of hearth-related assemblages. The results of this study demonstrate that small-sized carnivores might cause as much disruption as large-sized ones. Thus, being able to recognize these taphonomic processes and their consequences is critical when discerning between human and non-human behaviour. |
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spelling | pubmed-71708922020-04-23 A neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores Arilla, Maite Rosell, Jordi Blasco, Ruth Sci Rep Article Skeletal profiles at archaeological bone assemblages can bear little resemblance to original hominin discarded bone elements. Resulting patterns might originate from different taphonomic problems, such as hominin-carnivore activities in alternate visits, and lead to interpretation issues. In this paper, we present a study of predepositional scattering activities caused by small-sized carnivores on simulated short-term hominin campsites. Their disrupting actions affect skeletal element survival considerably and, to a lesser extent, the spatial distribution of hearth-related assemblages. The results of this study demonstrate that small-sized carnivores might cause as much disruption as large-sized ones. Thus, being able to recognize these taphonomic processes and their consequences is critical when discerning between human and non-human behaviour. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-04-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7170892/ /pubmed/32313044 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63431-8 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Article Arilla, Maite Rosell, Jordi Blasco, Ruth A neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores |
title | A neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores |
title_full | A neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores |
title_fullStr | A neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores |
title_full_unstemmed | A neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores |
title_short | A neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores |
title_sort | neo-taphonomic approach to human campsites modified by carnivores |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170892/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32313044 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63431-8 |
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