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Experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals
The role of small game in prehistoric hunter-gatherer economy is a highly debated topic. Despite the general assumption that this practice was uneconomic, several studies have underlined the relevance of the circumstance of capture – in terms of hunting strategies and technology – in the evaluation...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7272403/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32499594 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66044-3 |
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author | Duches, Rossella Nannini, Nicola Fontana, Alex Boschin, Francesco Crezzini, Jacopo Peresani, Marco |
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description | The role of small game in prehistoric hunter-gatherer economy is a highly debated topic. Despite the general assumption that this practice was uneconomic, several studies have underlined the relevance of the circumstance of capture – in terms of hunting strategies and technology – in the evaluation of the actual role of small mammals in human foraging efficiency. Since very few studies have focused on the recognition of bone hunting lesions, in a previous work we explored the potential of 3D microscopy in distinguishing projectile impact marks from other taphonomic marks, developing a widely-applicable diagnostic framework based on experimental data and focused on Late Epigravettian projectiles. Even though we confirmed the validity of the method on zooarchaeological remains of large-sized mammals, the reliability of the experimental record in relation to smaller animals needed more testing and verification. In this report we thus present the data acquired through a new ballistic experiment on small mammals and compare the results to those previously obtained on medium-sized animals, in order to bolster the diagnostic criteria useful in bone lesion identification with specific reference to small game. We also present the application of this renewed methodology to an archaeological context dated to the Late Glacial and located in the eastern Italian Alps. |
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spelling | pubmed-72724032020-06-05 Experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals Duches, Rossella Nannini, Nicola Fontana, Alex Boschin, Francesco Crezzini, Jacopo Peresani, Marco Sci Rep Article The role of small game in prehistoric hunter-gatherer economy is a highly debated topic. Despite the general assumption that this practice was uneconomic, several studies have underlined the relevance of the circumstance of capture – in terms of hunting strategies and technology – in the evaluation of the actual role of small mammals in human foraging efficiency. Since very few studies have focused on the recognition of bone hunting lesions, in a previous work we explored the potential of 3D microscopy in distinguishing projectile impact marks from other taphonomic marks, developing a widely-applicable diagnostic framework based on experimental data and focused on Late Epigravettian projectiles. Even though we confirmed the validity of the method on zooarchaeological remains of large-sized mammals, the reliability of the experimental record in relation to smaller animals needed more testing and verification. In this report we thus present the data acquired through a new ballistic experiment on small mammals and compare the results to those previously obtained on medium-sized animals, in order to bolster the diagnostic criteria useful in bone lesion identification with specific reference to small game. We also present the application of this renewed methodology to an archaeological context dated to the Late Glacial and located in the eastern Italian Alps. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7272403/ /pubmed/32499594 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66044-3 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 Duches, Rossella Nannini, Nicola Fontana, Alex Boschin, Francesco Crezzini, Jacopo Peresani, Marco Experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals |
title | Experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals |
title_full | Experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals |
title_fullStr | Experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals |
title_full_unstemmed | Experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals |
title_short | Experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals |
title_sort | experimental and archaeological data for the identification of projectile impact marks on small-sized mammals |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7272403/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32499594 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66044-3 |
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