期刊
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
卷 37, 期 12, 页码 2959-2970出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.06.033
关键词
Canis lupus, Coprocoenose; Digestion; Iberian Peninsula; Experimental Archaeology; Taphonomy
资金
- Fundacion Atapuerca
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion [CGL2009-12703-C03-02]
- Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informacio de la Generalitat de Catalunya
We study a skeletal sample digested by Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) in order to finding diagnostic features of digestion caused by this agent. The remains were taken from scats collected in different natural areas in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. We tested different methods to recover the remains with the goal of not produce biases, and we evaluated the most appropriate methods. The results were compared with those reported by other authors who have also worked with samples digested by wolves. Bias during the procurement of the skeletal assemblages seems to be a significant cause of the differences observed between the samples. We found that it was necessary to fully recover all remains and individually analyze all modifications, even in small-sized remains. Taphonomic characterization was performed by analyzing physical and biochemical modifications. We believe that these results may be useful in the study of archaeological and paleontological assemblages. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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