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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
卷 39, 期 4, 页码 1063-1071出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.004
关键词
Cut marks; Percussion marks; Proboscideans; Middle Palaeolithic; Iberian Peninsula
资金
- General Direction of Historical Heritage of Madrid
The archaeological site at PRERESA (Madrid, Spain) has been dated to 84 +/- 5.6 ka by optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) (MIS 5a). An area 255 m(2) was excavated and 754 lithic pieces were recovered, as well as a large amount of micro and macro vertebrate remains, including proboscidean bones. The aim of this paper is to outline the results of the taphonomic study of these remains. The identification of cut marks on a number of the bones recovered strengthens the theory that the exploitation of extremely large mammals was more than just a marginal practice before the Upper Palaeolithic. Additionally, the identification of green-bone fractures and percussion marks confirm for the first time, that the bone marrow of these taxa was also consumed. Few other cases of this practice have been identified, firstly because obtaining this substance would not be an easy matter, and secondly because similar nutritional needs can also be met by the consumption of brain matter, which is easier to acquire. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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