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The “Bouffia Bonneval” at la Chapelle-aux-Saints (France) is well known for having delivered in the early XX century a nearly complete Neanderthal skeleton which was interpreted as the first Mousterian sepulture ever…
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Archeozoological studies of archaeological sights on the territory of Ukraine has began at the beginning of 20th century by O. Brauner. These studies were conducted by I.G. Pidoplichko, V.I. Bibikova (Zubareva), N.G. Belan (Timchenko),…
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The quantity and variety of animals contributing to foodways and landscapes are often overlooked in studies of urban experiences after AD 1700. Charleston, South Carolina (USA) was founded in its present location in 1680, though the…
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Zooarchaeological information is presented on Holocene archaeological sites in Antofagasta de la Sierra, in the Argentinean Puna, in order to understand hunter-gatherer subsistence strategies in context. Taphonomic and zooarchaeological…
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Animals fibers morphology brings us, integrated with other type of evidence, useful information to the reconstruction of the development of hunter-gatherer strategies and the identification of changes in the man- fauna relationship.
We…
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Osteometric measurement of cattle metapodials can under certain circumstances provide reasonably correct information on the sizes of the animals and their sex. Ultimately, with enough data, this may lead to understanding the cultural…
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Bird remains from archaeological sites can provide us useful data concerning climate in the past. The excavations of the Bronze age settlement of Mursia on the island of Pantelleria have brought to light several large huts with different…
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This poster presents the results of the first detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic study of faunal remains from Gatzarria, a cave site in the French Basque Country. Gatzarria contains a detailed sequence across the Middle to Upper…
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Early Holocene culture in India is largely represented by microlithic tools and is generally called the “Mesolithic”. The culture has a pan-Indian distribution, with a subsistence economy based on hunting & gathering. Although…
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The present work consists of a taphonomic and osteomorphometric study of archaeofaunal remains from dogs excavated at prehispanic sites of the northern Maya lowlands, dating to the Classic and Postclassic periods (ca. AD 250-1500).This…
