Autor segons l'article: Akuku, P; Saladie, P; Mohamed, A; Mwambwiga, A; Bushozi, P; Mercader, J
Departament: Història i Història de l'Art
Autor/s de la URV: Saladié Ballesté, Palmira
Paraules clau: Tooth marks Tanzania Stone tools Pliopleistocene hominids Plio-pleistocene Percussion marks Paleobiology Paleoanthropology Olduvai-gorge Oldupai gorge Oldowan Long bones Koobi-fora Flk 22 zinjanthropus Faunal taphonomy Bone modifications
Resum: Palaeobiological and archeological excavations at the site of Ewass Oldupa, found in the western Plio-Pleistocene rift basin of Oldupai Gorge (also Olduvai Gorge), Tanzania, revealed rich fossiliferous levels and the earliest remains of human activity at Oldupai Gorge, dated to 2 million years ago. This paper provides zooarchaeological taxonomic, taphonomic, and behavioral analyses, applying several methods to explore the setting in which the assemblage was formed. We identified agency behind bone surface modifications, such as cut, tooth and percussion marks, and determined the frequency of carnivore tooth marks as well as their distribution on both discrete specimens and across species. In addition, our work revealed co-occurrence of modifications to include butchering marks and carnivore tooth marks. Ravaging levels were estimated as percentage. The faunal accumulation from Ewass Oldupa contains two cut marked specimens, together with low degrees of percussion and carnivore tooth marks, moderate ravaging, and diagenetic changes suggestive of water flow. Thus, multiple lines of evidence indicate a palimpsest accumulation. Taxonomic diversity is high, with up to 22 taxa representing diverse habitats, ranging from open grassland to wooded bushlands, as well as moist mosaics during Bed I. Overall, this archaeo-faunal assemblage speaks to increased behavioral versatility among Oldowan hominins and interactions with the carnivore guild.
Àrees temàtiques: Psicología Medicina ii Interdisciplinar Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics Ecology Ciências agrárias i Biodiversidade Antropologia / arqueologia
Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: palmira.saladie@urv.cat
Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-1730-8461
Data d'alta del registre: 2024-09-07
Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enllaç font original: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.895305/full
URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referència a l'article segons font original: Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution. 10
Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Akuku, P; Saladie, P; Mohamed, A; Mwambwiga, A; Bushozi, P; Mercader, J (2022). Faunal Assemblages From Lower Bed I (Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania). Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution, 10(), -. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.895305
DOI de l'article: 10.3389/fevo.2022.895305
Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Any de publicació de la revista: 2022
Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications