Author, as appears in the article.: Arilla, M; Rosell, J; Margalida, A; Sansó, A; Blasco, R
Department: Història i Història de l'Art
URV's Author/s: Blasco López, Ruth / Rosell Ardévol, Jordi
Keywords: Bearded vulture taphonomic signature scavengers relevance pleistocene gypaetus-barbatus consumption conservation carnivore taxa breeding-behavior accumulation
Abstract: Neo-taphonomic studies have allowed us to detect bone damage patterns linked to carnivore preferences and behavioral traits as well as to improve our understanding of the origin of different alterations on vertebrate fossil faunas. However, taphonomically speaking vultures are among the least studied of all common, obligate scavengers. The research reported here contributes to characterise Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) behavior from a taphonomic perspective describing bone damage on 12 small-sized ungulate carcasses. The combination of observational data from photo/video-trap together with taphonomic analyses allowed us to manage factors like feeding behavior or time of consumption, as well as to accurately record bone modified items. Some bone-modifying effects are described here for the first time as vulture-made bone-damage distinctiveness. Still, some others may pose equifinality problems especially regarding small carnivores. This taphonomic conundrum leaves an interpretation problem particularly in archaeological sites in which those agents are present and consequently, an individualization dilemma about the taphonomic actors involved in bone modified assemblages.© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Odontología Nutrição Multidisciplinary sciences Multidisciplinary Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Letras / linguística Interdisciplinar Geografía Geociências Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Educação Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: jordi.rosell@urv.cat ruth.blasco@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-6758-6291
Record's date: 2024-08-03
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44302-4
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Scientific Reports. 13 (1): 17090-17090
APA: Arilla, M; Rosell, J; Margalida, A; Sansó, A; Blasco, R (2023). Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) as a bone modifying agent and its implications for archaeology. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 17090-17090. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44302-4
Article's DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44302-4
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications