Autor según el artículo: Akuku, P; Saladie, P; Mohamed, A; Mwambwiga, A; Bushozi, P; Mercader, J
Departamento: Història i Història de l'Art
Autor/es de la URV: Saladié Ballesté, Palmira
Palabras clave: 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
Resumen: 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.
Áreas temáticas: Psicología Medicina ii Interdisciplinar Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics Ecology Ciências agrárias i Biodiversidade Antropologia / arqueologia
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: palmira.saladie@urv.cat
Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-1730-8461
Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-03-13
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.895305/full
URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution. 10
Referencia 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 del artículo: 10.3389/fevo.2022.895305
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2022
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
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