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Lions as Bone Accumulators? Exploring Multi‐Predator Contributions to the Olduvai Carnivore Site (OCS) (Tanzania) Through AI and Metric Analyses

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lions (Panthera leo) are apex predators with a well‐documented influence on ecological dynamics, yet their potential role as bone‐accumulating agents remains poorly understood and often debated. Previous taphonomic studies have largely attributed bone accumulations in African savannah ecosystems to other carnivores, such as spotted hyenas ...
Blanca Jiménez‐García, Enrique Baquedano, Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo   +2 more
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Aproximaciones y escalas de análisis en la zooarqueología y tafonomía sudamericanas. algunas reflexiones sobre su estado actual y perspectivas para su desarrollo

Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, 2011
Theoretical and methodological aspects of zooarchaeology and taphonomy are discussed in relation to the development of these disciplines in South America.
Mariana Mondini, A. Sebastián Muñoz
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Carnivore impact on cave bear bones and the analysis of their dispersion. Case study: UrŞilor cave (NW Romania)

Acta Carsologica, 2016
In taphonomy, the study of carnivore modification of fossil bones and the analysis of their dispersion represent the best approach to assessing the extent of bone modification and displacement for a given bone assemblage.
Marius Robu, Alexandru Petculescu, Ionuţ-Cornel Mirea, Marius Kenesz, Marius Vlaicu, Silviu Constantin   +5 more
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The Microvertebrates of Shanidar Cave: Preliminary Taphonomic Findings

Quaternary, 2022
Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan, is one of the most important Palaeolithic sites in Southwest Asia. This is due to the long sequence of hominin occupation of the cave and the discovery of multiple Neanderthal individuals from the original Solecki ...
Emily Tilby, Preston Miracle, Graeme Barker   +2 more
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Sharp Force Trauma and Chop Mark Identification Bias: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Bone Morphology, Cortical Thickness, and Ax Material

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sharp force trauma (SFT) is the main criterion used to identify chop mark butchery in zooarchaeology, yet its reliability as a diagnostic feature has not been systematically tested. Chop marks reflect both cutting and fracturing processes and exhibit characteristics of both sharp and blunt trauma.
Tiffany Okaluk, Justin Dallmann, Haim Cohen, Tina L. Greenfield, Itzick Shai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft-Tissue, Rare Earth Element, and Molecular Analyses of Dreadnoughtus schrani, an Exceptionally Complete Titanosaur from Argentina

Biology, 2022
Evidence that organic material preserves in deep time (>1 Ma) has been reported using a wide variety of analytical techniques. However, the comprehensive geochemical data that could aid in building robust hypotheses for how soft-tissues persist over ...
Elena R. Schroeter, Paul V. Ullmann, Kyle Macauley, Richard D. Ash, Wenxia Zheng, Mary H. Schweitzer, Kenneth J. Lacovara   +6 more
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Hidden Insights: Comprehensive Radiological Analysis of Four Skeletal Populations From 13th–19th Century Southern Finland Reveals Neoplastic and Other Lesions Invisible on Bone Surfaces

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to identify lesions confined to the internal structures of bones. A radiographic analysis was performed on 219 archaeological, historical period skeletons from southern Finland. Although the study examines nearly all preserved skeletal elements using plain radiographs, it does not incorporate computed tomography.
Kati Salo, Anna Föhr, Rimantas Jankauskas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taphonomy and paleoecology of fauna and flora from deltaic sandstones of Mospinka Formation (Middle Carboniferous) of Donets Basin

Geo&Bio, 2019
The taphonomic and ecological features of the predominantly non-marine fauna and terrestrial flora from two deltaic sandstones in the middle part of the Mospinka Formation (Upper Bashkirian, Lower Pennsylvanian) were studied.
Vitaliy Dernov
doaj   +1 more source

DNA metabarcoding reveals wolf dietary patterns in the northern Alps and Jura Mountains

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding predator–prey interactions is crucial for wildlife management and human–wildlife coexistence, particularly in multi‐use landscapes such as western Europe. As wolves Canis lupus recolonize their former habitats, knowledge of their diet is essential for conservation, management and public acceptance.
Florin Kunz, Eduard Mas‐Carrió, Philippine Surer, Fridolin Zimmermann, Philippe Christe, Luca Fumagalli, Nina Gerber   +6 more
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Animals for the Deceased: Zooarchaeological Analysis of the Bronze Age in the Castillejo del Bonete Site (Terrinches, Ciudad Real, Spain)

Animals
The 2978 faunal bone remains recovered from the Bronze Age levels at the Castillejo del Bonete site between 2005 and 2019 were analyzed in this study. In the main structure (Great Tumulus 1, Tumulus 2, and Tomb 5), the faunal bone remains were identified
María Ángeles Galindo-Pellicena, Amalia Pérez-Romero, Andrea Gómez-Felipe, Marta Romero-Ruiz, Raquel Blázquez-Orta, Silvia Andreu-Alarcón, Luis Benítez de Lugo Enrich   +6 more
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