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Changing Tastes: A Review of Later Prehistoric and Norse-Period Marine Mollusc Exploitation in Scotland’s Western Isles

Quaternary
This paper examines the exploitation of marine molluscs in the Western Isles of Scotland, from the Bronze Age to Norse periods (2500 BCE–1266 CE). Through analysis of shell assemblages from thirteen archaeological sites, we investigate changing shellfish
Matt Law, Jennifer R. Jones
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Morphological plasticity in the dentition of the lungfish Gnathorhiza from the Permian of Brazil: A population‐level geometric morphometric analysis

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Dental plates are pivotal in the lungfish paleontological record, constituting highly mineralized structures resilient to diagenetic processes. This study provides a detailed description and quantitative shape analysis of 95 newly discovered Gnathorhiza sp. dental plates from the Middle–Late Permian Corumbataí Formation, Brazil.
Mauro B. S. Lacerda, Gustavo H. N. Petreca, Gabriel E. B. de Barros, Ana Emilia Quezado, Marcelo A. Fernandes   +4 more
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Understanding Time in Taphonomy: A 30-Year Field Study in Wales

, 2021
209 pp.Understanding Time in Taphonomy investigates time as it affects taphonomy. All taphonomic agents operate through time, which may be long or short, so time adds another dimension to taphonomic change.
Fernández-Jalvo, Yolanda, Andrews, Peter   +1 more
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Funerary taphonomy: An overview of goals and methods [PDF]

, 2016
Funerary taphonomy has come of age as an important field in osteoarchaeology. Its goal is to reconstruct funerary practices by using taphonomic evidence, including both evidence recorded during excavation (particularly the context and state of ...

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Microscopic taphonomy of cementum: Impediments for seasonality analysis of archaeological teeth

, 2016
International audienceMicroscopic taphonomy of cementum: Impediments for seasonality analysis of archaeological ...
Rendu, William, Naji, Stephan, Gourichon, Lionel   +2 more
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Bioerosion traces in bones reveal an increase in ethological diversity in the insect exploitation of carcasses in the late Triassic

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract This study presents the first detailed description of bioerosion traces produced by insects in bones from the Santa Cruz Sequence (early Carnian, Santa Maria Supersequence, Brazil). An array of traces is reported, consisting of notches, a tube, trails of grooves attributed to the ichnotaxon Osteocallis mandibulus and ornamented depressions ...
Lucca S. Cunha, Francesco Battista, Heitor Francischini   +2 more
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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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Experimental Evidence of Bone Lesions Due to Larder Beetle Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Biology, 2022
Dermestid beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) are necrophagous insects feeding on mummified carcasses. After six to seven molts, the larvae stop feeding and dig pupation chambers to hide and safely evolve into adults.
Damien Charabidzé, Vincent Lavieille, Thomas Colard   +2 more
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The taphonomy of feathers

, 2022
Fossil feathers harbour key information for understanding the evolution of feathers through deep time. The ability of fossil feathers to inform on the biochemical evolution of feathers is, however, restricted due to an incomplete understanding of feather
Slater, Tiffany S.
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First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill, Michael Slack, Elise Matheson, Liam Neill, Wanchese M. Saktura, Gavin Ashburton   +5 more
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