Human exploitation of carnivores in Pleistocene China: A case study of the faunal remains from Shuidonggou Locality 7
Human exploitation of carnivores in Pleistocene China: A case study of the faunal remains from Shuidonggou Locality 7
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中国更新世人类对食肉动物的开发：以水洞沟7号地动物遗骸为例
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10.1007/s11430-019-9389-9
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2020
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Gao Xing
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Zhang Shuangquan;Zhang Yue;Pei Shuwen;Gao Xing
更新世考古遗址的古人类与动物的相互作用一直是人类进化过程中研究的主要课题。然而，与有蹄类动物不同，对于中国这一时期人类加工食肉动物的证据知之甚少。在本文中，我们主要基于对水洞沟第七地点动物遗骸的详细埋藏学研究，提出了中国更新世食肉动物与狩猎采集之间互动关系的第一份案例报告。很可能古人类在该地点屠杀了一些食肉动物个体并烤制了带有肉的骨元素；然而同样可能的是，这些动物被古人类主要是为了获取它们的毛皮或毛皮而剥削。不管怎样，该遗址的证据表明，更新世晚期的觅食者在中国西北地区的恶劣环境中采取了新的适应行为策略。
Hominin-animal interactions at Pleistocene archaeological sites have been the main subject of research during human evolution. However, in contrast to that of ungulates, little is known about the evidence of human processing of carnivore species in this time interval of China. In this paper, we present the first case report of an interactive relationship between carnivore species and hunter-gathers in Pleistocene China, based mainly on a detailed taphonomic study of the faunal remains from Shuidonggou Locality 7. It seems highly probable that hominins butchered some individuals of carnivores and roasted bone elements with adhering meat at the site; whereas it’s equally feasible that these animals were exploited by hominins mainly for their pelt or fur. In either way, evidence from the site indicates novel strategies in adaptive behaviors adopted by Late Pleistocene foragers in harsh environments of Northwest China.