Nisp:Mne and %Whole in Analysis of Prehistoric Carcass Exploitation
Nisp:Mne and %Whole in Analysis of Prehistoric Carcass Exploitation
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DOI：
10.2190/egdq-cq1q-lld2-h3tp
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发表时间：
2002-04
影响因子：
0.3
通讯作者：
Steve Wolverton
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作者：
Steve Wolverton
自从Lewis Binford在1978年首次引入效用曲线以来，在考古分析中使用效用曲线的几个分析问题已经出现。首先，效用曲线是否真的反映了史前猎人选择或偏爱动物尸体的哪些部分，或者曲线是否代表了猎人的运输选择（他们可以携带什么）？其次，由骨密度介导的元素的不同保存也有助于骨骼考古学家从遗址中恢复。密度介导的骨骼破坏可以产生模仿人类行为的曲线；因此，对人类行为的推断可能更好地归因于骨骼保护因素。从使用猎物身体部位表征到使用猎物骨骼碎片作为研究史前猎物尸体觅食的推理工具，这一转变减少了这两个分析问题。
Several analytical problems with the use of utility curves in archaeofaunal analysis have arisen since Lewis Binford first introduced them in 1978. First, do utility curves actually reflect which parts of an animal carcass were chosen or preferred by prehistoric hunters, or do the curves represent transport choices of hunters (what they could carry)? Second, differential preservation of elements mediated by bone density also contributes to what bones archaeologists recover from sites. Density-mediated destruction of bone can produce curves that mimic those of human behavior; thus, inferences about human behavior might be better attributed to bone-preservation factors. A shift from use of prey body-part representation to the use of fragmentation of prey bones as an inferential tool to study prehistoric foraging of prey carcasses diminishes both analytical problems.