Preliminary taphonomic analyses on the mammalian remains from Wulanmulun Paleolithic site, Nei Mongol, China
Preliminary taphonomic analyses on the mammalian remains from Wulanmulun Paleolithic site, Nei Mongol, China
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内蒙古乌兰木伦旧石器时代遗址哺乳动物遗骸的初步埋藏学分析
DOI：
10.1016/j.quaint.2015.10.024
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Xiao-min Wang
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作者：
Li-min Zhang;Christophe Griggo;Wei Dong;Ya-mei Hou;Shuang-quan Zhang;Ze-meng Yang;Yang Liu;Xiao-min Wang
2010 - 2012年，内蒙古鄂尔多斯乌兰木伦旧石器时代遗址抢救性发掘出土近3000具哺乳动物化石。大部分遗骸属于中型和大型有蹄类哺乳动物，特别是长毛犀牛。这些材料大多是碎片，与数千件石器有关。埋藏学分析表明，这些遗骸在埋藏前几乎没有受到冲积搬运，但有一定的风化作用。只鉴定出鹿角锤和轴尖两种骨制工具。骨头上的切割痕迹表明，这些动物大多是被当场狩猎和屠宰的，而不是被清理的。猎物很可能是被引诱或驱赶到现场，困在泥泞的冲积层中，在接近死亡或死亡后被宰杀。这个地点更可能是一个狩猎大型动物的陷阱和一个后续的屠宰店。
Nearly three thousand specimens of mammalian remains were unearthed from Wulanmulun Paleolithic site in Ordos, Nei Mongol, during 2010–2012 rescue excavations. The majority of the remains belong to medium and large sized hoofed mammals, particularly woolly rhinoceros. The materials are mostly fragmental and associated with thousands of stone artifacts. Taphonomic analyses show that the remains were subjected to little alluvial transportation but some weathering before burial. Only two kinds of bone tools, antler hammers and shaft points, were identified. The cut marks on the bones showed that the animals were mostly hunted and butchered on the spot rather than scavenged. The prey were likely lured or driven into the site and trapped in the muddy alluvial deposits and butchered near or after their death. The site is more probably a trap for hunting large animals and a follow-up butchery shop.