Taphonomic analysis of the Late Early Pleistocene bone remains from Buia (Dandiero Basin, Danakil Depression, Eritrea): evidence for large mammal and reptile butchering
Taphonomic analysis of the Late Early Pleistocene bone remains from Buia (Dandiero Basin, Danakil Depression, Eritrea): evidence for large mammal and reptile butchering
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10.13130/2039-4942/5766
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发表时间：
2004-12
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2.3
通讯作者：
I. Fiore;L. Bondioli;A. Coppa;R. Macchiarelli;Rezene Russom;Habtom Kashay;T. Solomon;L. Rook;Yosief Libsekal
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作者：
I. Fiore;L. Bondioli;A. Coppa;R. Macchiarelli;Rezene Russom;Habtom Kashay;T. Solomon;L. Rook;Yosief Libsekal
Dandiero （Buia）盆地（Danakil凹陷，厄立特里亚）的早更新世沉积演替保存了大约100万年前丰富的古生物学、古人类学和考古学记录。1995年至2003年期间进行的实地调查收集了脊椎动物化石，现在保存在厄立特里亚国家博物馆。在丹迪耶罗盆地的不同地方发现了骨头，那里有大量的考古和古生物遗迹从侵蚀的沉积物中露出来。对布亚盆地收集的436块动物骨骼进行了分类分析，其中大部分来自乌迪阿拉德地区。尽管骨头表面由于磨损而保存得很差，但我们的工作证明了尸体的利用。一些主要代表河马和大中型牛科动物的标本显示了石器留下的屠宰痕迹。据我们所知，我们还首次记录了一起涉及鳄鱼股骨的屠杀案件。
The Early Pleistocene sedimentary succession of the Dandiero (Buia) Basin (Danakil Depression, Eritrea) has preserved a rich paleontological, paleoanthropological, and archeological record circa one million years old. Fieldwork undertaken between 1995 and 2003 led to the collection of fossil vertebrate remains now stored at the National Museum of Eritrea. Bones were recovered in different localities of the Dandiero Basin, where abundant archaeological and paleontological remains outcrop from the eroded sediments. The faunal collection of 436 animal bones from the Buia Basin, mostly derived from Uadi Aalad area, have undergone taphonomic analysis. Even though bone surfaces are poorly preserved due to abrasion, our work demonstrates carcass exploitation. Some specimens, mostly representing Hippopotamus gorgops and medium- to large-sized bovids, show traces of butchering left by stone tools. We also document, as far as we know for the first time, a single case of butchering involving a femur of a crocodile.