Dissertation Research: Paleoecology of Makapansgat and other African Pliocene Hominid Sites

摘要 P.I. John Fleagle SBR-9312842 人类祖先的化石遗骸经过仔细的解剖学检查，以表明随着时间的推移发生的物理变化，并试图重建有关个人和物种的可能行为。 这些化石通常不是孤立的发现：它们经常与其他动物遗骸一起被发现。 对这些动物遗骸的研究为古人类学做出了巨大贡献，并被用于重建环境，以确定无法通过绝对技术确定年代的遗址的相对年龄。 此外，还可以得出一个长期的环境和动物变化或稳定性的图片，随着时间的推移，在不同的地区。 这种比较对于确定可能影响包括人类在内的不同群体的进化和行为生态学的可能生态压力非常重要。 本论文项目将通过使用各种定量分析方法比较非洲上新世早期原始人类遗址的动物遗骸，目的是重建栖息地并分析这些组合的生态结构。 这些信息将用于测试目前关于早期原始人类行为和适应的想法。 将采用的多种分析方法将有助于对场地的相似性和差异性作出更可靠的解释。 [*] P\anthro\jfried\9312842.abs F P3 P v P3 P v v U9 D 不& P ^pS ^ S A g F P FGP g FG ^9 Fp FG ^9 Fp FGP3 P v P3 P v v P v P 3 P v v Õ X 0 2 4 9 V X ! ! ! D X X ( Times New Roman 符号Arial " H E E = 乔纳森·弗里德兰德

ABSTRACT P.I. John Fleagle SBR-9312842 Fossil remains of human ancestors have been carefully examined anatomically to show that physical changes occurred through time and to attempt to reconstruct likely behaviors of the individuals and species concerned. These fossils are usually not isolated finds: they are frequently found in association with other animal remains. Studies of these animal remains have contributed a great deal to paleoanthropology, and have been used to reconstruct environments to determine the relative ages of sites that cannot be dated by absolute techniques. Also, a picture of environmental and animal change or stability over long periods of time can be derived, over time, and across different areas. This comparison is important for identifying possible ecological pressures that may have affected the evolution and behavioral ecology of different groups, including humans. This dissertation project will compare the animal remains from early proto-human sites from the African Pliocene by using various quantitative methods of analysis with the goal of reconstructing the habitats and analyzing the ecological structure of these assemblages. The information will be used to test current ideas regarding the behavior and adaptation of early proto-humans. The multiple analytic approaches to be employed will enable the development of more reliable interpretations of site similarities and differences. *** P\anthro\jfried\9312842.abs F P3 P v P3 P v v Õ v D u9 D t& P ^pS ^ S A g Õ F P FGP g Õ FG ^9 Fp FG ^9 Fp FGP3 P v P3 P v v Õ vp3 P v P 3 P v v Õ X 0 2 4 9 V X ! ! ! D X X ( Times New Roman Symbol & Arial " h E E = Jonathan Friedlaender Jonathan Friedlaender