Z M Bochenski
Biographic Data
| ID | 31981 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Z M Bochenski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Z M |
| FAMILY NAME | Bochenski |
| SIGNATURE | BOCHENSKI Z M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9405-3933 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 262 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Phalanx Proximalis Digiti Majoris
The proximal wing phalanx of the major digit, phalanx proximalis digiti majoris, is often an easily recognizable and well preserved bird bone in fossil and archaeological deposits. It can provide valuable information about the relationship between birds and humans because its presence often indicates nonalimentary usage. For example, wing phalanges have been found in human burials, and cut marks preserved on the proximal phalanx indicate the acqu…
Whose talon is this? A manual for the identification of ungual phalanges of European accipitrid birds of prey
Claws of avian raptors have been used to make symbolic objects and decorations in many geographic regions and cultures; thus, their species identification increases our ability to draw more in‐depth conclusions from zooarcheological materials. It is the first ever manual for identification of ungual phalanges of European Accipitridae. It can be used in conjunction with a previously published manual for owls and falcons as well as independently
Whose talon is this? A manual for the identification of ungual phalanges of European birds of prey
This paper is the first of two scheduled publications for this project. It contains a dichotomous key to the identification of the ungual phalanges of European owls and falcons; the second part will contain accipitrids. The manual(s) will facilitate the work of zooarchaeologists and palaeontologists, especially since comparative specimens in osteological collections are often difficult to access and/or incomplete. This, in turn, will indirectly c…
How to distinguish duck and wader remains eaten by the peregrine falconFalco peregrinusfrom those eaten by other birds of prey and humans
Bird bones from archeological sites near cliffs and at the entrance to caves may have been accumulated by the peregrine falcon and not by humans. To find out who deposited these remains-humans, peregrine falcons, or some other predators-taphonomic studies must be carried out. This study shows the characteristic damage to the bones of modern birds done by peregrine falcons. These include greater than expected abundance of humeri and coracoids, rel…
The taphonomy of medium‐sized grouse in food remains of the northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis , compared with damage done by man and other predators
This study describes bone damage of medium‐sized grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix and Lagopus spp.) in food remains of the northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis and compares it to damage done by other birds of prey and humans. In general, the ‘signature’ left on the bones by the goshawk is similar to those of other diurnal birds of prey, but it differs from human‐derived damage and from owl pellets. These differences are visible in bone preservation, fragme…
Whodunit? Clues on bird remains from Oblazowa Cave (southern Poland) reveal their origin
Who ate the birds
The taphonomic analysis of avian remains from Sarakenos Cave reveals that, contrary to previous suggestions, many bird bones excavated there represent food remains of the Eagle Owls rather than humans. The conclusion is based on the presence of traces of digestion, beak and claw punctures, and indirect evidence that includes relative preservation of particular elements, species composition, the lack of cut marks, and the absence of numerous trace…
Indirect Evidence of Falconry in Medieval Poland as Inferred from Published Zooarchaeological Studies
Although written sources indicate that falconry or hawking was very popular already in early medieval Poland, there is no hard zooarchaeological evidence that would support it. So far, only two studies based on animal remains suggested hawking in medieval Poland. The purpose of this study was to examine all published zooarchaeological reports from all archaeological sites in Poland and check for possible clues of hawking. Altogether, 281 remains …
Birds in Early Medieval Greater Poland
The paper analyses more than 2000 avian remains from four sites that played a crucial role in the formation of the Polish State in the early Middle Ages: a stronghold and suburbium (extra-mural settlement) at Ostrów Lednicki, a settlement at Dziekanowice and a stronghold at Grzybowo. At least 25 taxa were found at all the sites. The domestic chicken clearly dominates among all the avian remains, followed by geese of the genusAnser. Other taxa, re…
The scene of spectacular feasts
Fowling during the Gravettian
Distinguishing nonhuman predation on birds
Identification of skeletal remains of closely related species
Fragmentation and preservation of bird bones in uneaten food remains of the Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
The Early Upper Palaeolithic in Greece
Identification of Bones of Galliform Hybrids
Fragmentation and Preservation of Bird Bones in Food Remains of the Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Damage to Bird Bones in Pellets of Gyrfalcon
Fragmentation of Bird Bones in Food Remains of Imperial Eagles (Aquila heliaca)
Fragmentation of bird bones in pellets and uneaten food remains of imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca) was studied. The degree of fragmentation was higher than that produced by owls and lower than that in gyrfalcons. There were significant differences between pellets and uneaten remains in the survival of bones and their fragmentation. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Int. J. Osteoarchaeol., 7: 165–171 (1997) No. of Figures: 0. No. of Tables: 5. No…
Preservation of bird bones
Surface damage to bird bones from pellets of three species of owls (S. aluco, A. otus and B. bubo) was compared with that of bird bones exposed to weathering and soil corrosion (Záskogo Cave in the Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria and Ciemna Cave, southern Poland). Scanning electron microscopy and light microscope examinations indicate that the effects of weathering of bird bones (extensive pitting and flaking away on whole bones, holes with sh…
Fragmentation of Bird Bones in Food Remains of Imperial Eagles (Aquila heliaca)
Fragmentation of bird bones in pellets and uneaten food remains of imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca) was studied. The degree of fragmentation was higher than that produced by owls and lower than that in gyrfalcons. There were significant differences between pellets and uneaten remains in the survival of bones and their fragmentation. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Int. J. Osteoarchaeol., 7: 165–171 (1997) No. of Figures: 0. No. of Tables: 5. No…
The Early Upper Palaeolithic in Greece
The scene of spectacular feasts
Fowling during the Gravettian
Distinguishing nonhuman predation on birds
Damage to Bird Bones in Pellets of Gyrfalcon
Identification of skeletal remains of closely related species
Who ate the birds
The taphonomic analysis of avian remains from Sarakenos Cave reveals that, contrary to previous suggestions, many bird bones excavated there represent food remains of the Eagle Owls rather than humans. The conclusion is based on the presence of traces of digestion, beak and claw punctures, and indirect evidence that includes relative preservation of particular elements, species composition, the lack of cut marks, and the absence of numerous trace…
Fragmentation and preservation of bird bones in uneaten food remains of the Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Identification of Bones of Galliform Hybrids
Whose talon is this? A manual for the identification of ungual phalanges of European birds of prey
This paper is the first of two scheduled publications for this project. It contains a dichotomous key to the identification of the ungual phalanges of European owls and falcons; the second part will contain accipitrids. The manual(s) will facilitate the work of zooarchaeologists and palaeontologists, especially since comparative specimens in osteological collections are often difficult to access and/or incomplete. This, in turn, will indirectly c…
Birds in Early Medieval Greater Poland
The paper analyses more than 2000 avian remains from four sites that played a crucial role in the formation of the Polish State in the early Middle Ages: a stronghold and suburbium (extra-mural settlement) at Ostrów Lednicki, a settlement at Dziekanowice and a stronghold at Grzybowo. At least 25 taxa were found at all the sites. The domestic chicken clearly dominates among all the avian remains, followed by geese of the genusAnser. Other taxa, re…
Whodunit? Clues on bird remains from Oblazowa Cave (southern Poland) reveal their origin
Indirect Evidence of Falconry in Medieval Poland as Inferred from Published Zooarchaeological Studies
Although written sources indicate that falconry or hawking was very popular already in early medieval Poland, there is no hard zooarchaeological evidence that would support it. So far, only two studies based on animal remains suggested hawking in medieval Poland. The purpose of this study was to examine all published zooarchaeological reports from all archaeological sites in Poland and check for possible clues of hawking. Altogether, 281 remains …
How to distinguish duck and wader remains eaten by the peregrine falconFalco peregrinusfrom those eaten by other birds of prey and humans
Bird bones from archeological sites near cliffs and at the entrance to caves may have been accumulated by the peregrine falcon and not by humans. To find out who deposited these remains-humans, peregrine falcons, or some other predators-taphonomic studies must be carried out. This study shows the characteristic damage to the bones of modern birds done by peregrine falcons. These include greater than expected abundance of humeri and coracoids, rel…
Whose talon is this? A manual for the identification of ungual phalanges of European accipitrid birds of prey
Claws of avian raptors have been used to make symbolic objects and decorations in many geographic regions and cultures; thus, their species identification increases our ability to draw more in‐depth conclusions from zooarcheological materials. It is the first ever manual for identification of ungual phalanges of European Accipitridae. It can be used in conjunction with a previously published manual for owls and falcons as well as independently
Fragmentation of Bird Bones in Food Remains of Imperial Eagles (Aquila heliaca)
Fragmentation of bird bones in pellets and uneaten food remains of imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca) was studied. The degree of fragmentation was higher than that produced by owls and lower than that in gyrfalcons. There were significant differences between pellets and uneaten remains in the survival of bones and their fragmentation. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Int. J. Osteoarchaeol., 7: 165–171 (1997) No. of Figures: 0. No. of Tables: 5. No…
Preservation of bird bones
Surface damage to bird bones from pellets of three species of owls (S. aluco, A. otus and B. bubo) was compared with that of bird bones exposed to weathering and soil corrosion (Záskogo Cave in the Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria and Ciemna Cave, southern Poland). Scanning electron microscopy and light microscope examinations indicate that the effects of weathering of bird bones (extensive pitting and flaking away on whole bones, holes with sh…
Fragmentation of Bird Bones in Food Remains of Imperial Eagles (Aquila heliaca)
Fragmentation of bird bones in pellets and uneaten food remains of imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca) was studied. The degree of fragmentation was higher than that produced by owls and lower than that in gyrfalcons. There were significant differences between pellets and uneaten remains in the survival of bones and their fragmentation. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Int. J. Osteoarchaeol., 7: 165–171 (1997) No. of Figures: 0. No. of Tables: 5. No…
Fragmentation and Preservation of Bird Bones in Food Remains of the Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Damage to Bird Bones in Pellets of Gyrfalcon
Identification of Bones of Galliform Hybrids
The Early Upper Palaeolithic in Greece
Fragmentation and preservation of bird bones in uneaten food remains of the Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Identification of skeletal remains of closely related species
Distinguishing nonhuman predation on birds
Fowling during the Gravettian
The scene of spectacular feasts
Birds in Early Medieval Greater Poland
The paper analyses more than 2000 avian remains from four sites that played a crucial role in the formation of the Polish State in the early Middle Ages: a stronghold and suburbium (extra-mural settlement) at Ostrów Lednicki, a settlement at Dziekanowice and a stronghold at Grzybowo. At least 25 taxa were found at all the sites. The domestic chicken clearly dominates among all the avian remains, followed by geese of the genusAnser. Other taxa, re…
Indirect Evidence of Falconry in Medieval Poland as Inferred from Published Zooarchaeological Studies
Although written sources indicate that falconry or hawking was very popular already in early medieval Poland, there is no hard zooarchaeological evidence that would support it. So far, only two studies based on animal remains suggested hawking in medieval Poland. The purpose of this study was to examine all published zooarchaeological reports from all archaeological sites in Poland and check for possible clues of hawking. Altogether, 281 remains …
Who ate the birds
The taphonomic analysis of avian remains from Sarakenos Cave reveals that, contrary to previous suggestions, many bird bones excavated there represent food remains of the Eagle Owls rather than humans. The conclusion is based on the presence of traces of digestion, beak and claw punctures, and indirect evidence that includes relative preservation of particular elements, species composition, the lack of cut marks, and the absence of numerous trace…
Whodunit? Clues on bird remains from Oblazowa Cave (southern Poland) reveal their origin
The taphonomy of medium‐sized grouse in food remains of the northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis , compared with damage done by man and other predators
This study describes bone damage of medium‐sized grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix and Lagopus spp.) in food remains of the northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis and compares it to damage done by other birds of prey and humans. In general, the ‘signature’ left on the bones by the goshawk is similar to those of other diurnal birds of prey, but it differs from human‐derived damage and from owl pellets. These differences are visible in bone preservation, fragme…
How to distinguish duck and wader remains eaten by the peregrine falconFalco peregrinusfrom those eaten by other birds of prey and humans
Bird bones from archeological sites near cliffs and at the entrance to caves may have been accumulated by the peregrine falcon and not by humans. To find out who deposited these remains-humans, peregrine falcons, or some other predators-taphonomic studies must be carried out. This study shows the characteristic damage to the bones of modern birds done by peregrine falcons. These include greater than expected abundance of humeri and coracoids, rel…
Whose talon is this? A manual for the identification of ungual phalanges of European accipitrid birds of prey
Claws of avian raptors have been used to make symbolic objects and decorations in many geographic regions and cultures; thus, their species identification increases our ability to draw more in‐depth conclusions from zooarcheological materials. It is the first ever manual for identification of ungual phalanges of European Accipitridae. It can be used in conjunction with a previously published manual for owls and falcons as well as independently
Whose talon is this? A manual for the identification of ungual phalanges of European birds of prey
This paper is the first of two scheduled publications for this project. It contains a dichotomous key to the identification of the ungual phalanges of European owls and falcons; the second part will contain accipitrids. The manual(s) will facilitate the work of zooarchaeologists and palaeontologists, especially since comparative specimens in osteological collections are often difficult to access and/or incomplete. This, in turn, will indirectly c…
Phalanx Proximalis Digiti Majoris
The proximal wing phalanx of the major digit, phalanx proximalis digiti majoris, is often an easily recognizable and well preserved bird bone in fossil and archaeological deposits. It can provide valuable information about the relationship between birds and humans because its presence often indicates nonalimentary usage. For example, wing phalanges have been found in human burials, and cut marks preserved on the proximal phalanx indicate the acqu…
Biology (19 works) · Ecology (17 works) · Geography (16 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (14 works) · Zoology (13 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Predation (10 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Cave (6 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (6 works)