Bovid Bone Accumulation in Late Middle Palaeolithic Poland

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9363560
AutoresAndrzej Wiśniewski (0000-0003-1379-333X, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland, autor correspondente), J Wilczyński (0000-0002-9786-0693, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland), Bogusław Przybylski (0000-0003-4073-3068, Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, Wrocław, Poland), Magdalena Ciombor (0000-0002-7434-2391, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland), Krzysztof Stefaniak (0000-0002-4116-7275, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland)
Ano2022
Volume48
Fascículo3
Páginas180-197
Data de publicação2022-11-14
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00934690.2022.2142384
OpenAlexW4309026391
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas84

The hunting activities of Neanderthals inhabiting the European Lowlands during the Weichsel glaciation are poorly understood due to the scarcity of faunal remains. This work concerns the puzzling accumulation of mammalian remains at the Middle Palaeolithic site Haller Av. in Wrocław, southwestern Poland. The site yielded lithic artifacts in two levels and numerous bone remains typical for steppe-tundra fauna, dominated by steppe bison (Bison priscus). As the site was transformed by fluvial processes, the question arose whether the accumulation of faunal bones was the result of human activity. To resolve this question, we used a multiproxy approach, including spatial analysis with GIS, as well as taphonomic and paleozoological analyses. It was found that the accumulation of bone remains was multi-stage and involved a large area. Only the bison remains were spatially correlated with the traces of human activity. In our opinion, these data indicate the presence of a hunting site of monospecific fauna, demonstrating the profound knowledge of Neanderthals about the ecosystem of which they were a part

Archaeology · Biology · Fauna · Geography · Middle Stone Age · Neanderthal · Pleistocene · Steppe · Taphonomy · Zooarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology