Where the snags are
Looking into bird bones
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371560 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Krzysztof Wertz (0000-0001-5993-7330, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland, corresponding author), Risto Tornberg (Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, Faculty of Science University of Oulu Oulu Finland), Kauko Huhtala (Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, Faculty of Science University of Oulu Oulu Finland), Marcin Diakowski (Institute of Archaeology University of Wrocław Wrocław Poland), Jakub Kotowski (0000-0002-3542-3519, Faculty of Geology University of Warsaw Warszawa Poland, corresponding author), M Kot (0000-0001-5277-0283, Faculty of Archaeology University of Warsaw Warszawa Poland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 663-669 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.2976 |
| OpenAlex | W3134953673 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
A study of bird remains from the Koziarnia Cave (Poland) revealed the presence of nearly a dozen bony shreds ( snags ) projecting from the natural canals in bones; the snags were made of a material that accumulated during the Late Pleistocene. This paper describes this phenomenon and determines the most probable agent responsible for its occurrence by utilizing observations of snag microstructure, taphonomic analysis of bird assemblages from Koziarnia Cave, and surveys of collected bird remains (modern and fossilized). The presence of snag may be a good qualitative indicator of an agent responsible for the accumulation of bird bones at archeological sites and could be useful in future taphonomic studies
Archaeology · Biology · Cave · Disarticulation · Geography · Habitat · Natural (archaeology · Pleistocene · Snag · Taphonomy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology · Geology · Paleontology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |