Scavenging or Hunting in Early Hominids: Theoretical Framework and Tests
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ANO | 1986 |
TIPO | Artigo |
PERIÓDICO | American Anthropologist |
ISSN | 0002-7294 |
E-ISSN | 0002-7294 |
EDITORA | Shima Publications (Australia) |
DOI | 10.1525/aa.1986.88.1.02a00020 |
CITAÇÕES | 70 |
ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
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Resumo
Evidence from Bed I, Olduvai, supports the hypothesis that scavenging, not hunting, was the major meat‐procurement strategy of hominids between 2 and 1.7 million years ago. Data used to evaluate the hunting and scavenging hypotheses are derived from studying cut marks on Bed I bovids, comparing adaptations necessary for scavenging with those of early hominids, and a pa‐leoecological reconstruction of Bed I carcass biotnass, carnivore guild, and hominidforaging area.