A taphonomic study of bone modification and of tooth-mark patterns on long limb bone portions by suids

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ID4622046
AuthorsD Domínguez‐solera, Santiago David Domínguez-Solera (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), S D Domínguez‐Solera, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo (0000-0002-7233-331X, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, corresponding author), M Domínguez‐rodrigo
Year2009
Volume19
Issue3
Pages345-363
Publication date2009-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.987
OpenAlexW2080382281
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited27

This work presents new taphonomic data on bone modification by suids, including domestic pig, wild and hybrid boars. The intense modification undergone by bones from animals smaller than 100 kg is shown, together with a more moderate modification on bones from larger animals. Both the ravaging pattern (with preferential deletion of cancellous tissue) and the tooth-marking frequencies are similar to those documented among hyenas and dogs when having primary access to complete bones. A dual-patterned experimental model consisting of the interaction of humans and suids was also considered. Here it is shown how suid modification of hammerstone-broken bone assemblages is different from that documented among canids and hyaenids, as experimentally replicated. These results increase the number of non-anthropogenic bone-modifying agents and posit new issues on equifinality processes. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Biology · Bone formation · Bone structure · Cancellous bone · Domestic pig · Equifinality · Evolutionary biology · Geography · Taphonomy · Zoology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Anatomy · Cell Biology · Ecology · Endocrinology

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