Leopards as taphonomic agents in dolomitic caves-implications for bone accumulations in the hominid-bearing deposits of South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 665-684

  De Ruiter, Darryl J ^a   Berger, Lee R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone accumulation; Faunal analysis carcass damage and disintegration; Leopard lair; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BONE; CAVE DEPOSIT; MAMMAL; PLEISTOCENE; TAPHONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033854949     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0470     Document Type: Article

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