New estimates of tooth mark and percussion mark frequencies at the FLK Zinj site: The carnivore-hominid-carnivore hypothesis falsified

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-194

  Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel ^a,b   Barba, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biochemical marks; Bone breakage; Bone notches; FLK Zinj; Hunting; Percussion marks; Plio Pleistocene hominids; Scavenging; Tooth marks; Tooth pit size

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; HOMINID; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; PREDATION; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; HOMINIDAE;

EID: 32044458578     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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