Was FLK North levels 1-2 a classic "living floor" of Oldowan hominins or a taphonomically complex palimpsest dominated by large carnivore feeding behavior?

Quaternary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-362

  Bunn, H T ^a   Mabulla, A Z P ^b   Dominguez Rodrigo M ^c,d   Ashley, G M ^e   Barba, R ^d   Diez Martin F ^f   Remer, K ^a   Yravedra, J ^d   Baquedano, E ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c Museo de los Origenes   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^g Museo Arqueologico Regional   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abrasion marks; Cut marks; Felids; Gnaw marks; Living floor; Palimpsest; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CUT MARKS; FELIDS; GNAW MARKS; LIVING FLOOR; PALIMPSEST; TAPHONOMY;

ABRASION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EXCAVATION; MAMMALS; TRIBOLOGY;

FLOORS;

ARTIFACT; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EXCAVATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SITE INVESTIGATION; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; OLDUVAI GORGE; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 78649317874     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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