Tortoise taphonomy and tortoise butchery patterns at Blombos Cave, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 214-229

  Thompson, Jessica C ^a   Henshilwood, Christopher S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blombos cave; Taphonomy; Tortoise; Tortoise butchery

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BURNING; DIET; MESOLITHIC; REPTILE; SHELL; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY; UNGULATE; ABUNDANCE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEOLITHIC;

BLOMBOS CAVE; SOUTH AFRICA; STILL BAY; WESTERN CAPE;

ANIMALIA; CHERSINA ANGULATA; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 84884140404     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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