Large carnivores as taphonomic agents of space modification: An experimental approach with archaeological implications

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1361-1368

  Camarós, Edgard ^a,b   Cueto, Marián ^c   Teira, Luis C ^c   Tapia, Jesus ^d   Cubas, Miriam ^d   Blasco, Ruth ^a,b   Rosell, Jordi ^a,b   Rivals, Florent ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES PREHISTÓRICAS DE CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^d Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Experimental series; Hearths; Spatial distribution; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BEAR; CANID; CARNIVORE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FELID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 84885484374     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.037     Document Type: Article

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