Revalidation of bone surface modification models for inferring fossil hominin and carnivore feeding interactions

Quaternary International

Volumn 355, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-168

  Pante, Michael C ^a   Scott, Robert S ^b   Blumenschine, Robert J ^c   Capaldo, Salvatore D ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Palaeontological Scientific Trust   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cut mark; Experimental models; FLK zinjanthropus; Percussion mark; Tooth mark

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARNIVORE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL; HOMINID; MODELING; TOOTH;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; OLDUVAI GORGE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84919387543     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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