A new approach for deciphering between single and multiple accumulation events using intra-tooth isotopic variations: Application to the Middle Pleistocene bone bed of Schöningen 13 II-4

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-128

  Julien, Marie Anne ^a,f,g,h   Rivals, Florent ^b,c,d   Serangeli, Jordi ^a   Bocherens, Hervé ^a,e   Conard, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

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

^d UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^e Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoecology   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^g SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Death events; Equids; Mass vs. mutiple death; Paleobiology; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; HORSE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOBIOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SEASONALITY;

GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY; SCHONINGEN;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

CARBON; OXYGEN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GERMANY; HORSE; MOLAR TOOTH; PROCEDURES; TOOTH DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON ISOTOPES; GERMANY; HORSES; MOLAR; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; TOOTH WEAR;

EID: 84928184537     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.02.012     Document Type: Article

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