Intentional cut marks on bovid from the Quranwala zone, 2.6 Ma, Siwalik Frontal Range, northwestern India

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 317-339

  Dambricourt Malassé, Anne ^a   Moigne, Anne Marie ^a   Singh, Mukesh ^b   Calligaro, Thomas ^c   Karir, Baldev ^b   Gaillard, Claire ^a   Kaur, Amandeep ^b   Bhardwaj, Vipnesh ^b   Pal, Surinder ^b   Abdessadok, Salah ^a   Chapon Sao, Cécile ^a   Gargani, Julien ^d   Tudryn, Alina ^d   Garcia Sanz, Miguel ^e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Society for Archaeological and Anthropological Research   (India)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^e UMS 2700)   (France)

Author keywords

Cut marks; Experimental protocol; Plio pleistocene transitional fauna; Quartzite cobbles; Siwaliks; Sub himalayan floodplain

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; FLOODPLAIN; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PLIOCENE; QUARTZITE; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RUMINANT; SKELETAL REMAINS;

CHANDIGARH; FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; INDIA; PARIS; SIWALIK HILLS; VILLE DE PARIS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 84959894988     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.09.019     Document Type: Article

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