Analyzing cut marks: lessons from artiodactyl remains in the northwestern United States

Lyman, R. Lee

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2005.06.003

Cited by 96 publications

(66 citation statements)

References 27 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Hay tendencias, que no son contundentes, que podrían contradecir lo esperado a partir de los modelos regionales de intensificación de la subsistencia en el Holoceno tardío (Neme & Gil, 2008b): los conjuntos del Holoceno temprano evidencian una mayor intensidad de procesamiento de las carcasas de guanaco (cf. Lyman, 2005), así como también una mayor proporción de mamíferos pequeños, usualmente contemplados como de bajo ránking e indicadores de dietas más amplias e 'intensificadas'. El lítico evidencia repetidas actividades de reactivación de instrumentos que, a nivel general, no se habrían descartado in situ.…”

Section: Escala De Sitio: Formas De Ocupación Y Tendencias Temporalesunclassified

Perspectivas arqueológicas para Patagonia Septentrional: Sitio Cueva Huenul 1 (Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina)

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

RESUMENEl norte de la provincia de Neuquén (Depto. Pehuenches, Argentina) es muy poco conocido a nivel arqueológico, a pesar de estar ubicado en una posición central en relación con distintos temas clave del poblamiento humano de Sudamérica, incluyendo la extinción de la megafauna y sus causas, el poblamiento humano inicial y la existencia de discontinuidades arqueológicas en el Holoceno medio. En este trabajo se presenta el primer cuerpo de resultados paleoecológicos y arqueológicos para el sitio Cueva Huenul 1, recientemente excavado, que ofrece una secuencia sedimentaria que se extiende durante los últimos 16.000 años calendáricos. Estas evidencias incluyen el desarrollo de un marco crono-estratigráfico para el sitio, que aporta novedosa información tefro-cronológica. A partir de este análisis, se definen cuatro componentes temporales, sobre los cuales se asienta el estudio de los materiales recuperados: evidencias faunísticas (paleontológicas y arqueológicas), arqueobotánicas, líticas, cerámicas y de arte rupestre. Estos resultados en escala de sitio proveen una primera instancia de evaluación de procesos en escala macro-regional, así como las bases para la continuación de este proyecto.PALABRAS CLAVE: Neuquén, fauna extinta, poblamiento humano temprano, cronología, tendencias temporales. ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR NORTHERN PATAGONIA:CUEVA HUENUL 1 SITE (NEUQUEN PROVINCE, ARGENTINA) ABSTRACT Northern Neuquén Province (Pehuenches Dept., Argentina) is barely known from an archaeological 138 R. BARBERENA et al. perspective, though it is centrally placed in terms of several large-scale key issues in the peopling of South America: the extinction of the megafauna and its causes, early human presence, and the existence of archaeological discontinuities during the Mid-Holocene. In this paper we present the first body of paleoecological and archaeological data for Cueva Huenul 1 site, recently excavated, which offers a sedimentary sequence extending during the last of 16.000 calendar years. Initially, we present a chronostratigraphic frame for the site, including new tephro-chronological information. On this basis, four temporal components are defined, providing the historical scheme for the analysis of the recovered evidences that include: archaeofaunas (paleontological and archaeological), archaeobotany, lithic and ceramic technology, and rockart. These results at a site scale provide a first approach to a discussion of macro-regional processes, as well as the basis for the continuation of our research.KEY WORDS: Neuquén, extinct fauna, early human peopling, chronology, temporal tendencies. INTRODUCCIÓN Y ANTECEDENTESEste trabajo se enmarca en un proyecto arqueológico recientemente iniciado en el extremo noroeste de Patagonia (Departamento Pehuenches, provincia del Neuquén, Argentina; Fig. 1; Barberena, 2013). Básicamente la región carece de información arqueológica, lo que ofrece tanto una limitación como un desafío para el desarrollo de este proyecto. En esta instancia inicial de acercamiento a la arqueol...

show abstract

Section: Escala De Sitio: Formas De Ocupación Y Tendencias Temporalesunclassified

Perspectivas arqueológicas para Patagonia Septentrional: Sitio Cueva Huenul 1 (Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina)

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Similarly, increases in the number of cutmarks on bones may be intercorrelated with the types of skeletal parts that are transported. For example, increases in the transport of high-value body parts might be associated with increases in cutmark frequencies because high-value parts with large amounts of attached meat generally require more butchering effort and may display more cutmarks (see Lyman 2005). In this case, the two lines of evidence may well be intercorrelated but not necessarily reflect intensification.…”

Section: Anthropogenic Exploitation Depression Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolutionary Foraging Models in Zooarchaeological Analysis: Recent Applications and Future Challenges

Lupo

2007

J Archaeol Res

174

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The last few decades have witnessed a rapid rise in the use of foraging models derived from behavioral ecology to explain and predict temporal and spatial differences in faunal assemblages. Although these models build on conventional ideas about utility firmly embedded in zooarchaeological analyses, when cast in an evolutionary framework these ideas produce some of the most sophisticated and elegant interpretations of archaeofaunas to date. In this article I review the methodological and practical strengths and weaknesses of current zooarchaeological applications of foraging models. Recent applications of foraging models to the zooarchaeological record reveal important variability in human-prey interactions across time and space. Case-specific applications generate theoretical and methodological advances that augment and are complementary to model building in allied fields. Recent applications also identify shortcomings in the underlying assumptions and rationale of some foraging models that mirror past and on-going discussions in anthropology and biology. I discuss how these shortcomings can fruitfully direct future applications and research in foraging economics.

show abstract

“…The number of butchered specimens has been suggested as a better indicator of processing intensity than the frequency and number of butchery marks (e.g., Egeland 2003 ;Lyman 2005 ). However, Seetah ( 2006aSeetah ( , p. 98, 2006b) points out that tool damage on a bone may have more to do with a butcher's skills, goals, and tools, than intensity.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Of Buffalo and Butchers: Coupling Traditional Procurement Studies with Taphonomic Analyses to Explore Intensive Wild Animal Processing Patterns at Two Early Iron Age Sites in the Kruger National Park

Grody

2016

Afr Archaeol Rev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Located in northeastern South Africa in the Kruger National Park, the wilddominated faunal assemblages at Le6 and Le7 allow for a site-level examination of the treatment of wild species within the highly variable spectra of Early Iron Age animal use. Looking at hunting beyond pure subsistence choices, this paper couples traditional morphological analysis with taphonomic analysis and theoretical frameworks of intensification to ask new socially focussed zooarchaeological questions of these assemblages. Through this, both the procurement and processing methods utilized at Le6 and Le7 are identified and the significance of these choices is discussed. In so doing, the paper addresses possible specialization in both the hunting and the processing of large wild mammals. The socio-economic implications and potential drivers of these faunal choices are then considered within the broader context of the southern African Early Iron Age, and a potentially new faunal use strategy and site type are 1,*

show abstract

Analyzing cut marks: lessons from artiodactyl remains in the northwestern United States

Cited by 96 publications

References 27 publications

Perspectivas arqueológicas para Patagonia Septentrional: Sitio Cueva Huenul 1 (Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina)

Perspectivas arqueológicas para Patagonia Septentrional: Sitio Cueva Huenul 1 (Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina)

Evolutionary Foraging Models in Zooarchaeological Analysis: Recent Applications and Future Challenges

Of Buffalo and Butchers: Coupling Traditional Procurement Studies with Taphonomic Analyses to Explore Intensive Wild Animal Processing Patterns at Two Early Iron Age Sites in the Kruger National Park

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About