2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.08.004
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Evidence of early butchery of giant lemurs in Madagascar

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“…Without a proper understanding of the dynamic nature of taboos and the patterns of their transmission, the presence of taboo heterogeneity in a population is not evidence of erosion. It is certain that there has been hunting in Madagascar for at least 2000 years, since humans first settled on the landscape (Perez et al 2005). Given that hunting has occurred for millennia, the presence of significant heterogeneity in the coverage of taboos across species should not be interpreted as an erosion of cultural values, but rather as the presence of a dynamic and highly complex system of regulations and sanctions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Without a proper understanding of the dynamic nature of taboos and the patterns of their transmission, the presence of taboo heterogeneity in a population is not evidence of erosion. It is certain that there has been hunting in Madagascar for at least 2000 years, since humans first settled on the landscape (Perez et al 2005). Given that hunting has occurred for millennia, the presence of significant heterogeneity in the coverage of taboos across species should not be interpreted as an erosion of cultural values, but rather as the presence of a dynamic and highly complex system of regulations and sanctions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are most useful when isotopic gradients across habitats or dietary resources are strong. Such is the case in Madagascar, where (i) different plant types (C 3 , C 4 [15]. Accordingly, lemurs that live in cool, moist localities and consume C 3 plants have lower d 13 …”
Section: And Dmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Yet many are at risk of extinction [2], and at least 17 species have vanished during the past 2000 years [3]. The cause (or combination of causes) that resulted in these extinctions is debated, but humans were probably a central factor [3][4][5]. Much of this debate has stemmed from unresolved temporal sequences.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Given modern biotic clines across southern Madagascar, with increasing aridity towards the west, Quaternary climate shifts likely had significant impacts on the composition and evolutionary history of the regional biota. Secondly, those modifications that directly relate to human-induced environmental degradation, include hunting and the clearing of natural habitats (Burney et al 2003;Perez et al 2005;Dewar et al 2013;Goodman & Jungers in press). Human arrival to Madagascar has been extended to approximately 4000 Cal BP (Dewar et al 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Human arrival to Madagascar has been extended to approximately 4000 Cal BP (Dewar et al 2013). The earliest evidence of butchery of extinct animals comes from the southwest at approximately 2300 Cal BP (MacPhee & Burney 1991;Perez et al 2005). However, at several sites there is mounting evidence that synergistic combinations of these two factors came into play (Burney et al 2004, Goodman & Jungers in press).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%