Fragmentation and preservation of bird bones in uneaten food remains of the Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus

Bocheński, Zbigniew M.; Tornberg, Risto

doi:10.1016/s0305-4403(03)00069-4

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“…Qualitatively, perforation of bones observed in Sarakenos Cave is consistent with perforations done by owls and diurnal raptors; the shape and size of holes correspond to those made by contemporary owls and raptors (Bochenski and Tornberg 2003;Laroulandie 2000. Also, the location of punctures on long bones (near the articular ends) agrees with those made by both modern raptors and owls (see above citations) including those of the Eagle Owl from the Roman baths in Turkey (De Cupere et al 2009).…”

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Who ate the birds: the taphonomy of Sarakenos Cave, Greece

Bocheński

Tomek

Wertz

et al. 2017

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The taphonomic analysis of avian remains from Sarakenos Cave reveals that, contrary to previous suggestions, many bird bones excavated there represent food remains of the Eagle Owls rather than humans. The conclusion is based on the presence of traces of digestion, beak and claw punctures, and indirect evidence that includes relative preservation of particular elements, species composition, the lack of cut marks, and the absence of numerous traces of burning. Specimens with medullary bone and traces of digestion indicate that the owls killed breeding females in spring. Since it is unlikely that owls shared the cave with humans at the same time, it supports the notion based on archeological evidence that human groups did not inhabit it permanently.

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“…It has been shown that punctures or perforation of bones made with claws and/or beaks of raptors while handling their prey are found on many skeletal elements; on long bones, they are typically located near the articular ends, regardless of the species of raptor and prey (Bochenski and Tornberg 2003;Laroulandie 2000.…”

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Who ate the birds: the taphonomy of Sarakenos Cave, Greece

Bocheński

Tomek

Wertz

et al. 2017

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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“…Finally, it is also striking that the digestion traces occur only on the articular ends and not on the shafts of long bones. As stated, in diurnal birds these shafts are also affected (Bocheń ski et al, 1998(Bocheń ski et al, , 1999.…”

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“…Around the nests of diurnal birds of prey, not only pellet contents are found but also food remains that were not ingested by the raptor (Bocheń ski et al, 1999;Laroulandie, 2002;Bocheń ski & Tornberg, 2003). Diurnal birds of prey have the tendency to consume their prey bite by bite, starting at the head and systematically working their way caudally.…”

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Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): distinguishing the prey remains from nest and roost sites

Cupere

Thys

Neer

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Two concentrations of animal bones, almost exclusively from small mammals and wild birds, were found within the destruction debris of a Roman bath complex in Sagalassos (SW Turkey). The overall species spectrum, skeletal element representation, fragmentation and preservation condition of the bones indicate that they represent the prey remains of a large nocturnal avian predator, more precisely the eagle owl (Bubo bubo). Differences in skeletal element representation and in prey species' spectrum show that the two bone clusters derive from pellets deposited near a nest site and a roost site, respectively. Radiocarbon dates obtained from the bones indicate that eagle owls lived in the collapsing bath complex during the second half of the 6th to the beginning of the 7th century AD, before the final abandonment of the town. The MNI of the prey animals found at the nest site, confronted with the daily dietary needs of a female eagle owl and its young, indicates repetitive use of the same place during several years.

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“…Andrews, 1990;Guillem and Martínez Valle, 1991;Sanchis, 2000;Robert and Vigne, 2002a, b;Bochenski and Tornberg, 2003;Cochard, 2004;Laroulandie, 2005;Bochenski, 2005;Lloveras et al, 2008Lloveras et al, , 2009Bochenski et al, 2009). In this regard, it has been shown at various archaeological sites that these birds play an active role in the formation of bone sets (Robert and Vigne, 2002a, b;Davis et al, 2007;Costamagno et al, 2008;Marín-Arroyo et al, 2009;Sanchis, 2012), indicating that there are processes of interaction with the humans who inhabit the same places.…”

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Towards the identification of a new taphonomic agent: An analysis of bone accumulations obtained from modern Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) nests

Serra¹,

Margalef

Morales-Pérez

et al. 2014

Quaternary International

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues.Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. b s t r a c tThis paper presents the results of a study of bones recovered in various current Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) nests in a Mediterranean region of the Iberian Peninsula. The Egyptian vulture, a diurnal, scavenging, rupicolous bird of prey, is one of four vulture species that currently inhabit the Iberian Peninsula. An analysis of the remains found in the nests confirms that it has a heterogeneous diet that includes remains from human activities (butchery and food production) and the carcasses of dead animals, although it is possible that they also prey on small-sized taxa. The taphonomic study determines these birds' capability of transporting, accumulating and altering bone remains. Some of the elements show marks caused by beak and/or claw impacts brought about primarily during feeding, which have characteristic typologies. Despite the fact that this is not a bone-eating vulture, it can also be seen that some bones are swallowed. The characteristics of the bone set studied here are important for establishing the origin of bone accumulations on archaeological sites.

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Fragmentation and preservation of bird bones in uneaten food remains of the Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus

Cited by 49 publications

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Who ate the birds: the taphonomy of Sarakenos Cave, Greece

Who ate the birds: the taphonomy of Sarakenos Cave, Greece

Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) pellets from Roman Sagalassos (SW Turkey): distinguishing the prey remains from nest and roost sites

Towards the identification of a new taphonomic agent: An analysis of bone accumulations obtained from modern Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) nests

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