New data on human behavior from a 160,000 year old Acheulean occupation level at Lazaret cave, south-east France: An archaeozoological approach

Valensi, Patricia; Michel, Véronique; Guennouni, Khalid El; Liouville, Marie

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2013.10.034

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“…Cut-marks on ursid bones were scarce but already observed in Isernia la Pineta (Thun Hohenstein et al, 2009), in Cueva Del Angel (Barroso et al, 2010) or in Biache-Saint-Vaast (Auguste, 1995) sites. Upper canines of wild boar were clearly broken, as observed in Terra-Amata site (Valensi et al, 2013) in Cueva de Angel or in Orgnac 3 . Intentional breakage was in situ due to the longitudinal and spiral fractures observed on long bones but also to the number of bones or teeth flakes (1.5%) well distributed on the excavated surface (dimensions are 35 > L > 15 mm, 15 > l > 8 mm, e ¼ 3 mm).…”

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confidence: 83%

“…This type of modification was attributed to re-sharpening (see Bolomor, C4-level XVII, Blasco et al, 2013aBlasco et al, , 2013b. The archaic bone tool retouchers and bone bifaces are known in several sites of the Middle Pleistocene, for example in the Latium area (Anzidei et al, 2012;Boschian and Sacca, 2015), Orgnac 3 (Moncel et al, 2012), Cagny l'Epinette (Tuffreau et al, 1995), and Lazaret (Valensi et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

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MIS 11-locality of Medzhibozh, Ukraine: Archaeological and paleozoological evidence

Степанчук

Moigne

2016

Quaternary International

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Section: Anthropic Evidencementioning

confidence: 83%

Section: Anthropic Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

MIS 11-locality of Medzhibozh, Ukraine: Archaeological and paleozoological evidence

Степанчук

Moigne

2016

Quaternary International

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“…Primary access to carcasses was demonstrated at Gran Dolina TD 6.2 in MIS 21–20 (Saladié et al, ), Boxgrove in MIS 13 (Roberts & Parfitt, ), and Gran Dolina TD 10.1 in MIS 11–9 (Rodriguez‐Hidalgo, Saladié, Ollé, & Carbonell, ). Hunting behaviours were also proposed in several sites during MIS 11–6, such as Gran Dolina TD 10.2 (Rodríguez‐Hidalgo et al, ), Schöningen (Van Kolfschoten, Buhrs, & Verheijen, ; Voormolen, ), Orgnac 3, Terra‐Amata, and Lazaret (Valensi, ; Valensi, Michel, El Guennouni, & Liouville, ).…”

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confidence: 85%

Rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus hemitoechus) exploitation in Level F at the Caune de l'Arago (Tautavel, Pyrénéés‐Orientales, France) during MIS 12

Chen

Moigne

2018

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Caune de l'Arago is a Middle Pleistocene site in Southern France, where Acheulean artefacts and hominin fossils were excavated. Rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus hemitoechus) remains from Level F (MIS 12) were studied from a zooarchaeological and taphonomic perspective to investigate the potential human exploitation of this large taxon. The well-represented butchering marks, as well as scarce carnivore marks, indicate primary access to rhinoceros carcasses by hominins. The juvenile-dominated mortality profile further suggests aggressive scavenging or occasional opportunistic hunting. Furthermore, differential skeletal representation shows that humans selectively transported the nutrient-rich body sections. In addition, thorough processing of the carcasses for consumption inside the cave is highlighted by the frequent cut marks, intensive fragmentation, and regular spatial distribution. The analyses of the Arago Level F rhinoceros confirm the rhinoceros exploitation by humans during the Lower Palaeolithic; however, the rhinoceros mortality profile differs from that of large mammals such as equids, argali, and all other game species of this archaeological layer.Caune de l'Arago is the earliest hominin site where the systematic exploitation of rhinoceros has been documented.

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“…Indeed, the recovery of yellow marrow was quasi-systematic among Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, and particularly for Neanderthals (Noe-Nygaard 1977;Patou-Mathis 1985;Speth 1989;Speth et al 2012). Prehistorians noted widespread evidence of marrow extraction through long bone breakage at Middle Palaeolithic sites (e.g.,: Blasco and Fernández Peris 2012; Dart 1971;Daujeard et al 2017;Gabucio et al 2014;Marín et al 2017;Martin 1907;Romandini et al 2014;Valensi et al 2013;White 1992).…”

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A way to break bones? The weight of intuitiveness

Vettese

Stavrova

Borel

et al. 2020

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21The essential relationship to fat in the Middle Paleolithic, and especially to the yellow 22 42 an innovative GIS (Geographic Information System) method to analyze the distribution of 43 percussion marks to highlight recurrent patterns. 44 One of the most significant results of our article shows the existence of significant concentrations of 45 percussion marks, regardless of the volunteers' behaviour during bone fracturing. The predominance of 46 two factors explains the distribution patterns that emerge from our analysis: for humerus, radio ulnas 47 and tibias, the morphology of each element seems to constrain the location of percussion marks, while 48 for femurs, individual choices have more weight in this distribution. In addition, we have observed that 49 at different levels of our analyses, the bone response to fracturing may be totally opposite (quantity of 50 bone marrow, marrow quality, number of blows, difficulty felt, number of fragments produced, type of 51 marks registered), particularly regarding the results for radio-ulnas and tibias. Subsequently, it would be 52 most interesting to compare the intuitive models that we were able to highlight through spatial analysis 53 with the distributions of percussion marks registered in fossil assemblages. It would thus be possible to 54 propose new hypotheses on butchering practices based on the results presented in this work. 55

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New data on human behavior from a 160,000 year old Acheulean occupation level at Lazaret cave, south-east France: An archaeozoological approach

Cited by 31 publications

References 29 publications

MIS 11-locality of Medzhibozh, Ukraine: Archaeological and paleozoological evidence

MIS 11-locality of Medzhibozh, Ukraine: Archaeological and paleozoological evidence

Rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus hemitoechus) exploitation in Level F at the Caune de l'Arago (Tautavel, Pyrénéés‐Orientales, France) during MIS 12

A way to break bones? The weight of intuitiveness

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