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Identifying the unidentified fauna enhances insights into hominin subsistence strategies during the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition

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dc.contributor.authorSinet-Mathiot, Virginie
dc.contributor.authorRendu, William
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Teresa E.
dc.contributor.authorSpasov, Rosen
dc.contributor.authorMadelaine, Stéphane
dc.contributor.authorRenou, Sylvain
dc.contributor.authorSoulier, Marie-Cécile
dc.contributor.authorMartisius, Naomi L.
dc.contributor.authoraldeias, vera
dc.contributor.authorEndarova, Elena
dc.contributor.authorGoldberg, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMcPherron, Shannon J. P.
dc.contributor.authorRezek, Zeljko
dc.contributor.authorSandgathe, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorSirakov, Nikolay
dc.contributor.authorSirakova, Svoboda
dc.contributor.authorSoressi, Marie
dc.contributor.authorTsanova, Tsenka
dc.contributor.authorTurq, Alain
dc.contributor.authorHublin, Jean-Jacques
dc.contributor.authorWelker, Frido
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Geoff M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-06T11:13:37Z
dc.date.available2023-11-06T11:13:37Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding Palaeolithic hominin subsistence strategies requires the comprehensive taxonomic identification of faunal remains. The high fragmentation of Late Pleistocene faunal assemblages often prevents proper taxonomic identification based on bone morphology. It has been assumed that the morphologically unidentifiable component of the faunal assemblage would reflect the taxonomic abundances of the morphologically identified portion. In this study, we analyse three faunal datasets covering the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition (MUPT) at Bacho Kiro Cave (Bulgaria) and Les Cottes and La Ferrassie (France) with the application of collagen type I peptide mass fingerprinting (ZooMS). Our results emphasise that the fragmented component of Palaeolithic bone assemblages can differ significantly from the morphologically identifiable component. We obtain contrasting identification rates between taxa resulting in an overrepresentation of morphologically identified reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and an underrepresentation of aurochs/bison (Bos/Bison) and horse/European ass (Equus) at Les Cottes and La Ferrassie. Together with an increase in the relative diversity of the faunal composition, these results have implications for the interpretation of subsistence strategies during a period of possible interaction between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in Europe. Furthermore, shifts in faunal community composition and in carnivore activity suggest a change in the interaction between humans and carnivores across the MUPT and indicate a possible difference in site use between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. The combined use of traditional and biomolecular methods allows (zoo)archaeologists to tackle some of the methodological limits commonly faced during the morphological assessment of Palaeolithic bone assemblages.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipDutch Research Council VI.C.191.070, National Science Foundation (NSF) 2004818, European Union (EU) European Research Council (ERC) 101041245, European Research Council (ERC) Spanish Government 948365, 101041245pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12520-023-01830-4pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1866-9565
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20126
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relationHominin phyloproteomics for the Pleistocene: PalaeoPROteomics of Skeletal Parts for Evolutionary Research
dc.relationContrasting Neanderthal and modern human subsistence practices across Europe 50,000-40,000 years ago: an interdisciplinary approach to micro-scale taphonomy and BACterial bioerosion on BONE.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectZooMSpt_PT
dc.subjectZooarchaeologypt_PT
dc.subjectBone surface modificationpt_PT
dc.subjectSubsistence behaviourpt_PT
dc.subjectMiddle to Upper Palaeolithic transitionpt_PT
dc.subjectLate Pleistocenept_PT
dc.titleIdentifying the unidentified fauna enhances insights into hominin subsistence strategies during the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transitionpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleHominin phyloproteomics for the Pleistocene: PalaeoPROteomics of Skeletal Parts for Evolutionary Research
oaire.awardTitleContrasting Neanderthal and modern human subsistence practices across Europe 50,000-40,000 years ago: an interdisciplinary approach to micro-scale taphonomy and BACterial bioerosion on BONE.
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/948365/EU
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/101027850/EU
oaire.citation.issue9pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleArchaeological and Anthropological Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume15pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamH2020
oaire.fundingStreamH2020
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
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