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Unravelling the taphonomic stories of bird bones from the middle pleistocene layer VIII of Grotte Vaufrey, France

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dc.contributor.authorRufà, Anna
dc.contributor.authorLaroulandie, Véronique
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-17T14:28:42Z
dc.date.available2022-01-17T14:28:42Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, several studies have significantly changed our knowledge concerning the use of birds by Neanderthals. However, what remains to be clarified is the geographical and chronological variability of this human behaviour. The present case study provides new information on this topic/debate. The Grotte Vaufrey was discovered during the 1930s and was excavated during different periods. Work carried out by J.-P. Rigaud during the 1980s motivated many multidisciplinary studies in the cave, but accurate studies were not focused on avian remains. In this work, we provide new data on the bird remains from layer VIII (MIS 7), which is the richest among all the sequences and which has an important Mousterian component. Corvids are predominant in the assemblage and are associated with medium-sized birds and small Passeriformes, among others. Most of the remains present modern fractures, which hinder taphonomic interpretation. However, some alterations associated with raptor or mammalian carnivore activities, together with the anatomical representation and age profile, suggest a non-human accumulation of the majority of the bird remains, especially in the case of corvids that naturally died in the cave. However, at least some bones show evidence of anthropic activity, suggesting the occasional use of large- and medium-sized birds by human populations.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/quat4040030pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2571-550X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17486
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBirdspt_PT
dc.subjectZooarchaeologypt_PT
dc.subjectTaphonomypt_PT
dc.subjectNatural originpt_PT
dc.subjectCarnivorespt_PT
dc.subjectCut markspt_PT
dc.subjectNeanderthalpt_PT
dc.subjectMiddle Paleolithicpt_PT
dc.titleUnravelling the taphonomic stories of bird bones from the middle pleistocene layer VIII of Grotte Vaufrey, Francept_PT
dc.title.alternativeDesvendando as histórias tafonômicas dos Ossos de pássaros do pleistoceno médio camada VIII de Grotte Vaufrey, Françapt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage30pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleQuaternarypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume4pt_PT
person.familyNameRufà
person.givenNameAnna
person.identifier.ciencia-id181D-DDA5-2D9E
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1278-4220
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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