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Blasco, M. (2008). Human consumption of tortoises at level iv of bolomor cave (valencia, spain). Journal of Archaeological Science, 35, 2839–2848.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich (05 Feb 2009 16:00:04 UTC) |
Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.05.013 BibTeX citation key: Blasco2008 View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo hermanni Creators: Blasco Collection: Journal of Archaeological Science |
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Abstract |
The acquisition and consumption of small prey in the pre-Upper Palaeolithic is a highly debated topic at present. For some authors, the systematic obtaining of these animals is only part of the subsistence strategies used by anatomically modern Humans. However, the consumption of small prey dates back to the Plio-Pleistocene chronologies in some sites. Although the utilization of leporids has been recorded in several pre-Late Pleistocene European sites, the evidence of tortoise consumption is documented not as common for these periods. However, Level IV of Bolomor Cave has clear diagnostic elements to document the acquisition and use of tortoises (Testudo hermanni) for food in the form of: (1) cutmarks on limb bones and ventral surface of the carapace and plastron; (2) presence of burning on tortoise skeleton and shell; (3) elements of anthropogenic breakage on carapace and plastron: percussion pits, percussion notches and impact flakes; and (4) human toothmarks on limb bones. This paper tries to examine the possible patterns in the tortoise consumption sequence from Level IV of Bolomor Cave and improves data on the butchery process and tortoise consumption in the Late Middle Pleistocene. Keywords: Zooarchaeology; Subsistence strategies; Small prey; Tortoise; Testudo hermanni; Bolomor Cave; Level IV; Spain; Late Middle Pleistocene Added by: Sarina Wunderlich |
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