Unraveling hominin behavior at another anthropogenic site from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania): new archaeological and taphonomic research at BK, Upper Bed II Export

@article{citeulike:5280010, abstract = {New archaeological excavations and research at BK, Upper Bed II (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) have yielded a rich and unbiased collection of fossil bones. These new excavations show that BK is a stratified deposit formed in a riverine setting close to an alluvial plain. The present taphonomic study reveals the second-largest collection of hominin-modified bones from Olduvai, with abundant cut marks found on most of the anatomical areas preserved. Meat and marrow exploitation is reconstructed using the taphonomic signatures left on the bones by hominins. Highly cut-marked long limb shafts, especially those of upper limb bones, suggest that hominins at BK were actively engaged in acquiring small and middle-sized animals using strategies other than passive scavenging. The exploitation of large-sized game ( Pelorovis ) by Lower Pleistocene hominins, as suggested by previous researchers, is supported by the present study.}, author = {Dom\'{\i}nguez-Rodrigo, M. and Mabulla, A. and Bunn, H. T. and Barba, R. and Diez-Mart\'{\i}n, F. and Egeland, C. P. and Esp\'{\i}lez, E. and Egeland, A. and Yravedra, J. and S\'{a}nchez, P.}, citeulike-article-id = {5280010}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.04.006}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0047248409000700}, day = {25}, doi = {10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.04.006}, issn = {00472484}, journal = {Journal of Human Evolution}, keywords = {200907, chasse, plio-pleistocene, tanzanie, taphonomie, trace\_de\_decoupe}, month = {July}, posted-at = {2009-07-27 11:04:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Unraveling hominin behavior at another anthropogenic site from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania): new archaeological and taphonomic research at BK, Upper Bed II}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.04.006}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5280010 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5280010 N2 - New archaeological excavations and research at BK, Upper Bed II (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) have yielded a rich and unbiased collection of fossil bones. These new excavations show that BK is a stratified deposit formed in a riverine setting close to an alluvial plain. The present taphonomic study reveals the second-largest collection of hominin-modified bones from Olduvai, with abundant cut marks found on most of the anatomical areas preserved. Meat and marrow exploitation is reconstructed using the taphonomic signatures left on the bones by hominins. Highly cut-marked long limb shafts, especially those of upper limb bones, suggest that hominins at BK were actively engaged in acquiring small and middle-sized animals using strategies other than passive scavenging. The exploitation of large-sized game ( Pelorovis ) by Lower Pleistocene hominins, as suggested by previous researchers, is supported by the present study. JF - Journal of Human Evolution SN - 00472484 TI - Unraveling hominin behavior at another anthropogenic site from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania): new archaeological and taphonomic research at BK, Upper Bed II KW - 200907 KW - chasse KW - plio-pleistocene KW - tanzanie KW - taphonomie KW - trace_de_decoupe AU - Domínguez-Rodrigo, M AU - Mabulla, A AU - Bunn, HT AU - Barba, R AU - Diez-Martín, F AU - Egeland, CP AU - Espílez, E AU - Egeland, A AU - Yravedra, J AU - Sánchez, P PY - 2009/07/25/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.04.006 ER -