DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.04.019
论文题名: A GIS-based approach to documenting large canid damage to bones
作者: Parkinson J.A. ; Plummer T.W. ; Bose R.
刊名: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
ISSN: 0031-0182
出版年: 2014
卷: 409 起始页码: 57
结束页码: 71
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Bone surface modification
; Canids
; Feeding experiments
; Taphonomy
英文摘要: Experimental studies of modern carnivore tooth marking patterns are integral to understanding the nature of carnivore involvement in archeological bone assemblages. However, modern bone damage data for most carnivore taxa are limited. This is particularly true for canids. This study presents bone damage data collected from feeding experiments conducted with Mexican Gray Wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) and Red Wolves (Canis rufus). This is the largest experimental assemblage reported for canids to date. The image-analysis GIS approach described by Marean et al. (2001) is expanded on here and used to document bone preservation and tooth mark distribution for the first time in a carnivore-modified bone assemblage. Further, we introduce the use of the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst to identify significant concentrations of bone modifications. Results show that the distribution of tooth pits varies considerably across elements as well as across different portions of the same element, and that significant clusters of tooth pits occur on all long bones. We suggest that with a large enough sample, the GIS Spatial Analyst can be a useful tool for analyzing the distribution of bone modifications with greater resolution than previous methods. This method facilitates comparisons between experimental and fossil assemblages which may aid in identifying the timing of access to carcasses by carnivores involved in modifying fossil assemblages. Finally, the use of this rigorous methodology is a step toward increasing standardization in methods of taphonomic analysis. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/69282
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作者单位: Department of Anthropology, City University of New York Graduate Center, NYCEP, 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, United States; Department of Anthropology, Queens College, City University of New York and NYCEP, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY, United States; Wolf Conservation Center, P.O. Box 421, South Salem, NY, United States
Recommended Citation:
Parkinson J.A.,Plummer T.W.,Bose R.. A GIS-based approach to documenting large canid damage to bones[J]. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology,2014-01-01,409