Aves de caza. Estudio tafonómico y zooarqueológico de los restos avianos de los niveles musterienses de Pié Lombard (Alpes-Maritimes, Francia)

  1. A.J. Romero 1
  2. J. C. Díez 2
  3. J.P. Brugal 3
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

  2. 2 Universidad de Burgos
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    Universidad de Burgos

    Burgos, España

    ROR https://ror.org/049da5t36

  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
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    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    París, Francia

    ROR https://ror.org/02feahw73

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Revista:
Munibe Antropologia - Arkeologia

ISSN: 1132-2217

Año de publicación: 2017

Número: 68

Páginas: 73-84

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.21630/MAA.2017.68.14 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Munibe Antropologia - Arkeologia

Resumen

Traditionally small fast game exploitation is characteristic of the end of Upper Palaeolithic or modern humans. Nevertheless, several authors demonstrated recently small fast game exploitation by fossil hominins able to capture, process and consume small animals for different purposes, despite numerous methodological and technical problems. In this work, we provide results of a taphonomical and zooarchaeological study on all bird bones from the Middle Palaeolithic levels of Pié Lombard using various analytical tools. The Mousterian site of Pié Lombard is a narrow rock shelter located in a middle-range mountainous environment near Tourrettes-sur-Loup (Alpes-Maritimes, France). The Middle Palaeolithic bird bone assemblage retained 18 taxa, all adults. The most represented taxa are choughs and pigeons that represent rocky species, characteristic of mild-temperate climate. The third most common specie is the partridge, although to a lesser extent. Long bones are predominant and anatomical representations are different between the frequent species. Various taphonomical alterations are visible on bird remains, including human modifications (cut marks -incisions and scraping marks- and burnt bones), other non-human predator activities (usually tooth marks and digestion processes) and some diagenetic alterations (especially concretion, corrosion and root marks). The majority of the bones are characterized by curved outline, mixed angles and jagged textures. The bird remains exhibit significant breakages due to various consumption processes (humans, raptors and small carnivores) completed by natural burial process. The birds of prey (probably nocturnal raptors) transported their prey (usually choughs) to the rock shelter where they were consumed and regurgitated. Secondly, small and medium-sized carnivores (small felids like lynx or wild cat had a relevant role) predate occasionally on birds. Neanderthals occupations were occasional, where they exploited herbivores but are also in to some extent at the source of bird accumulation. The humans captured almost exclusively pigeons and partridges, and some choughs. Without excluding a possible use of feathers, the Neanderthal groups of Pié Lombard acquired birds for their meat. Thus, Pié Lombard is a new Middle Paleolithic site where small game exploitation was a real part of the diet. The site can be is added to our recent knowledge, as another sites in Western Europe, demonstrating the ability of Neanderthal to hunt and consume birds as a continuous economic activity in space and time.

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