Animal Teeth and Human Tools: A Taphonomic Odyssey in Ice Age Siberia

ISBN-13: 9781107030299 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 500 str.

Christy G Turner II

Opis

A unique study of Ice Age human and carnivore bone damage and its importance in understanding ancient life in Siberia.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction. What is perimortem taphonomy, and why study it in Siberia?; 2. Bone damage and its meaning; 3. The 30 Siberian archaeological and palaeontological sites, distributed from the Ob River to the Sea of Japan; 4. Discussion: analyses, comparisons, inferences, and hypotheses; 5. Conclusions for seven questions; Appendices; References; Index.