Re: "carnivore tooth marks"

On Mar 4, 11:31 am, claudiusd...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

They, somehow, concluded that the carcass had been transported to this
location.  How did they know this?  Why could it not have been killed
at or near this location?

Ah, there are more to these papers than the abstract. Papers are free
at some libraries,
but to get them off the net without a subscription will cost a few
bucks.

Here is a good example, for instance:

Modern hunting behavior in the early Middle Paleolithic: Faunal
remains from Misliya Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel
Reuven Yeshurun, Guy Bar-Oz, Mina Weinstein-Evron
Journal of Human Evolution 53 (2007) pp. 656-677

Abstract
"Understanding the behavioral adaptations and subsistence strategies
of Middle Paleolithic humans is critical in the debate over the
evolution
and manifestations of modern human behavior. The study of faunal
remains plays a central role in this context. Until now, the majority
of Levantine
archaeofaunal evidence was derived from late Middle Paleolithic sites.
The discovery of faunal remains from Misliya Cave, Mount Carmel,
Israel (>200 ka), allowed for detailed taphonomic and
zooarchaeological analyses of these early Middle Paleolithic remains.
The Misliya
Cave faunal assemblage is overwhelmingly dominated by ungulate taxa.
The most common prey species is the Mesopotamian fallow deer
(Dama mesopotamica), followed closely by the mountain gazelle (Gazella
gazella). Some aurochs (Bos primigenius) remains are also present.
Small-game species are rare. The fallow deer mortality pattern is
dominated by prime-aged individuals. A multivariate taphonomic
analysis
demonstrates (1) that the assemblage was created solely by humans
occupying the cave and was primarily modified by their food-processing
activities; and (2) that gazelle carcasses were transported complete
to the site, while fallow deer carcasses underwent some field
butchery.
The new zooarchaeological data from Misliya Cave, particularly the
abundance of meat-bearing limb bones displaying filleting cut marks
and the acquisition of prime-age prey, demonstrate that early Middle
Paleolithic people possessed developed hunting capabilities. Thus,
modern
large-game hunting, carcass transport, and meat-processing behaviors
were already established in the Levant in the early Middle
Paleolithic, more than 200 ka ago."
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