Hominin-carnivore interactions during the Chinese Early Paleolithic: Taphonomic perspectives from Xujiayao

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	Hominin-carnivore interactions during the Chinese Early Paleolithic: Taphonomic perspectives from Xujiayao
	Norton, Christopher J.1,2; Gao, Xing1 ; Norton, CJ (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, 142 Xizhimenwai St, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.
	2008-07-01
发表期刊	JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
ISSN	0047-2484
卷号	55 期号:1 页码:164-178
文章类型	Article
摘要	The ability of archaic Homo sapiens to survive in more northerly latitudes was contingent on securing a regular source of animal fat and protein. We present a taphonomic study that examines how successful these hominins were at acquiring these food sources during the latter part of the Early Paleolithic in Northeast Asia. This study focuses on the long bone midshaft surface modifications observed on the faunal remains from Xujiayao, a middle-late Pleistocene open-air site located at 40 degrees latitude in the western Nihewan Basin, northern China. The faunal assemblage is dominated by equid remains. Analysis of the percussion, tooth, and cut mark frequencies on the long bone midshafts demonstrates that the Xujiayao hominins had primary access to high utility (meat-bearing and narrow-rich) long bones. Investigation of the dual-patterned (tooth-marked and butchery-marked) bone fragments suggests that hominins were under little pressure from competing carnivores to abandon their kills. The lack of significant differences between the size of fragments with only percussion-marks and those with only tooth-marks supports these findings. Fragmentation ratios indicate that forelimbs were more intensively processed than hind limbs. Based on the water rounding and abrasion data, the Xujiayao assemblage is likely of autochthonous origin. Since the age of Xujiayao is still in question, we can only conclude that archaic Homo sapiens were successful predators of large game in Northeast Asia some time during the latter part of the Early Paleolithic. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.; The ability of archaic Homo sapiens to survive in more northerly latitudes was contingent on securing a regular source of animal fat and protein. We present a taphonomic study that examines how successful these hominins were at acquiring these food sources during the latter part of the Early Paleolithic in Northeast Asia. This study focuses on the long bone midshaft surface modifications observed on the faunal remains from Xujiayao, a middle-late Pleistocene open-air site located at 40 degrees latitude in the western Nihewan Basin, northern China. The faunal assemblage is dominated by equid remains. Analysis of the percussion, tooth, and cut mark frequencies on the long bone midshafts demonstrates that the Xujiayao hominins had primary access to high utility (meat-bearing and narrow-rich) long bones. Investigation of the dual-patterned (tooth-marked and butchery-marked) bone fragments suggests that hominins were under little pressure from competing carnivores to abandon their kills. The lack of significant differences between the size of fragments with only percussion-marks and those with only tooth-marks supports these findings. Fragmentation ratios indicate that forelimbs were more intensively processed than hind limbs. Based on the water rounding and abrasion data, the Xujiayao assemblage is likely of autochthonous origin. Since the age of Xujiayao is still in question, we can only conclude that archaic Homo sapiens were successful predators of large game in Northeast Asia some time during the latter part of the Early Paleolithic. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
关键词	China Archaic Homo Sapiens Hunting Bone Surface Modifications Long Bone Midshafts
WOS标题词	Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine
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关键词[WOS]	EARLY-MODERN HUMANS ; MODERN HUMAN-BEHAVIOR ; SOUTH-AFRICA ; LONG BONES ; PERCUSSION MARKS ; OLDUVAI GORGE ; TOOTH MARKS ; HAMMERSTONE PERCUSSION ; FLK ZINJANTHROPUS ; CERVUS-NIPPON
收录类别	SCI ; SSCI ; AHCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Evolutionary Biology
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Evolutionary Biology
WOS记录号	WOS:000258288800012
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3235
专题	中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后）古人类及旧石器研究室
通讯作者	Norton, CJ (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, 142 Xizhimenwai St, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 2.Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Anthropol, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Norton, Christopher J.,Gao, Xing,Norton, CJ . Hominin-carnivore interactions during the Chinese Early Paleolithic: Taphonomic perspectives from Xujiayao[J]. JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION,2008,55(1):164-178.
APA	Norton, Christopher J.,Gao, Xing,&Norton, CJ .(2008).Hominin-carnivore interactions during the Chinese Early Paleolithic: Taphonomic perspectives from Xujiayao.JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION,55(1),164-178.
MLA	Norton, Christopher J.,et al."Hominin-carnivore interactions during the Chinese Early Paleolithic: Taphonomic perspectives from Xujiayao".JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION 55.1(2008):164-178.

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