Intertaxonomic Variability in Patterns of Bone Density and the Differential Representation of Bovid, Cervid, and Equid Elements in the Archaeological Record

Lam, Y. M.; Chen, Xingbin; Pearson, O. M.

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Intertaxonomic Variability in Patterns of Bone Density and the Differential Representation of Bovid, Cervid, and Equid Elements in the Archaeological Record

Lam, Y. M., Chen, Xingbin, Pearson, O. M.·1999·American Antiquity

DOI 10.2307/2694283

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Intertaxonomic differences in skeletal element representation in archaeological faunas may reflect preferences in the procurement, processing, transport, and/or consumption of these species by prehistoric foragers. However, the possibility that they also may result from preservational bias must be addressed before behavioral attributes of human hunters may be inferred. For example, at many archaeological sites, the remains of equids exhibit a different pattern of skeletal element representation than those of bovids and cervids. To evaluate the significance of such differences, this study examines intertaxonomic variability in patterns of bone density, the attribute most commonly employed as a proxy measure of resistance to destructive processes. Density data derived for a bovid (Connachaetes taurinus), a cervid (Rangifer tarandus), and two species of equid (Equus burchelli and E. przewalskii) exhibited very similar patterns, suggesting that values for one species may be used to interpret the survival patterns for other species of generally similar morphology. The differences in skeletal element representation between bovid, cervid, and equid species observed in archaeological faunas do not correspond with bone density and thus likely indicate selective treatment by human or other biotic agents.

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Authors: Lam, Y. M., Chen, X., & Pearson, O. M.
Affiliations: Stony Brook University (US)
George Washington University (US)
ORCID: Chen, Xingbin
Pearson, O. M.
Venue: American Antiquity
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published: 1999-04
Volume: 64
Issue: 2
Pages: 343-362
ISSN: 0002-7316 (ISSN-L)
2325-5064
DOI: 10.2307/2694283
OpenAlex: W2329768911
Cited by: 405
References: 93
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FWCI: 4.26
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 6504 d)
Locations: American Antiquity (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeological and Geological Studies
Keywords: bone mineral density, preservational bias, Bovidae, deer, Equidae, reindeer, Equus przewalskii, Equus burchelli, zooarchaeology, faunal remains

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Intertaxonomic Variability in Patterns of Bone Density and the Differential Representation of Bovid, Cervid, and Equid Elements in the Archaeological Record

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