Differentiating Between Human and Non-Human Predation of Small Mammals in the Archaeological Record
Author(s): Marit Bovee
Year: 2006
Summary
Small mammal remains, rodents, lagomorphs and insectivores, are commonly found within archaeological sites. However, presence does not equate to cultural use. Small mammals can become part of the archaeological record because of natural death, pitfalls, raptors and mammalian carnivores; as well as human use. Here these processes are compared and three main criteria are suggested for differentiating the cultural from non-cultural processes – environmental, archaeological context, and bone modification.
Cite this Record
Differentiating Between Human and Non-Human Predation of Small Mammals in the Archaeological Record. Marit Bovee. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 50 (2): 38-46. 2006 ( tDAR id: 476433) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476433
Keywords
Material
Fauna
Site Name
Medicine Lodge Creek
General
insectivora
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Lagomorph
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rodentia
Geographic Keywords
Bighorn Basin
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Wyoming
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Marcia Peterson
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