Abstract Barranco León (Orce, Guadix Baza, Spain) is one of the sites with the oldest
evidence of human activity in south-western Europe. This site has yielded human remains in …

The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as
comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both …

The origins of humanity have attracted scientific and public interest for centuries. Most
scientific evidence concerning the earlier stages of human evolution has come from field …

In the study of fragmented human remains the plausibility of a cannibalism hypothesis rests
primarily on the correct identification of the cause of breakage. Here the use of fracture …

Cutmarks made by stone tools, conchoidal flake scars from hammerstone percussion,
carnivore tooth marks, striations from sedimentary abrasion, and other surface modifications …

The timing of the first entry of humans into North America is still hotly debated within the
scientific community. Excavations conducted at Bluefish Caves (Yukon Territory) from 1977 …

We show through blind tests that marks inflicted on bone surfaces by carnivore teeth,
hammerstone percussion, and metal knife cutting and scraping can be distinguished with …

The characterization of Neandertals' diets has mostly relied on nitrogen isotope analyses of
bone and tooth collagen. However, few nitrogen isotope data have been recovered from …

Animal ecologists can observe the present and reconstruct the last one or two centuries from
historical sources, but the study of animal bones adds valuable insight into the peoples and …

Taphonomy, or “the science of the laws of burial”(Efremov 1940: 93), is now an important
aspect of all studies of fauna1 remains, whether those remains derive from paleontological …