Range of bone modifications by human chewing

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• 作者：Palmira Saladi&eacute ; ^a ; ^b ; ^c ; ^{psaladie@iphes.cat} ; Antonio Rodrí ; guez-Hidalgo^a ; ^b ; ^d ; ^{arodriguez@iphes.cat} ; Carlos Dí ; ez^e ; ^{clomana@ubu.es} ; Patricia Martí ; n-Rodrí ; guez^a ; ^b ; ^{patrimr9@gmail.com} ; Eudald Carbonell^a ; ^b ; ^f ; ^{ecarbonell@iphes.cat}
• 关键词：Chewing damage ; Human tooth marks ; Taphonomy ; Sierra de Atapuerca
• 刊名：Journal of Archaeological Science
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：January, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：40
• 期：1
• 页码：380-397
• 全文大小：2415 K

文摘

In this paper we present an experimental study of bone modifications caused by human chewing during consumption. Traditionally, tooth marks have been attributed to non-human actors. However, ethnoarchaeological as well as previous experimental work has shown that humans can make many modifications during chewing. Our results suggest that the range of damage is as extensive as that most likely to be produced by carnivores. This damage includes furrowing, scooping-out, crenulated and saw-toothed edges, longitudinal cracking, crushing, peeling and tooth marks. In this paper we present a description of the types of damage observed in the experimental sample. Some of this damage shows parallels between the experimental modifications and archaeological assemblages from Pleistocene and Holocene deposits at the Sierra de Atapuerca sites (Burgos, Spain). The repetition of morphologies allowed us to attribute some of the damage to tooth marks made by human chewing.