Lower Palaeolithic small flakes and megafauna: the contribution of experimental approach and use-wear analysis to reveal the link

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dc.contributor.author Marinelli, Flavia
dc.contributor.author Lemorini, Cristina
dc.contributor.author Barkai, Ran
dc.date.accessioned 2021-04-14T07:26:17Z
dc.date.available 2021-04-14T07:26:17Z
dc.date.issued 2021-04-14
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10900/114218
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.15496/publikation-55593
dc.identifier.uri http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-1142188 de_DE
dc.description.abstract The recurrent appearance, in Lower Palaeolithic sites, of lithic industries characterized by the pro- duction and use of small flakes alongside butchered elephant remains is the focus of this paper. Recent technological, use-wear and residues analyses, as well as experimental protocols, have shed light on the relevant role lithic items of small dimensions played in the tasks performed by early human groups, especially in animal carcass processing. As small flakes are frequently found in association with processed megafauna remains at Lower Palae- olithic sites, this paper explores the potential of the use-wear analysis approach in recognizing the pos- sible nexus between small flakes and the processing of large animals, which is crucial for the behavior- al adaptation of early humans in the Palaeolithic. Here, we present some of the preliminary results of the study of small flakes found at two Middle Pleistocene, Lower Palaeolithic sites; Revadim (Is- rael) and Fontana Ranuccio (Central Italy). These sites are characterized by rich lithic and faunal as- semblages, rich in megafauna remains. The results of use-wear analysis clearly testify that in both sites small flakes were used especially for activities re- lated to the cutting of soft material. The experi- ments that we carried out with replicas of small flakes strongly suggest a link between the use-wear we observed on the archaeological items and spe- cific movements and actions related to butchering. These considerations support the hypothesis that small flakes might have played a specific role in the processing of carcasses of different prey animals, probably including megafauna. de_DE
dc.description.sponsorship The symposium and the volume "Human-elephant interactions: from past to present" were funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. de_DE
dc.language.iso en de_DE
dc.publisher Universität Tübingen de_DE
dc.relation.ispartofseries Tuebingen Paleoanthropology Book Series – Contributions in Paleoanthropology;1
dc.rights cc_by-nc-nd de
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.de de
dc.subject.other Lower Palaeolithic de_DE
dc.subject.other small flakes de_DE
dc.subject.other megafauna de_DE
dc.subject.other use-wear analysis de_DE
dc.subject.other experiments de_DE
dc.title Lower Palaeolithic small flakes and megafauna: the contribution of experimental approach and use-wear analysis to reveal the link de_DE
dc.type BookPart de_DE
utue.publikation.fakultaet Tuebingen Paleoanthropology Book Series – Contributions in Paleoanthropology Band 1: Human-elephant interactions: from past to present de_DE
utue.publikation.source Tuebingen Paleoanthropology Book Series – Contributions in Paleoanthropology Band 1: Human-elephant interactions: from past to present de_DE
utue.publikation.noppn yes de_DE

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