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DOI	10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105972
	The exploitation of rabbits for food and pelts by last interglacial Neandertals
	Pelletier M.; Desclaux E.; Brugal J.-P.; Texier P.-J.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0277-3791
卷号	224
英文摘要	The exploitation of small game, especially rabbits, by Neandertals as sources of food or for utilitarian purposes is no longer a subject of debate given increasing evidence for such practices in Europe from the Middle Paleolithic onwards. Instead, focus is now on whether rabbits were an occasional prey or were fully integrated into the socio-economic system of these human groups. Here we address this issue based on a detailed analysis of rabbit remains from the Mousterian deposits of Pié Lombard (Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes, France). Dated to the last interglacial period (Marine Isotope Stage 5), rabbit remains (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are the most abundant species throughout the site's Mousterian sequence. Our multi-aspect taphonomical analysis combining mortality profiles, skeletal-part representation, breakage patterns, and bone surface modifications revealed a high incidence of human involvement, demonstrating the rabbit assemblage from Pié Lombard to have been primarily accumulated by Neandertals. Multiple lines of evidence indicate a recurrent and optimised exploitation of carcasses directly on the site, both as sources of meat (preferentially eaten roasted) and marrow as well as for their pelts, which appear to have been transported away from the site. The high frequency of rabbits in the Pié Lombard Mousterian assemblage, comprising at least 225 individuals, is unique for this period and probably reflects the location and function of the rock-shelter. The capture of such a hight number of this small mammal potentially required sophisticated acquisition techniques formerly known only from Upper Palaeolithic contexts. Finally, our results shed new light on the subsistence practices, settlement systems and socio-economic behavior of Neandertals in Western Europe during MIS 5. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Marine Isotope Stage 5; Middle Palaeolithic; Mousterian; Neandertal subsistence strategies; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Small prey; Taphonomy
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Isotopes; Mammals; Marine isotope stages; Middle Palaeolithic; Mousterian; Neandertal subsistence strategies; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Small prey; Taphonomy; Glacial geology; bone; fossil assemblage; lagomorph; Last Interglacial; marine isotope stage; mortality; Mousterian; Neanderthal; Paleolithic; small mammal; taphonomy; Alpes Maritimes; France; France; Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur; Oryctolagus cuniculus
来源期刊	Quaternary Science Reviews
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/151719
作者单位	Department of Archaeology, History, Culture and Communication Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Minist Culture, LAMPEA, Aix-en-Provence, France; Laboratoire départemental de Préhistoire du Lazaret, Nice, France; Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CEPAM, Nice, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pelletier M.,Desclaux E.,Brugal J.-P.,et al. The exploitation of rabbits for food and pelts by last interglacial Neandertals[J],2019,224.
APA	Pelletier M.,Desclaux E.,Brugal J.-P.,&Texier P.-J..(2019).The exploitation of rabbits for food and pelts by last interglacial Neandertals.Quaternary Science Reviews,224.
MLA	Pelletier M.,et al."The exploitation of rabbits for food and pelts by last interglacial Neandertals".Quaternary Science Reviews 224(2019).