Characterising the exploitation of avian resources: An experimental combination of lithic use-wear, residue and taphonomic analyses

Pine traces at Star Carr: Evidence from residues on stone tools

“…Despite the visual presence of black potentially resinous deposits on tools 94362, 94554, and 95828, no diterpenes were found in their extracts. This finding cautions that the visual identification of lithic residues can be misleading or exhibit high ambiguity, supporting the previous results of Monnier et al (2012) , Pedergnana and Blasco (2016) , Croft et al (2016) , Croft (2017) , and (Croft, 2017;Croft et al, 2018) ).…”

“…Collectively, these results demonstrated that interpretation of residue identity based only on visible observations has the potential to be incorrect. As previously shown experimentally by Monnier et al (2012) , Pedergnana and Blasco (2016) , Croft et al (2016) , and Croft (2017), there are often no diagnostic structures visible in crushed and smeared modern lithic residues, such as muscle and bone, when reflected visible light microscopy (VLM) and/or SEM are used. These studies have highlighted the issue of reliability of archaeological residue identification by visual means alone.…”

Hunting fast-moving, low-turnover small game: The status of the snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in the Magdalenian

“…Observation of the bone surfaces to identify marks allowing for the reconstruction of the taphonomic history and exploitation patterns was performed using a binocular microscope with a magnification ranging from Â10 to Â40. Some experimental reference databases were used to interpret the butchery marks (Laroulandie, 2000Pedergnana and Blasco, 2015). In terms of the published works, the reader is referred to the publications concerned for information on the methodologies used.…”

“…This question is all the more relevant given that the snowy owl is absent from the excavations carried out in the Middle Magdalenian layer of the Saint-Martin gallery at the same site (Saint-P erier, 1930). This species is not mentioned in the excavations conducted by Passemard in the Grande Salle, layer E (Passemard, 1944), which is the equivalent to layer II of the Saint-P erier excavations (P etillon, 2006). Direct datings have been made on two chough remains from layer II that present cutmarks.…”

El estudio funcional lítico en la Early Stone Age (ESA) africana. Aplicación analítica, metodológica y experimental en los yacimientos arqueológicos del Lecho II de la Garganta de Olduvai, Tanzania

“…A pesar de que no siempre es posible llevar a cabo análisis de residuos debido a las condiciones de la muestra, son varios los estudios que se han realizado desde esta perspectiva en los últimos veinte años (Domínguez Rodrigo et al, 2001;Dubreuil et al, 2015;Lombard, 2007;2008a;Lombard y Wadley, 2005;Lombard et al, 2004;Nunziante y Lemorini, 2012;Pedergnana y Blasco, 2016;Rots, et al, 2015;Solodenko et al, 2015). Los residuos cuyo análisis es más fiable son los fitolitos, granos de almidón y el polen (por ejemplo: Balme y Beck, 2002;Fullagar et al, 1992;Hall et al, 1999;Piperno, 1984;Piperno et al, 1985;Shater y Holloway, 1979; Xaufflair y Pawlik, 2010).…”