Feeding behaviour and taphonomic characterization of non-ingested rabbit remains produced by the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Antonio; Lloveras, Lluís; García, Marta Moreno; Saladié, Palmira; Canals, Antoni; Nadal, J.

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2013.03.006

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“…Results from experiments with similar sized carnivores like the Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) from the Iberian Peninsula (Lloveras et al 2011;Rodríguez-Hidalgo et al 2013) are similar to those from our naturalistic studies, although for the cited cases we do not know the specific recovery methods. The proportion of zigopodium/ stylopodium is equal in both experimental and naturalistic samples, with a slight over-representation of zigopodium in the fox sample.…”

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“…These smallersized carnivores are opportunistic feeders that feed mainly on small rodents, insects, and birds, but Geoffroy's cat and Pampas Fox are known to hunt larger rodents (e.g., Plains viscacha), leporids (European hare), and armadillos. The generalist diet of the Pampas fox also includes carrion livestock and small-sized vertebrate's carcasses (Redford and Eisenberg 1992;Manfredi et al 2004;Lucherini and Vidal 2008;Castillo et al 2011). Finally, another predator that is relevant to our actualistic studies is the domestic dog (Canis familiaris), which in some cases runs wild.…”

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The role of small carnivores in the movement of bones: implications for the Pampas archaeofaunal record, Argentina

Gutiérrez

Kaufmann

González

et al. 2015

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The use of the same spaces and prey by humans and carnivores often leads to the formation of complex faunal assemblages, in which the anatomical and taxonomic composition results from the combined action of these agents. The aim of this paper is to evaluate bone movement based on actualistic research in the Pampas region of Argentina, with an emphasis on the action of carnivores as agents responsible for transport and accumulation of bone. Number of taxa, percentage of specimens affected by carnivores in each environmental context, skeletal representation and carnivore modifications on European hare from the hills and the coast, and bone movement are discussed. The implications of our actualistic results for the regional archaeological record are also addressed. All of the sampled environments presented evidence of carnivore modifications, with percentages between 9 % (coast) and 40 % (hills). This information demonstrates that this agent plays an active role in the formation of modern bone assemblages in the Pampas region and provides a frame of reference for exploring interpretations about the low percentages of carnivore activity recorded in the archaeological record of the region. We argue that carnivores not only modify an assemblage by incorporating or destroying bones, but also by moving them to other locations. Consequently, carnivore effects on site formation in the Pampas region should not be underestimated when their marks are scarce.

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The role of small carnivores in the movement of bones: implications for the Pampas archaeofaunal record, Argentina

Gutiérrez

Kaufmann

González

et al. 2015

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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“…It may be that a lynx midden near or in the Rock Shelter supplied the remains found in Level F (lagomorph remains were recovered from throughout this level, showing that they accumulated over time). Certainly, lynxes are heavy consumers of lagomorphs, make their lairs in caves, and were widely distributed around the Iberian Peninsula during the Pleistocene (Rodríguez-Hidalgo et al, 2013b).…”

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“…Carnivores and raptors were great hunters of rabbits throughout the Pleistocene, and many sites are home to accumulations of rabbit skeletal remains, some of which show traces of consumption (Pillard, 1972;Desclaux, 1992;Stiner, 1994;Blasco-Sancho, 1995;Martínez Valle, 1996;Fern andezJalvo and Andrews, 2000;Guennouni, 2001;Cochard, 2004Cochard, , 2007Sanchís Serra and Fern andez-Peris, 2008;Lloveras et al, 2010Lloveras et al, , 2011. In recent years, much effort has been invested in characterising the accumulations left by these predators, and in finding diagnostic features that might reveal the species responsible (Andrews, 1990;Schmitt and Juell, 1994;Hockett, 1996;Cruz-Uribe and Klein, 1998;Sanchís-Serra, 2000;Cochard, 2004;Yravedra, 2004;Lloveras et al, 2008aLloveras et al, , 2008bLloveras et al, , 2009aSanchís-Serra and Pascual-Benito, 2011;Lloveras et al, 2012a;Alvarez et al, 2012;Rodríguez-Hidalgo et al, 2013b). The majority of these diagnostic features have been obtained via actualistic studies.…”

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Lagomorph predation represented in a middle Palaeolithic level of the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter site (Pinilla del Valle, Spain), as inferred via a new use of classical taphonomic criteria

Arriaza

Huguet

Laplana

et al. 2017

Quaternary International

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a b s t r a c tLagomorph remains at Pleistocene sites may accumulate through the action of hominins, raptors or carnivores. Actualistic studies have described reliable taphonomic indicators that allow human and nonhuman involvement in such accumulations to be distinguished. However, discriminating between possible animal predators is not easy, because the prey remnants they leave may undergo the same kinds of taphonomic transformation. The main aim of the present work was to identify the agent, human or non-human, that accumulated the lagomorph remains at the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter site (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid). For this, 1) established taphonomic criteria, such as anatomical representation, were taken into account, 2) the presence of infant lagomorphs was examined by determining the age of the individual animals, 3) and coprolite remains adhered to fossils were identified. This new use of the latter two criteria aided in the identification of the predator responsible for the accumulation of remains. The results suggest that this was a small carnivore, probably an Iberian lynx.

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“…Bearing in mind the differences, it could be seen that there were puncture marks and scrapes on the cortical surface of the long bones due to intensive removal of soft tissue and a number of marks typical of fractures caused by human biting that are similar to those described for the remains found at Santa Maira and that differ from those made by other predators in terms of the intensity and quantity of marks (e.g. Cochard, 2004;Krajcarz and Krajcarz, 2014;Lloveras et al, 2012;Rodríguez-Hidalgo et al, 2013;Sanchis and Pascual, 2011). In addition to the above-described criteria, in the case of Santa Maira the small quantity of marks made by carnivores on the bone collection (1.4% of all the faunal remains identified, Morales Pérez, 2015) makes their anthropic origin even more plausible.…”

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Funerary practices or food delicatessen? Human remains with anthropic marks from the Western Mediterranean Mesolithic

Morales-Pérez

Salazar‐García

Ibáñez

et al. 2017

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

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a b s t r a c tThe identification of unarticulated human remains with anthropic marks in archaeological contexts normally involves solving two issues: a general one associated with the analysis and description of the anthropic manipulation marks, and another with regard to the interpretation of their purpose. In this paper we present new evidence of anthropophagic behaviour amongst hunter-gatherer groups of the Mediterranean Mesolithic. A total of 30 human remains with anthropic manipulation marks have been found in the Mesolithic layers of Coves de Santa Maira (Castell de Castells, Alicante, Spain), dating from ca. 10.2-9 cal ky BP. We describe the different marks identified on both human and faunal remains at the site (lithic, tooth, percussion and fire marks on bone cortex). As well as describing these marks, and considering that both human and faunal remains at the site present similar depositional and taphonomic features, this paper also contextualizes them within the archaeological context and subsistence patterns described for Mesolithic groups in the region. We cannot entirely rule out the possibility that these practices may be the result of periodic food stress suffered by the human populations. These anthropophagic events at the site coincide with a cultural change at the regional Epipalaeolithic-Mesolithic transition.

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Feeding behaviour and taphonomic characterization of non-ingested rabbit remains produced by the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Cited by 77 publications

References 48 publications

The role of small carnivores in the movement of bones: implications for the Pampas archaeofaunal record, Argentina

The role of small carnivores in the movement of bones: implications for the Pampas archaeofaunal record, Argentina

Lagomorph predation represented in a middle Palaeolithic level of the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter site (Pinilla del Valle, Spain), as inferred via a new use of classical taphonomic criteria

Funerary practices or food delicatessen? Human remains with anthropic marks from the Western Mediterranean Mesolithic

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