Field survey on Tamaraw(<i>Bubalus mindorensis</i>) - Present population size and herd behavior in wild

Ishihara, S.; Ishida, Aiko; Barrio, Arnel N. Del; Lapitan, Rosalina M.; Atabay, Eufrocina P.; Boyles, Rodel M.; Salac, Ronilo L.; Leon, Josefina L. de; Eduarte, M.M.; Cruz, Libertado C.; Kanai, Yoshikatsu

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“…Wild water buffalo live in family groups that include cows, a dominant bull, and their dependent offspring of both sexes. This social pattern is observed in Bubalus arnee (Aryal et al, ; Heinen, ; Heinen & Singh, ) and Bubalus mindorensis (Ishihara et al, ; Kuehn, ). Bulls leave the mixed group around age 3 (Heinen, , p. 31; Tulloch, ; Table 8) and may live in bachelor groups of up to 10 individuals (Aryal et al, , p. 262) or 50 individuals (Kuehn, , p. 265).…”

Section: Hemudu Acquisition Of Desired Raw Materialsmentioning

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“…Older bachelors are often solitary (Heinen, , p. 31), particularly after the age of 6 years (Kuehn, ). Cow tamaraw older than 4.5 years leave the family groups (Kuehn, , p. 265) and may become solitary at an older age (Ishihara et al, ). If the Neolithic wild buffalo B. mephistopheles possessed similar behaviour, the prime‐dominant mortality pattern would imply that prey were hunted from a combination of buffalo family and young adult groups.…”

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Raw material preferences for scapular tools: Evaluating water buffalo age bias in the earlyHemudu culture,China

Xie

Stiner

2018

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Our research on scapular earth-working implements from the early Hemudu culture in China reveals prehistoric raw material selection in bone tool manufacture, specifically in regard to animal age. Although the scapula normally would not be considered for distinguishing among adult age classes, the maturity and thickness of the bone were an important consideration for its technological performance.Statistical analysis of the width and rugosity level of the scapular neck show that scapulae from older adult wild buffalo was strongly preferred for crafting earth-working implements. This raw material was less commonly available to tool makers in comparison with the bones of younger animals. In order to conserve the scapulae of old buffalo for tool production, the Hemudu people likely took these heavy bones from kill sites. They seldom transported scapulae from younger animals; such raw material was rarely used, and presumably only when the desirable material was unavailable.Our approaches for reconstructing buffalo mortality patterns are based on the development of the scapular bone. In addition to water buffalo and cattle, the approach is applicable to other ungulate scapulae that have been transformed into artefacts (tools and oracle bones) in prehistoric and historic cultures. This attempt at testing for age bias in scapular raw material selection can further stimulate methodological development to reveal activities surrounding bone acquisition in preindustrial societies.

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