ASPECTS OF HARD TISSUE MODIFICATIONS. THREE OBJECTS FROM THE GRAVETTIAN AT DOLNÍ VĚSTONICE II (CZECH REPUBLIC)

• Authors: Sázelová Sandra , Hromadová Bibiána , Perri Angela , Polanská Michaela
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper presents a case study of three animal hard tissue objects from the Gravettian site of Dolní Věstonice II (Czech Republic), a beaver incisor, a wolf canine and a raven femur, bearing unusual modifications. Detailed archaeo-zoological, archaeological and experimental methods provide complex insights into the interpretation of human and non-human taphonomic impacts affecting the morphology of selected examples. In the case of the beaver incisor human manipulation was excluded; dentine modifications were caused by short-term malocclusion. The wolf canine bears traces of intentional raw material selection, changing the mechanical properties of the tooth, along with evidence of pressure causing its longitudinal pre-depositional breakage. The raven femur was freshly defleshed using a dihedral burin or other artefact with similar morphology in its cutting-edge shape.

Keywords

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MID UPPER PALAEOLITHIC; CENTRAL EUROPE; TAPHONOMY; FAUNAL REMAINS; BONE ARTEFACTS

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Študijné zvesti
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 68
• Issue: suppl. 2
• Pages: 129 - 144

Contributors

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Sázelová Sandra

• Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Brno, Centre for Palaeolithic and Paleoanthropology, Čechyňská 363/19, CZ – 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7326-8134

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Hromadová Bibiána

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9047-1329

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Perri Angela

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4349-1060

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Polanská Michaela

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6828-8915

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/szausav.2021.suppl.2.9