Role and origin of large carnivores in natural accumulations. The case of wolves (Canis lupus) from the pleistocene trap of Igue du Gral (Sauliac-sur-Célé, Lot, France).- The Igue, or pit-fall, du Gral has yielded abundant Latest Glacial faunal remains. The largest sequence is dominated by reindeer and horse, followed by a smaller number of bison associated with a diverse variety of other species. The red deer occupies a level at the top of the deposit. The archaeological evidence indicates that the species identified fell into the aven-trap through its current opening without any human intervention. In the zone currently under excavation, wolf is the only numerically abundant carnivore. This species played a significant taphonomic role in ...
Lazaret Cave contains archaeological deposits contemporaneous with Acheulean and Mousterian cultures...
International audienceThe palaeontological site of Fouvent (Fouvent-le-Bas, Haute-Saône, France) is ...
The fauna collected in the layer J1 of Sainte-Anne 1 includes 6365 rests but considering important f...
International audienceThe Portel-West Cave (Ariège) is a major archaeological site for our understan...
National audienceThe pit-fall of Pras de Marrou (Durbans, Lot, France) - a natural trap of the very ...
12 fig., 7 tab.The site of Igue du Gral is an aven (trap-cave, sinkhole) measuring around 15 meters ...
This paper focuses on modern faunal assemblages created by small carnivores in order to identify the...
International audienceWe present in this paper new remains and direct radiocarbon dates of small can...
The Schöningen 13II-4 site has produced a wealth of insight into the hunting and butchery activities...
International audienceIn many archaeological assemblages, the presence of traces made by humans and ...
Lazaret Cave contains archaeological deposits contemporaneous with Acheulean and Mousterian cultures...
International audienceThe palaeontological site of Fouvent (Fouvent-le-Bas, Haute-Saône, France) is ...
The fauna collected in the layer J1 of Sainte-Anne 1 includes 6365 rests but considering important f...
International audienceThe Portel-West Cave (Ariège) is a major archaeological site for our understan...
National audienceThe pit-fall of Pras de Marrou (Durbans, Lot, France) - a natural trap of the very ...
12 fig., 7 tab.The site of Igue du Gral is an aven (trap-cave, sinkhole) measuring around 15 meters ...
This paper focuses on modern faunal assemblages created by small carnivores in order to identify the...
International audienceWe present in this paper new remains and direct radiocarbon dates of small can...
The Schöningen 13II-4 site has produced a wealth of insight into the hunting and butchery activities...
International audienceIn many archaeological assemblages, the presence of traces made by humans and ...
Lazaret Cave contains archaeological deposits contemporaneous with Acheulean and Mousterian cultures...
International audienceThe palaeontological site of Fouvent (Fouvent-le-Bas, Haute-Saône, France) is ...
The fauna collected in the layer J1 of Sainte-Anne 1 includes 6365 rests but considering important f...