Quaternary cliff-dwelling bovids (Capra, Rubicapra, Hemitragus, Ovis): site's typology and taphonomic remarks

• Fosse, Philippe ^[1] ; Fourvel, Jean Baptiste ^[2] ; Madeleine, Stephane ^[3]
  1. [1] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
  2. [2] Aix Marseille Université. CNRS, UMR 7269 LAMPEA
  3. [3] Musée Nationale de Préhistoire et Université de Bordeaux, UMR 5199 PACEA

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• Localización: Saguntum: Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia-Extra, ISSN 2253-7295, ISSN-e 2254-0512, Nº. Extra 21, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Estudios de Arqueozoología y Tafonomía de la Península Ibérica. Homenaje al profesor Manuel Pérez Ripoll), págs. 137-163
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  • In Europe, Quaternary karstic deposits yield commonly remains of Caprinae (Capra, Rupicapra, Hemitragus, Ovis). A database is elaborated on rich-caprine sites, especially from France and Spain. Based on data dealing with topography and morphology of karstic settings (sinkholes, horizontal galleries), and quantification of faunal remains (NISP, skeletal elements) as well as taphonomic observations (age classes, sex-ratio, carnivore activity), a typology of caprine sites is proposed. Questions are raised about deposit formation and agents of such accumulations. Preliminary data suggest the importance of medium-sized felids (leopard) and canids (wolf) as main predators of cliff-dwelling bovids and/or canids as a systematic secondary bone modifier. Other types of sites concern natural traps and anthropogenic bone accumulations (rock shelters and caves) mainly dated of Late Paleolithic.