Abstract
Human skeletal remains recovered from two striped hyaena dens in Israel showed damage similar to that found on other bones from the same dens. All bones showed gnawing, but relatively few showed puncture marks. The frequency of attacked areas on both human and other remains showed a distinctive pattern that differs markedly from that resulting from diagenesis or butchery practices.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 471-481 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Archaeological Science |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1988 |
Keywords
- bone preservation
- carnivore damage
- human remains
- near east
- negev
- striped hyaenas