Variation in tooth mark frequencies on long bones from the assemblages of all three extant bone-collecting hyaenids |
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Authors: | Brian F Kuhn Lee R Berger John D Skinner |
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Institution: | 1. Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pvt Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa;2. Institute for Human Evolution and the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, School of GeoSciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, WITS 2050, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Tooth mark frequencies on long bones are examined from the assemblages of all three extant bone-collecting hyaenids. Comparisons are made with a recent study examining tooth mark frequencies and possible sources of variation from a single spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) assemblage (Faith, J.T., 2007. Sources of variation in carnivore tooth-mark frequencies in a modern spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) den assemblage, Amboseli Park, Kenya. Journal of Archaeological Science 34 (10), 1601–1609). The factors that may influence tooth mark frequencies are fragment size, fragments from different sized animals, region of skeletal element and bone density. All four factors are examined in the present study and compared across species and with previous results. The results indicate that there is a great deal of variation in tooth mark frequencies not only between the species but also from the same species. |
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Keywords: | Tooth marks Striped hyaena Spotted hyaena Brown hyaena Taphonomy |
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