Large carnivores as taphonomic agents of space modification: an experimental approach with archaeological implications |
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| Authors: | Edgard Camarós Marián Cueto Luis C. Teira Jesus Tapia Miriam Cubas Ruth Blasco Jordi Rosell Florent Rivals |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES), C/Marcel.lí Domingo s/n, Campus Sescelades URV (Edifici W3), 43007 Tarragona, Spain;2. Àrea de Prehistòria, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Avinguda de Catalunya 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain;3. Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria (IIIPC), Universidad de Cantabria (UC), Avda de los Castros s/n – Edificio Interfacultativo, 39005 Santander, Spain;4. Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi, C/ Zorroagagaina 11, 20014 Donostia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | At most Pleistocene archaeological sites it is difficult to observe structured complex spatial behaviour. This common phenomenon could be a taphonomic issue. Problems in the preservation of the original spatial intra-site distribution could be related to hominid–carnivore alternation in the use of space. In the present paper we analyse the results of our experimentation with large extant carnivores (bears, wolves, hyenas and lions) and propose these animals acted as hearth and hearth-related assemblage modifiers. In this sense, the role of carnivores in the modification of these elements can cause problems in the interpretation and visibility of modern and complex behaviour in the conception of space in the archaeological record. |
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