The Art of Taphonomy and the Taphonomy of Art: Layer IV,Molodova I,Ukraine |
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| Authors: | April Nowell Francesco d’Errico |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada;(2) CNRS UMR 5199 PACEA, Institute de Préhistoire et Géologie du Quaternaire, Université Bordeaux 1, avenue des Facultés, F-33405 Talence, France;(3) Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA;(4) Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, PO Box 3050 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P5, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Level IV of Molodova I, an open-air Middle Paleolithic site in the Ukraine has been described by some researchers as a possible source of evidence for early symbolic behavior. We examined bone objects from this layer that were identified by Ukrainian researchers as exhibiting possible Neandertal produced engravings including two anthropomorphic figures. While we have determined that there is no evidence of symbolic activity at Molodova I, the database we have created, with its systematic recording of traces left by taphonomic agents on faunal remains, provides a better understanding of the overall site taphonomy. |
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| Keywords: | Middle Paleolithic Taphonomy Molodova Mousterian Neandertal Symbolism |
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