Human exploitation of carnivores in Pleistocene China: A case study of the faunal remains from Shuidonggou Locality 7  

作　　者：Shuangquan ZHANG Yue ZHANG Shuwen PEI Xing GAO 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory for Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins,Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100044,China [2]CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment,Beijing 100044,China [3]University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China

出　　处：《Science China Earth Sciences》2020年第1期132-144,共13页中国科学（地球科学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41672023 & 41772025)

摘　　要：Hominin-animal interactions at Pleistocene archaeological sites have been the main subject of research during human evolution. However, in contrast to that of ungulates, little is known about the evidence of human processing of carnivore species in this time interval of China. In this paper, we present the first case report of an interactive relationship between carnivore species and hunter-gathers in Pleistocene China, based mainly on a detailed taphonomic study of the faunal remains from Shuidonggou Locality 7. It seems highly probable that hominins butchered some individuals of carnivores and roasted bone elements with adhering meat at the site;whereas it’s equally feasible that these animals were exploited by hominins mainly for their pelt or fur. In either way, evidence from the site indicates novel strategies in adaptive behaviors adopted by Late Pleistocene foragers in harsh environments of Northwest China.Hominin-animal interactions at Pleistocene archaeological sites have been the main subject of research during human evolution. However, in contrast to that of ungulates, little is known about the evidence of human processing of carnivore species in this time interval of China. In this paper, we present the first case report of an interactive relationship between carnivore species and hunter-gathers in Pleistocene China, based mainly on a detailed taphonomic study of the faunal remains from Shuidonggou Locality 7. It seems highly probable that hominins butchered some individuals of carnivores and roasted bone elements with adhering meat at the site; whereas it’s equally feasible that these animals were exploited by hominins mainly for their pelt or fur. In either way, evidence from the site indicates novel strategies in adaptive behaviors adopted by Late Pleistocene foragers in harsh environments of Northwest China.

关 键 词：Shuidonggou locality 7(SDG7) Upper Palaeolithic Cut marks Burned bones TAPHONOMY Northwest China 

分 类 号：Q915[天文地球—古生物学与地层学]