Variations in small game hunting along the northern and eastern rims of the Mediterranean
Sea and results from predator-prey simulation modeling indicate that human population …

All Paleolithic hominids lived by hunt-ing and collecting wild foods, an aspect of existence
that began to disappear only with the emergence of the farming and herding societies of the …

This paper presents research on the conditions under which progressive levels of burning
may occur to archaeological bone, and how burning damage changes bones' crystal structure …

This study illustrates the potential of small‐game data for identifying and dating Paleolithic
demographic pulses such as those associated with modern human origins and the later …

… 1; Stiner 2005). This exceptional dependence on large game holds true for the Middle
Paleolithic regardless of latitude: from southern Israel or northern Germany, terrestrial game …

Mortality patterns in archaeofaunas can be informative of prehistoric human foraging habits,
land use, and, ultimately, evolutionary changes in hominid sociality and ecological niche. …

Ungulate body part representation in archaeological sites potentially reflects human foraging
decisions. However, because mammal skeleton macrostructure is heterogeneous, its …

This study investigates food procurement and transport habits of a variety of large social
predators in order to develop reliable criteria for identifying hunting and scavenging strategies of …

Zooarchaeological research at Qesem Cave, Israel demonstrates that large-game hunting
was a regular practice by the late Lower Paleolithic period. The 400- to 200,000-year-old …

Bear bones and Paleolithic stone artefacts often co-occur in Pleistocene cave deposits of
Eurasia, raising the question of how these associations come about and the need for effective …