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Taphonomy of Mungo B assemblage: indicators for subsistence and occupation of Lake Mungo
Author(s) -
Walshe Keryn
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archaeology in oceania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1834-4453
pISSN - 0728-4896
DOI - 10.1002/j.1834-4453.1998.tb00418.x
Subject(s) - assemblage (archaeology) , taphonomy , subsistence agriculture , sorting , archaeology , excavation , faunal assemblage , geology , sedimentary depositional environment , fluvial , ecology , disturbance (geology) , geography , paleontology , biology , agriculture , programming language , fauna , structural basin , computer science
A bone assemblage from Shawcross' excavation at the Mungo B site shows that it is both burned at high temperatures and highly fragmented. Taphonomically, the assemblage displays post‐depositional disturbance by carnivores, human occupation and possibly fluvial sorting. The known breeding behaviour of the animals represented supports a picture of year round hunting in both the lacustrine environment and the forested hinterlands.