Taphonomy and Paleoichnology of Olduvai Hominid 1 (OH1), Tanzania | Zendy

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Taphonomy and Paleoichnology of Olduvai Hominid 1 (OH1), Tanzania

Author(s) -

Matu M.,

Crevecoeur I.,

Huchet J.B.

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of osteoarchaeology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 1099-1212

pISSN - 1047-482X

DOI - 10.1002/oa.2593

Subject(s) - taphonomy , olduvai gorge , tanzania , paleontology , skeleton (computer programming) , geology , archaeology , pleistocene , geography , biology , anatomy , environmental planning

This paper presents a case study of the Late Pleistocene skeletal remains of Olduvai Hominid 1, which were unearthed in Tanzania. Excavated in 1913, this fossil shows severe damage due to subterranean termites (Insecta: Isoptera). By combining methods to quantify and locate traces on the skeleton with the study of the different taphonomic processes that altered the deposit, we demonstrate a non‐arbitrary pattern of termite alteration of the skeletal remains. These results shed new light on the possibility to reconstruct the original position of a skeleton in a deposit and the potential to infer the space of decomposition and past funerary practices. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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