Paleobiology as a clue to Paleolithic taphonomy: the case of reindeer hunting in Moldova

• Published in: Quaternaire
• Main Author: Croitor, Roman
• Other Authors: Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique (LAMPEA), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de la Culture (MC), A*MIDEX, ANR-11-IDEX-0001,Amidex,INITIATIVE D'EXCELLENCE AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITE(2011)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2018
• Subjects: hunting strategy; Upper Paleolithic; paleobiology; taphonomy; Rangifer tarandus; Paléolithique supérieur; paléobiologie; taphonomie; stratégie de chasse; [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; Renne; renne
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03126333; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03126333/document; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03126333/file/Croitor2018.pdf; https://doi.org/10.4000/quaternaire.8652

International audience The article proposes an interpretation of hunting strategy of Late Paleolithic hunters from Moldova based on demographic structure of reindeer remains (sex ratio and proportion of juvenile remains) and reindeer paleobiology and ecology. The obtained results demonstrate a flexi...