Not Just Food: the Snowy Owl in French magdalenian Sites
Several Magdalenian sites from southwestern France have yielded bones of the Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca). Although the number of calories provided by this bird is small when compared with larger mammals, how the exploitation of this species fit into a broader hunting strategy is unclear. In additio...
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Format: | Conference Object |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2004
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Online Access: | https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00082738 |
Summary: | Several Magdalenian sites from southwestern France have yielded bones of the Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca). Although the number of calories provided by this bird is small when compared with larger mammals, how the exploitation of this species fit into a broader hunting strategy is unclear. In addition, zooarchaeological studies show that this bird of prey was not used simply as a food item. Bones and probably feathers were used as raw material, demonstrating that the Snowy Owl contributed to multiple aspects of the Paleolithic economy. |
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