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

• Published in: Quaternaire
• Main Author: Croitor, Roman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Association française pour l’étude du quaternaire 2018
• Subjects: Rangifer tarandus; taphonomie; paléobiologie; Paléolithique supérieur; stratégie de chasse; taphonomy; paleobiology; Late Pleistocene; hunting strategy; Renne; renne
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/quaternaire/8652

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 flexible strategy of game pr...