Andrews, P. (1995). Experiments in taphonomy. J Archaeol Sci 22 (2). Vol 22(2), pp. 147-153.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Experiments in taphonomy | |||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
J Archaeol Sci 22 (2) | |||||
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Journal of Archaeological Science | |||||
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22 (2) | |||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
147 - 153 | |||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Several long-term taphonomic experiments are described with the aim of providing comparative data with which to interpret palaeotological and archaeological sites. The study of taphonomy is an adjunct to site interpretation, especially the reconstruction of palaeoecology, and an understanding of taphonomic processes can only come about through actualistic and laboratory analyses. Experiments described include the Overton Down earthworks (32-year-old buried bone); trampled bone from Draycott (17-year-old); weathered amphibian bone also from Draycott (16-year-old); surface weathered bone from Arabia (following 10 years exposure); bone dispersal, weathering, burial, burning, and scavenging in Rhulen, Wales (with many skeletons ranging from 1 to 20 years old); and finally a series of laboratory experiments set up to test particular processes. These included earthworm activity, abrasion, breakage, and predation on small mammals. Two examples are given at the end to show how the effects of these processes can be identified in the past, and how their identification can help to resolve particular issues in two palaeotological sites. These include the middle Pleistocene deposits at Westbury-sub-Mendip (Somerset). | |||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1995 | |||||
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20 Jan 2002 |
