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@article{item_3530396,
title = {{Identifying the unidentified fauna enhances insights into hominin subsistence strategies during the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition}},
author = {Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie and Rendu, William and Steele, Teresa E. and Spasov, Rosen and Madelaine, St{\'e}phane and Renou, Sylvain and Soulier, Marie-C{\'e}cile and Martisius, Naomi L. and Aldeias, Vera and Endarova, Elena and Goldberg, Paul and McPherron, Shannon P. and Rezek, Zeljko and Sandgathe, Dennis and Sirakov, Nikolay and Sirakova, Svoboda and Soressi, Marie and Tsanova, Tsenka and Turq, Alain and Hublin, Jean-Jacques and Welker, Frido and Smith, Geoff M.},
language = {eng},
issn = {1866-9557; 1866-9565},
doi = {10.1007/s12520-023-01830-4},
year = {2023},
date = {2023},
abstract = {{Understanding Palaeolithic hominin subsistence strategies requires the comprehensive taxonomic identification of faunal remains. The high fragmentation of Late Pleistocene faunal assemblages often prevents proper taxonomic identification based on bone morphology. It has been assumed that the morphologically unidentifiable component of the faunal assemblage would reflect the taxonomic abundances of the morphologically identified portion. In this study, we analyse three faunal datasets covering the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition (MUPT) at Bacho Kiro Cave (Bulgaria) and Les Cottes and La Ferrassie (France) with the application of collagen type I peptide mass fingerprinting (ZooMS). Our results emphasise that the fragmented component of Palaeolithic bone assemblages can differ significantly from the morphologically identifiable component. We obtain contrasting identification rates between taxa resulting in an overrepresentation of morphologically identified reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and an underrepresentation of aurochs/bison (Bos/Bison) and horse/European ass (Equus) at Les Cottes and La Ferrassie. Together with an increase in the relative diversity of the faunal composition, these results have implications for the interpretation of subsistence strategies during a period of possible interaction between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in Europe. Furthermore, shifts in faunal community composition and in carnivore activity suggest a change in the interaction between humans and carnivores across the MUPT and indicate a possible difference in site use between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. The combined use of traditional and biomolecular methods allows (zoo)archaeologists to tackle some of the methodological limits commonly faced during the morphological assessment of Palaeolithic bone assemblages.}},
journal = {{Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences}},
volume = {15},
eid = {139},
}