The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume III
Mammalian Taphonomy. The Assemblages of Layers V-5 and V-6
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Multidisciplinary research on the Early-Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov has yielded abundant climatic, environmental, ecological and behavioral records. The 15 archaeological horizons form a sequence of Acheulian occupational episodes on the shore of the paleo-Lake Hula. These enable us to reconstruct numerous aspects of the survival and adaptation of ancient hominins, leading to a better understanding of their evolution and behavior. This book presents the faunal analyses of medium-sized and large mammals, providing taxonomic, taphonomic and actualistic data for the largest faunal assemblages. The study of modes of animal exploitation reveals valuable information on hominin behavior.
Multidisciplinary research on the Early-Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov has yielded abundant climatic, environmental, ecological and behavioral records. The 15 archaeological horizons form a sequence of Acheulian occupational episodes on the shore of the paleo-Lake Hula. These enable us to reconstruct numerous aspects of the survival and adaptation of ancient hominins, leading to a better understanding of their evolution and behavior. This book presents the faunal analyses of medium-sized and large mammals, providing taxonomic, taphonomic and actualistic data for the largest faunal assemblages. The study of modes of animal exploitation reveals valuable information on hominin behavior.
Features earliest evidence in Eurasia of animal exploitation ancestral to the Middle and Late Pleistocene archaeological record A unique experimental study aimed to gain insight into waterlogged paleontological assemblages Includes very well illustrated studies in taphonomy
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Rivka Rabinovich
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Actualistic studies in taphonomy Early Middle Pleistocene (Acheulian) Gesher Benot Ya'aqov Taphonomy Vertebrates Model vertebrates
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From the book reviews:
“This is a high quality publication to add to the continuing research conducted at Gesher Benot Ya’aqov by Goren-Inbar and her team. The third monograph, as the title suggests, is the publication of the faunal material from the excavations, concentrating on Layers V-5 and V-6. … this monograph significantly adds to our understanding of hominid interaction with mammals. … this series of monographs should be on most researchers’ reading lists.” (Samuel P. Griffiths, PaleoAnthropology, 2012)
“This volume presents a detailed account of the faunal evidence from one particularly informative part of the site, known as Area C, directly by the River Jordan, and adjacent deposits exposed along the river bank. … it is an essential text for any serious student of faunal taphonomy and the study of early hominin subsistence, setting new standards for the analysis of early Palaeolithic faunal assemblages. All those involved in this research must be congratulated for an outstanding piece of research.” (Robin Dennell, Antiquity, Vol. 86 (332), June, 2012)
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