Experimental butchering of a chimpanzee carcass for archaeological purposes.

Two archaeological assemblages from the Sierra de Atapuerca sites show evidence of anthropogenic cannibalism. These are the late Early Pleistocene level TD6-2 at Gran Dolina, and the Bronze Age level MIR4 in the Mirador Cave. Despite the chronological distance between these two assemblages, they sha...

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Main Authors: Palmira Saladié, Isabel Cáceres, Rosa Huguet, Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Borís Santander, Andreu Ollé, M Joana Gabucio, Patricia Martín, Juan Marín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368797?pdf=render