Taphonomic evidence of a human skeleton gnawed by termites in a Moche-civilisation grave at Huaca de la Luna, Peru
| Autor: | Belkys Gutiérrez, Claude Chauchat, Daphné Deverly, Jean-Bernard Huchet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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010506 paleontology
Archeology Civilization Taphonomy 060102 archaeology media_common.quotation_subject 06 humanities and the arts 01 natural sciences Archaeology Osteophagy Human skeleton medicine.anatomical_structure Geography Anthropology medicine 0601 history and archaeology Mammal Huaca 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 21:92-102 |
| ISSN: | 1047-482X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/oa.1110 |
| Popis: | CNRS, UMR 8096 ‘‘Arche ´ologie des Ameriques’’, 92023 Nanterre Cedex, FranceABSTRACT AhumanskeletonfromaMochegraveatHuacadelaLuna,Trujillo,Peru,showsevidenceoftaphonomicbonemodification due to subterranean termite activity. Information related to the occasional osteophagous diet oftermites on mammal and human remains is reviewed and detailed. Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Key words: funeral archaeoentomology; taphonomy; osteophagy; isoptera; termite; Pre-Columbian America;Moche civilisation |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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