Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points

Shifts in projectile technology potentially document human evolutionary milestones, such as adaptations for diferent envi- ronments and settlement dynamics. A relatively direct proxy for projectile technology is projectile impact marks (PIM) on archaeological bones. Increasing awareness and publicat...

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Autores: Yeshurun, Reuven, Doyon, Luc, Tejero, José Miguel, Walter, Rudolf, Huber, Hannah, Andrews, Robin, Kitagawa, Keiko
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Tafonomia
Puntes de projectil
Os temporal
Utensilis d'os
Taphonomy
Projectile points
Temporal bone
Bone implements
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spelling Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous pointsYeshurun, ReuvenDoyon, LucTejero, José MiguelWalter, RudolfHuber, HannahAndrews, RobinKitagawa, KeikoTafonomiaPuntes de projectilOs temporalUtensilis d'osTaphonomyProjectile pointsTemporal boneBone implementsShifts in projectile technology potentially document human evolutionary milestones, such as adaptations for diferent envi- ronments and settlement dynamics. A relatively direct proxy for projectile technology is projectile impact marks (PIM) on archaeological bones. Increasing awareness and publication of experimental data sets have recently led to more identifca- tions of PIM in various contexts, but diagnosing PIM from other types of bone-surface modifcations, quantifying them, and inferring point size and material from the bone lesions need more substantiation. Here, we focus on PIM created by osse- ous projectiles, asking whether these could be efectively identifed and separated from lithic-tipped weapons. We further discuss the basic question raised by recent PIM research in zooarchaeology: why PIM evidence is so rare in archaeofaunal assemblages (compared to other human-induced marks), even when they are explicitly sought. We present the experimental results of shooting two ungulate carcasses with bone and antler points, replicating those used in the early Upper Paleolithic of western Eurasia. Half of our hits resulted in PIM, confrming that this modifcation may have been originally abundant. However, we found that the probability of a skeletal element to be modifed with PIM negatively correlates with its pres- ervation potential, and that much of the produced bone damage would not be identifable in a typical Paleolithic faunal assemblage. This quantifcation problem still leaves room for an insightful qualitative study of PIM. We complement previ- ous research in presenting several diagnostic marks that retain preservation potential and may be used to suggest osseous, rather than lithic, projectile technologySpringer Verlag2026202620242026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion16 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/228383Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-024-01944-3Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2024, vol. 16, num.43, p. 1-16https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-024-01944-3cc by (c) Yeshurun, Reuven et al., 2024https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2283832026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points
title Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points
spellingShingle Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points
Yeshurun, Reuven
Tafonomia
Puntes de projectil
Os temporal
Utensilis d'os
Taphonomy
Projectile points
Temporal bone
Bone implements
title_short Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points
title_full Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points
title_fullStr Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points
title_full_unstemmed Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points
title_sort Identification and quantification of projectile impact marks on bone:new experimental insights using osseous points
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Yeshurun, Reuven
Doyon, Luc
Tejero, José Miguel
Walter, Rudolf
Huber, Hannah
Andrews, Robin
Kitagawa, Keiko
author Yeshurun, Reuven
author_facet Yeshurun, Reuven
Doyon, Luc
Tejero, José Miguel
Walter, Rudolf
Huber, Hannah
Andrews, Robin
Kitagawa, Keiko
author_role author
author2 Doyon, Luc
Tejero, José Miguel
Walter, Rudolf
Huber, Hannah
Andrews, Robin
Kitagawa, Keiko
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Tafonomia
Puntes de projectil
Os temporal
Utensilis d'os
Taphonomy
Projectile points
Temporal bone
Bone implements
topic Tafonomia
Puntes de projectil
Os temporal
Utensilis d'os
Taphonomy
Projectile points
Temporal bone
Bone implements
description Shifts in projectile technology potentially document human evolutionary milestones, such as adaptations for diferent envi- ronments and settlement dynamics. A relatively direct proxy for projectile technology is projectile impact marks (PIM) on archaeological bones. Increasing awareness and publication of experimental data sets have recently led to more identifca- tions of PIM in various contexts, but diagnosing PIM from other types of bone-surface modifcations, quantifying them, and inferring point size and material from the bone lesions need more substantiation. Here, we focus on PIM created by osse- ous projectiles, asking whether these could be efectively identifed and separated from lithic-tipped weapons. We further discuss the basic question raised by recent PIM research in zooarchaeology: why PIM evidence is so rare in archaeofaunal assemblages (compared to other human-induced marks), even when they are explicitly sought. We present the experimental results of shooting two ungulate carcasses with bone and antler points, replicating those used in the early Upper Paleolithic of western Eurasia. Half of our hits resulted in PIM, confrming that this modifcation may have been originally abundant. However, we found that the probability of a skeletal element to be modifed with PIM negatively correlates with its pres- ervation potential, and that much of the produced bone damage would not be identifable in a typical Paleolithic faunal assemblage. This quantifcation problem still leaves room for an insightful qualitative study of PIM. We complement previ- ous research in presenting several diagnostic marks that retain preservation potential and may be used to suggest osseous, rather than lithic, projectile technology
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-024-01944-3
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2024, vol. 16, num.43, p. 1-16
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-024-01944-3
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