Background Ultra close-range digital photogrammetry (UCR-DP) is emerging as a robust
technique for 3D model generation and represents a convenient and low-cost solution for …

Bone surface modifications are foundational to the correct identification of hominin butchery
traces in the archaeological record. Until present, no analytical technique existed that could …

Since the 1980s an intense scientific debate has revolved around the hunting capacities of
early hominin populations and the behavioral patterns of carnivores sharing the same …

An introduction to the range of factors that affect the composition and condition of human
bone assemblages recovered from archaeological contexts, with discussion of the …

A series of experimental cut marks have been analyzed by eleven taphonomists with the
goal of assessing if they could identify similarly 14 selected microscopic variables which …

Evidence for the symbolic behavior of Neanderthals in the use of personal ornaments is
relatively scarce. Among the few ornaments documented, eagle talons, which were …

Hominins and carnivores have shared similar habitats in Africa, evolving as direct
competitors for the same prey and spaces. The overlap of their ecological niches has raised …

The arrival of new methodological approaches to study microscopic qualities in cut mark
morphology has been a major improvement in our understanding of butchering activities …

Phrases incorporating the modifier 'mark'(eg, bite mark, tooth mark, gnaw mark, etc.) have
recently come under attack. These phrases are wide-spread in their usage, and are, in fact …

The use of innovative techniques such as micro‐photogrammetry and geometric
morphometrics may have a major impact on the differentiation of cut marks made with …