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001 2012040134
003 DLC
005 20140211075834.0
008 121002s2013 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012040134
020 $a9781107030299
020 $a1107030293
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-urs--
050 00 $aGN855.R9$bT87 2013
082 00 $a947/.01$223
100 1 $aTurner, Christy G.
245 10 $aAnimal teeth and human tools :$ba taphonomic odyssey in ice age Siberia /$cChristy G. Turner II, Arizona State University, Nicolai D. Ovodov, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Novosibirsk, Olga V. Pavlova.
264 1 $aCambridge :$bCambridge University Press,$c2013.
300 $ax, 490 pages :$billustrations ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The culmination of more than a decade of fieldwork and related study, this unique book uses analyses of perimortem taphonomy in Ice Age Siberia to propose a new hypothesis for the peopling of the New World. The authors present evidence based on examinations of more than 9000 pieces of human and carnivore bone from 30 late Pleistocene archaeological and palaeontological sites, including cave and open locations, which span more than 2000 miles from the Ob River in the West to the Sea of Japan in the East. The observed bone damage signatures suggest that the conventional prehistory of Siberia needs revision and, in particular, that cave hyenas had a significant influence on the lives of Ice Age Siberians. The findings are supported by more than 250 photographs, which illustrate the bone damage described and provide a valuable insight into the context and landscape of the fieldwork for those unfamiliar with Siberia"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 460-475) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction. What is perimortem taphonomy, and why study it in Siberia?; 2. Bone damage and its meaning; 3. The 30 Siberian archaeological and palaeontological sites, distributed from the Ob River to the Sea of Japan; 4. Discussion: analyses, comparisons, inferences, and hypotheses; 5. Conclusions for seven questions; Appendices; References; Index.
650 0 $aTools, Prehistoric$zRussia (Federation)$zSiberia
650 0 $aTeeth, Fossil$zRussia (Federation)$zSiberia
650 0 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zRussia (Federation)$zSiberia
650 0 $aPaleontology$zRussia (Federation)$zSiberia
651 0 $aSiberia (Russia)$xAntiquities.
700 1 $aOvodov, Nicolai D.
700 1 $aPavlova, Olga V.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1304/2012040134-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1304/2012040134-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1304/2012040134-t.html