http://popups.lib.uliege.be/3041-5527/index.php?id=3589 Publications de Auteurs R. Esmée Webb fr 0 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/3041-5527/index.php?id=4387 The faunal material from a number of Western European early Upper Pleistocene sites, caves, rock shelters and in the open air, has been re-examined in the light of research conducted over the last 10-15 years into patterns of post-mortem bone breakage and frequency of survival of different skeletal parts, on the basis of which it seems to be possible to distinguish bones accumulated by other carnivores from those reflecting human feeding behaviour. This taphonomic evidence suggests that it cannot be simplistically assumed that the faunal material recovered from an archaeological site invariably relates to human behaviour, frequently the bone assemblage appears to reflect other carnivore activity. It is further suggested that certain patterns of site usage can be delineated which may serve us in future to distinguish between potential carnivore dens and human activity areas. Finally, it is concluded that we know far less about the diet and food-getting behaviour of Homo sapiens than is currently assumed. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:03:44 +0200 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:03:58 +0200 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/3041-5527/index.php?id=4387 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/3041-5527/index.php?id=3588 A considerable number of attempts have been made to apply various radiometric techniques, in particular U-series and TL, to that part of the later Middle and early Upper Pleistocene beyond the reach of 14-C dating. Many of the ages obtained relate to Middle Palaeolithic industries or the hominids we assume made them. While undoubtedly many of these datings will come to be revised in future as our understanding of the technical problems involved in these dating techniques evolve, nonetheless enough dates now exist for us to re-examine the chronological pattern of cultural change they suggest. An attempt will be made to present an overview of the corpus of dates already published and their implications for the thorny, if ancient, question of the meaning of the patterned technological variation found in Middle Palaeolithic assemblages, particularly from deeply-stratified sites. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:59:29 +0200 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:59:36 +0200 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/3041-5527/index.php?id=3588