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Bone Fractures under the Microscope. An Experimental Approach to Mid-Upper Paleolithic Faunal Remains

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    SYSNO ASEP0567320
    Druh ASEPJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Zařazení RIVJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Poddruh JČlánek ve WOS
    NázevBone Fractures under the Microscope. An Experimental Approach to Mid-Upper Paleolithic Faunal Remains
    Tvůrce(i) Boriová, S. (CZ)
    Outram, A. (GB)
    Pokorná, Zuzana (UPT-D) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Sázelová, Sandra (ARUB-Q) ORCID, RID, SAI
    Zdroj.dok.Študijné zvesti Archeologického ústavu Slovenskej akadémie vied. - : Archeologický ústav SAV - ISSN 0560-2793
    Roč. 69, č. 2 (2022), s. 187-204
    Poč.str.18 s.
    Forma vydáníTištěná - P
    Jazyk dok.eng - angličtina
    Země vyd.CZ - Česká republika
    Klíč. slovascanning electron microscopy (SEM) ; histology ; fracture freshness index (FFI) ; fracture surface pattern ; micro-cracking ; Pavlov I
    Vědní obor RIVAC - Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie
    Obor OECDArchaeology
    Vědní obor RIV – spolupráceArcheologický ústav Brno - Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie
    Způsob publikováníOpen access
    Institucionální podporaUPT-D - RVO:68081731 ; ARUB-Q - RVO:68081758
    UT WOS000925144300001
    EID SCOPUS85151485314
    DOI10.31577/szausav.2022.69.10
    AnotaceBone fragmentation results from different natural processes or various activities employed by several taphonomic agents. However, it may also represent direct evidence of deliberate human activity connected to the exploitation of animal resources throughout the Paleolithic period. Extensive long mammal bone fragmentation research resulted in last decades into description of individual fracture characteristics reflecting the background of fragmentation process (Johnson 1985, Outram 2001). The features combine macroscopic traits such as angle, an outline, and surface texture of the fracture. However, as the experimental works show, the response of bone on a gross scale is in great extent given by microstructure and its state of preservation directly correlating with the biomechanical properties (Currey 2012, Gifford-Gonzales 2018). The paper aims on testing (1) whether the microscopic features correlate with described macroscale differences or even (2) are able to distinguish features with macroscopic overlaps but of different origin. We have thus tested and applied two microscopic methods on two experimental assemblages with documented fragmentation conditions. By the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) we observed irregularities and micro-fractures in bone fracture surface (FS). They proved to be in certain aspect specific for a given state of bone preservation. Transmitted light microscopy mapped the abundance of micro-cracking, its characteristic features in relation to bone preservation and specific way of fragmentation. The histological thin-sections (HTS) revealed a variety of micro-cracking penetrating the FS, but they did not prove any differentiating pattern among observed experimental sets. A range of different surface profiles was documented, the profile morphology seems to be characteristic for individual bone preservation states. If compared to macroscopic method (FFI), the study of microscopic features in their presented extent did not allow us to differentiate further between fractures. Finally, we undertook an example application of the macroscopic fracture analysis on settlement areas from the Gravettian site Pavlov I (Czech Republic) and we discuss the potential of suggested micro-methods in taphonomic analysis dealing with animal body manipulation and exploitation.
    PracovištěÚstav přístrojové techniky
    KontaktMartina Šillerová, sillerova@ISIBrno.Cz, Tel.: 541 514 178
    Rok sběru2023
    Elektronická adresahttps://www.sav.sk/index.php?lang=sk&doc=journal-list&part=article_response_page&journal_article_no=29515
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