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Implications of Lower and Middle Pleistocene Faunal Assemblage Composition
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Implications of Lower and Middle Pleistocene Faunal Assemblage Composition
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ABSTRACT
The composition of Paleolithic faunal assemblages has been a hotly debated topic in terms of understanding early hominin foraging behavior and building evolutionary models. In the previous chapter, I reviewed the foundations of this debate, stemming from the confrontation of the taphonomic complexity of major sites and the specter of equifinality. I also proposed some ways forward with the respect to the development of new methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives. This chapter presents a reanalysis of some major Lower and Middle Pleistocene assemblages in a comparative perspective (mostly) separate from the baggage of the hunting-and-scavenging debate.