河南灵井许昌人遗址普通马(Equus caballus)化石居群的死亡年龄曲线

人类学学报 ›› 2011, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (01): 45-54.

河南灵井许昌人遗址普通马(Equus caballus)化石居群的死亡年龄曲线

李占扬; 张双权; 张乐; 高星

出版日期:2011-03-15 发布日期:2011-03-15

Mortality curves for horses(Equus caballus) from the Lingjing site, Henan Province

LI Zhan-yang; ZHANG Shuang-quan; ZHANG Yue; GAO Xing

Online:2011-03-15 Published:2011-03-15

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 普通马(Equus caballus)是河南灵井许昌人遗址动物群中的一个优势属种。本文基于这一动物属种牙齿材料的测量与分析, 初步完成了普通马个体死亡年龄的计算及其化石居群的生命表构建, 并与世界范围内多个动物群的相关材料进行了对比研究。该动物群普通马化石材料的死亡年龄曲线反映了这一时期古人类以普通马居群中的壮年个体为主要狩猎目标的选择性生存策略和狩猎能力。

关键词: 旧石器时代中期; 河南灵井许昌人遗址; 埋藏学; 死亡年龄曲线; 生存策略

Abstract: Horse (Equus caballus) is one of the dominant species of the faunal assemblage from the Lingjing site, Henan Province. Based on dental remains of this animal, this paper tabulated the death ages of various individuals and further constructes the life tables for the populations of this species. Some comparative studies were also conducted between fossil materials from the site and other related faunal assemblages from around the world. The mortality curves for horses from the Lingjing Site clearly indicate that adult horses were preferentially hunted by the hominids who frequented the site.

Key words: Middle Paleolithic; Lingjing; Taphonomy; Mortality curves; Subsistence

李占扬; 张双权; 张乐; 高星. 河南灵井许昌人遗址普通马(Equus caballus)化石居群的死亡年龄曲线[J]. 人类学学报, 2011, 30(01): 45-54.

LI Zhan-yang; ZHANG Shuang-quan; ZHANG Yue; GAO Xing. Mortality curves for horses(Equus caballus) from the Lingjing site, Henan Province[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2011, 30(01): 45-54.