人类学学报 ›› 2024, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (01): 91-105.doi: 10.16359/j.1000-3193/AAS.2023.0042
王晓敏1(), 刘连强2(), 陈国鹏3, 李锋4, 谢飞2, 高星5,6
收稿日期:
2023-05-31
出版日期:
2024-02-15
发布日期:
2024-02-06
通讯作者:
刘连强,研究馆员,主要从事史前考古研究。E-mail: 作者简介:
王晓敏,副研究员,主要从事旧石器时代考古遗址的埋藏学和动物考古学研究。E-mail: 基金资助:
WANG Xiaomin1(), LIU Lianqiang2(), CHEN Guopeng3, LI Feng4, XIE Fei2, GAO Xing5,6
Received:
2023-05-31
Online:
2024-02-15
Published:
2024-02-06
摘要:
马圈沟遗址是东北亚地区年代最古老的旧石器时代遗址之一,出土了大量石制品及动物化石,现已发现并确认距今1.76~1.26 Ma之间的17个不同阶段的文化层,为探讨早更新世东北亚地区最早人类的扩散与生存适应方式提供了关键材料。本文以距今1.66 Ma的马圈沟遗址第3文化层2001~2003年出土的大、中型哺乳动物长骨为研究材料,开展骨骼破碎方式的分析。研究表明,这批长骨化石以残段及残片为主,通过对它们的断口形态和质地,特别是破裂断口的角度进行测量、统计以及分析,发现大多数长骨是在新鲜状况下破裂的,而古人类很可能是敲碎骨骼和取食骨髓的主体;食肉类动物也造成了一些骨骼的破裂,但应该发生在古人类的行为之后。本文是首次对中国北方早更新世遗址出土动物骨骼的破碎方式进行的系统分析,为讨论早更新世古人类与食肉类的互动关系提供了新的线索。
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王晓敏, 刘连强, 陈国鹏, 李锋, 谢飞, 高星. 泥河湾盆地马圈沟遗址哺乳动物破碎长骨反映的古人类行为[J]. 人类学学报, 2024, 43(01): 91-105.
WANG Xiaomin, LIU Lianqiang, CHEN Guopeng, LI Feng, XIE Fei, GAO Xing. Behavior of the ancient humans as reflected by the broken long bones of mammals from the Majuangou site, Nihewan Basin[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2024, 43(01): 91-105.
图5 马圈沟遗址第3文化层出土长骨残段的断口特征 A.大型动物长骨骨干中段,上部断口为较光滑的近倾斜状,断口角度为65°,下部断口为粗糙的平直状,断口角度为90°。Diaphysis of large mammal. The upper fracture is oblique and smooth. The fracture angle is 65°. The lower fracture is transverse and jagged. The fracture angle is 90°;B.大型动物肱骨远端残段,断口为光滑的倾斜状,断口角度为35°。Distal humerus of large mammal. The fracture is oblique and smooth. The fracture angle is 35°;C.中型动物长骨的骨干,上部断口为光滑的倾斜状,断口角度为58°。Diaphysis of middle mammal. The fracture is oblique and smooth. The fracture angle is 58°;D.中型动物的肱骨远端残段,断口为光滑的倾斜状,断口角度为55°。Distal humerus of middle mammal. The fracture is oblique and smooth. The fracture angle is 55°;E为中型动物胫骨的远端残段段,断口为较粗糙的平直状,断口角度为102°。Distal tibia of middle mammal. The fracture is transvers and jagged. The fracture angle is 102°
Fig.5 Breakage pattern of long bone from Layer 3 of the Majuangou site
角度Fracture angle→ | 中型动物Middle size | 大型动物Large size | ||||
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类型Fracture type↓ | <90° | >90° | <90° | >90° | ||
倾斜状断口Oblique fracture | 数量n | 187 | 13 | 221 | 9 | |
平均值Mean | 69.11° | 106.38° | 66.34° | 113.78° | ||
标准差SD | 10.63 | 9.38 | 10.88 | 9.48 | ||
95%置信范围CI | 65.62°~72.6° | 101.75°~111.02° | 63.71°~68.98° | 107.9°~119.66° | ||
横向断口Transverse fracture | 数量n | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |
平均值Mean | 69.31° | 106.5° | 76.25° | 99.33° | ||
标准差SD | 14.05 | 12.02 | 7.5 | 0.58 | ||
95%置信范围CI | 62.02°~76.59° | 52.83°~160.17° | 67.42°~85.08° | 98.36°~100.31° | ||
纵向断口Longitudinal fracture | 数量n | 81 | 8 | 29 | 9 | |
平均值Mean | 77.2° | 114.38° | 69.95° | 108.67° | ||
标准差SD | 2.59 | 22.6 | 9.51 | 9.19 | ||
95%置信范围CI | 74.73°~79.67° | 99.24°~129.51° | 66.94°~72.95° | 102.97°~114.36° |
表1 马圈沟遗址第3文化层出土的在新鲜状况下断裂长骨的断口角度统计
Tab.1 The statistical results of fracture angles of green bones from Majuangou 3
角度Fracture angle→ | 中型动物Middle size | 大型动物Large size | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
类型Fracture type↓ | <90° | >90° | <90° | >90° | ||
倾斜状断口Oblique fracture | 数量n | 187 | 13 | 221 | 9 | |
平均值Mean | 69.11° | 106.38° | 66.34° | 113.78° | ||
标准差SD | 10.63 | 9.38 | 10.88 | 9.48 | ||
95%置信范围CI | 65.62°~72.6° | 101.75°~111.02° | 63.71°~68.98° | 107.9°~119.66° | ||
横向断口Transverse fracture | 数量n | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |
平均值Mean | 69.31° | 106.5° | 76.25° | 99.33° | ||
标准差SD | 14.05 | 12.02 | 7.5 | 0.58 | ||
95%置信范围CI | 62.02°~76.59° | 52.83°~160.17° | 67.42°~85.08° | 98.36°~100.31° | ||
纵向断口Longitudinal fracture | 数量n | 81 | 8 | 29 | 9 | |
平均值Mean | 77.2° | 114.38° | 69.95° | 108.67° | ||
标准差SD | 2.59 | 22.6 | 9.51 | 9.19 | ||
95%置信范围CI | 74.73°~79.67° | 99.24°~129.51° | 66.94°~72.95° | 102.97°~114.36° |
图6 马圈沟遗址第3文化层长骨残段/片的断口角度的置信范围与实验考古及斯瓦特科兰斯(Swartkrans)遗址测量数据置信范围的对比 实验考古的数据分为石锤砸击(HP, hammerstone percussion)和食肉类啃咬(CC, carnivore chewing)两类[53],斯瓦特科兰斯(SWK, Swartkrans)数据来自[32],MJG代表马圈沟遗址第3文化层; 空心圆表示小于90度,实心圆大于90度。Experiment data HP and CC are from [53], SWK data are from [32], MJG is short for Majuangou 3; A. 中型动物横向断口数据The data of transverse fracture of middle size animal; B. 大型动物横向断口数据The data of transverse facture of large size animal; C. 中型动物纵向断口数据The data of longitudinal fracture of middle size animal; D. 大型动物纵向断口数据The data of longitudinal fracture of large size animal; E. 中型动物倾斜状断口数据The data of oblique fracture of middle size animal; F. 大型动物倾斜状断口数据The data of oblique fracture of large size animal
Fig.6 Comparison of mean percentages and 95%confidence intervals for fracture angles of data from experiments, Swartkrans and Majuangou 3
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