Anthropogenic Modifications (IMAGE)

University of the Basque Country

Anthropogenic Modifications

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The different categories of anthropogenic modifications found on Neanderthal bones at Goyet. Femur I (left) displays signs of having been used as a percussor for shaping stone, and femur III (right) bears cut marks indicating the processing of remains during butchery activities. Femur III also bears signs of retouching left behind after being used to retouch the edges of stone tools. Scale = 1 cm.

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Asier Gómez-Olivencia et al.

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