Taphonomic Analyses of Cave Bear Remains from Potocka zijalka (Slovenia): Spatial Distribution Analysis

Wien

2004

S. 89-96

10 Abb.,15 Lit. Ang.

Artikel aus einer ZeitschriftUnselbständiges Werk

200148566

Spatial distribution analysis of cave bear remains from the excavation area 2 and 3 in Potocka zijalka revealed two horizons of find concentration - the main assemblage of cave bear remains and an upper complex of sorted and reworked bones. Upward movement was caused by cryoturbatic processes. Horizontal re-deposition led to sliding of bones close to the wall of the cave and probably towards the entrance. Contemporaneousness of finds is proofed by radiometric dating.