. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 146 E. Turncr that their intact carcasses were not fully exploited. Berke (1989) commented on the low numbers of mandibles and portions of the upper rear leg (femurs and patellas) which he interpreted as reflecting the transportation of these flesh-bearing portions of the carcasses of horse to a settlement site elsewhere. He also noted the paucity of evidence for the removal of hides. Seasonal evidence (cementum bands in teeth) showed that horses died at Solutré fro
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 146 E. Turncr that their intact carcasses were not fully exploited. Berke (1989) commented on the low numbers of mandibles and portions of the upper rear leg (femurs and patellas) which he interpreted as reflecting the transportation of these flesh-bearing portions of the carcasses of horse to a settlement site elsewhere. He also noted the paucity of evidence for the removal of hides. Seasonal evidence (cementum bands in teeth) showed that horses died at Solutré from spring through to autumn, with the greatest concentration occurring in summer (Olsen 1989). Reindeer were hunted at Solutré in winter and in spring (Gordon 1988). In comparison to horse, the remains of reindeer showed more intensive traces of butchery indicative of full utilisation of reindeer carcasses, possibly because fewer individuals of reindeer were killed: bison remains were only occasionally mentioned, due to their rarity or absence at the site (Olsen 1989). The sector P16 site The series of excavations at Solutré organized and led by Jean Combier began in 1968. In that year P16 was opened for the first time for excavation, and investi- gations continued intermittantly in sector PI6 until 1974. Sector P16 is located in the m. 40 H—I—I—I—I—I—1—I—I—1—I—I—I—I—I—1—I—I—I—I—I—I—I—I—I—¡—I—I—1—I—I—I—I 0 50 100 150 200 250 300m Fig. 2. Location of the sector PI 6 site at Solutré. The base of the rock (stippled line) and the site area (the total area investigated since the discovery of the site in 1866) are indicated. Combier concentrated his investigations in the area enclosed today by a security fence (broken line). Sector PI6 is situated in the eastern part of the area; Radiocarbon dates are shown in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally
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