Optimal foraging, dietary change, and site use during the Paleolithic at Klissoura Cave 1 (southern Greece)

摘要: This paper evaluates a long sequence of zooarchaeological remains from Klissoura Cave 1 (southern Greece) within the paradigm evolutionary ecology. The prey choice, central place foraging, and patch choice models are applied to dataset in order understand subsistence shifts related local resource depression changes intensity site use Middle Paleolithic through Mesolithic. Major trends indicate that hominins tended focus on high-ranked large game resources, while Upper Mesolithic occupants shifted lower-ranked small game, fast-moving animals particular. Overarching do not correspond environmental change, so they likely reflect human impacts populations. Reconstructions body part profiles hunters exploited locally, possibly as passed gorge or drank at nearby stream. Occupation was highest beginning Aurignacian, which is reflected by an increase material culture such lithics hearth features, well different strategies. Specifically, bone marrow processing more important, evidenced ungulate transport decisions marrow-rich elements, overall intensity. Environmental data conditions southern Greece were particularly favorable supported rich faunas larger populations their hominin predators area. In general, faunal fit found Mediterranean over course Late Pleistocene, hunting pressures rise. However, many aspects specific 1, reflecting unique cultural circumstances various phases occupation site.