Les sites préhistoriques d'abattage et de traitement de bisons: nouvelles perspectives de recherche

  • Marie-Anne Julien Université de Montréal; Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Abstract

This paper presents a synthesis of European prehistoric research concerning sites dominated by large bovids and discusses new research perspectives for these sites. An outline for the comparative analysis of bison kill and butchery sites from North American and European contexts is presented. These butchery and processing areas represent a precious source of information for furthering our understanding of past human behaviour, particularly past hunter-gatherer subsistence strategies.

Author Biography

Marie-Anne Julien, Université de Montréal; Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Département dÁnthropologie; Département de Préhistoire
Section
Feature Article/Compte-rendu