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Taphonomic evidence of a human skeleton gnawed by termites in a Moche‐civilisation grave at Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: A human skeleton from a Moche grave at Huaca de la Luna, Trujillo, Peru, shows evidence of taphonomic bone modification due to subterranean termite activity. Information related to the occasional osteophagous diet of termites on mammal and human remains is reviewed and detailed. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

DOI: 10.1002/oa.1110

Authors: J.‐B. Huchet, D. Deverly, B. Gutierrez, C. Chauchat

Institutions: École Pratique des Hautes Études, De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie, Université Bordeaux-I, Archéologie des Amériques, National University of Trujillo, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Language: English

Topic: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2062929936

FWCI: 18.94

Cites: 46

Cited by: 69

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