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Article dans une revue International Journal of Osteoarchaeology Année : 2011

Taphonomic Evidence of a Human Skeleton Gnawed by Termites in a Moche-Civilisation Grave at Huaca de la Luna, Peru

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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.
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halshs-00593665, version 1 (16-05-2011)

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Jean-Bernard Huchet, Daphné Deverly, Belkys Gutiérrez, Claude Chauchat. Taphonomic Evidence of a Human Skeleton Gnawed by Termites in a Moche-Civilisation Grave at Huaca de la Luna, Peru. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2011, 21 (1), pp.92-102. ⟨10.1002/oa.1110⟩. ⟨halshs-00593665⟩
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