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Taphonomic Agents

Taphonomic Agents is a class of natural and cultural processes or entities that modify organic remains from the time of death through decomposition, transportation, burial, and post-depositional alteration, thereby influencing the composition and context of faunal assemblages in the archaeological or paleontological record.

165

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9.4K

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488

Authors

289

Institutions

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2017–2026

36

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Publications

165

The Origin of Modern Human Behavior

Christopher S. Henshilwood, Curtis W. Marean · Current Anthropology · 2003 · 725 citations

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Taphonomy and paleobiology

Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Susan M. Kidwell, Robert A. Gastaldo · Paleobiology · 2000 · 676 citations

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The speed of post mortem change to the human skeleton and its taphonomic significance

Lynne Bell, Mark Skinner, Sheila J. Jones · Forensic Science International · 1996 · 270 citations

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Birds of a Feather: Neanderthal Exploitation of Raptors and Corvids

Clive Finlayson, Kimberly Brown, Ruth Blasco et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 270 citations · Full text

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Effect of taphonomic processes on dental microwear

Tania King, Peter Andrews, Başak Boz · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1999 · 254 citations

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Authors

488

  1. PF
    Philippe Fossé

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 120 citations

    4

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  2. RB
    Ruth Blasco

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain

    4 publications · 387 citations

    4

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  3. JY
    José Yravedra

    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

    4 publications · 101 citations

    4

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  4. CS
    Christopher S. Henshilwood

    University of Bergen, Norway

    3 publications · 825 citations

    3

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  5. JN
    Jordi Nadal

    Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

    3 publications · 220 citations

    3

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1–5 of 488

Institutions

289

  1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    781 citations

  2. Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Tarragona, Spain

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social

    Tarragona, Spain

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    741 citations

  5. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    553 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    239 citations

  7. Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés

    Toulouse, France

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    209 citations

  8. De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie

    Pessac, France

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    132 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of taphonomy

    12 publications · 383 citations

    12

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  2. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

    10 publications · 252 citations

    10

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  3. Journal of Archaeological Science

    8 publications · 652 citations

    8

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  4. Palaios

    8 publications · 381 citations

    8

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  5. Journal of Forensic Sciences

    JOFS · 8 publications · 480 citations

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