@article{ajzr2014241,
author={{Bountalis, Alexandra C. and Kuhn, Brian F},
title={Cave Usage by Multiple Taphonomic Agents: Issues towards Interpreting the Fossil Bearing Cave Deposits in South Africa},
journal={American Journal of Zoological Research},
volume={2},
number={4},
pages={55--61},
year={2014},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajzr/2/4/1},
abstract={The current use of caves in South Africa by three distinct collectors of faunal remains, leopard (<i>Pantherapardus</i>), brown hyaena (<i>Parahyaena brunnea</i>) and porcupine (<i>Hystrixafricaeaustralis</i>) as well as other species of taphonomic significance raises serious questions with regard to the interpretation of the hominin bearing caves. As part of study using multiple camera traps to monitor a number of caves in the Cradle of Humankind over a period of at least 20 months, we found that an individual cave may be used by no less than seven species. The results indicate that identifying a single collector or modifier from a fossil assemblage which may span thousands of years is not as straightforward as previously hypothesized.},
doi={10.12691/ajzr-2-4-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}