Cémento-chronologie de quelques dents de bouquetin des Pyrénées (Capra Hircus Pyrenaica) provenant de la Grotte des Eglises (Ussat, Ariège)/Cementochronology of Pyrenean Ibex (Capra Hircus Pyrenaica) teeth from Les Eglises Cave (Ussat, Ariège)

摘要

Cementochronology of Pyrenean Ibex (Capra Hircus Pyrenaica) teeth from Les Eglises Cave (Ussat, Ariège). Cementum increment analysis is considered a very useful method to study the seasonality of Paleolithic sites. The method is applicable to a wide range of taxa but it needs to be validated for each one of them. In this paper, we analyse remains of Pyrenean Ibex (Capra hircus pyrenaica) coming from Les Eglises cave (Ussat - Ariège - France) We compare the seasonality results established by cementum increment analysis with those independently established by another author on the basis of eruption-wear patterns. Image analysis software has been used for cementum annulation interpretations.