WF16 is an early Neolithic settlement in southern Jordan with a large bird bone assemblage (Number of Identified Specimens [NISP] = 7808), representing 18 families. We explore how the birds were utilized by considering cut marks and body part representation for each of the families represented, also drawing on the experimental skinning of buzzards, the most common bird in the assemblage. We conclude that the bird bones accumulated from a mix of activities including the exploitation of a seasonally abundant supply of migratory birds for food; the acquisition of skins, feathers and talons for decorative, symbolic and practical purposes; and the trapping of wildfowl and gamebirds as a supplementary food source to large mammals.

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约旦南部新石器时代 WF16 鸟类的利用：切割痕迹、身体部位和实验性剥皮

WF16 是约旦南部的一个新石器时代早期定居点，拥有大型鸟类骨骼组合（已识别标本数量 [NISP] = 7808），代表 18 个家庭。我们通过考虑所代表的每个家庭的切割标记和身体部位表示来探索鸟类是如何被利用的，还借鉴了秃鹰的实验性剥皮，这是该组合中最常见的鸟类。我们得出的结论是，鸟类骨骼是通过多种活动积累起来的，包括利用季节性丰富的候鸟供应作为食物；获取用于装饰、象征和实用目的的皮肤、羽毛和爪子；以及诱捕野禽和猎鸟作为大型哺乳动物的补充食物来源。