Zooarchaeology and Taphonomic Aspects of Later Stone Age Faunal Assemblage from Loiyangalani Site in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

A detailed zooarchaeological analysis of the Later Stone Age (LSA) faunal assemblage from Loiyangalani Site in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, reveals that LSA humans primarily exploited high-quality nutritional resources, including large-sized animals and aquatic species. The study highlights minimal fluvial disturbance and marginal carnivore involvement, with the assemblage showing significant anthropogenic inputs such as stone tool butchery marks (cut and percussion marks) and few carnivore tooth marks. This suggests a strategic focus on meat and fat acquisition by LSA humans, while taphonomic agents played a limited role in the formation of the assemblage.

Masele, F. (2021). Zooarchaeology and Taphonomic Aspects of Later Stone Age Faunal Assemblage from Loiyangalani Site in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Science, 47(3), 1073–1085. https://doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v47i3.18