FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Estimation of Age, Growth and Fishing Season of a Palaeolithic Population of Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) Using Scale Analysis BT AF GUILLAUD, Emilie ELLEBOODE, Romain MAHE, Kelig BEAREZ, Philippe AS 1:1;2:2;3:2;4:1; FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL;3:PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL;4:; C1 Archéozoologie, archéobotanique : Sociétés, pratiques et environnements (UMR 7209), Sorbonne Universités, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, CNRS, CP 56, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France. IFREMER, Fisheries Laboratory, Sclerochronology centre, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62321 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France C2 MNHN, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI BOULOGNE SE PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france IF 1.432 TC 6 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00379/48992/49436.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;France;Le Taillis des Coteaux;marginal increment analysis;scales;scalimetry;Sclerochronology;Thymallus thymallus;Upper Paleolithic AB The fish remains sampled from archaeological sites are generally the result of human food refuse; therefore, the study of retrieved fish scales may provide reliable information on the season of capture and on paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental changes. Among Western European freshwater fishes, the grayling, Thymallus thymallus¸ has the most easily recognizable scales and is a commonly recovered species from Paleolithic contexts. This study, therefore, is based on the growth pattern analysis of modern and archaeological scales from grayling specimens. The modern specimens were collected monthly in France (n = 22), Switzerland (n = 16), Finland (n = 20) and Sweden (n = 10). Scale growth patterns were measured using numerical analysis to a high accuracy. The results showed that the archaeological population of grayling is closer to the present Finnish population. Furthermore, the comparison of seasonal growth patterns between current and archaeological European populations, demonstrated that graylings were normally captured during the spring at Le Taillis des Coteaux Magdalenian site. This type of approach can be used to understand environmental conditions at a low spatial scale, and also to help identify fishing seasons during archaeological periods. PY 2017 PD AUG SO International Journal of Osteoarchaeology SN 1047-482X PU Wiley / Blackwell VL 27 IS 4 UT 000407264500014 BP 683 EP 692 DI 10.1002/oa.2595 ID 48992 ER EF