Umsebenzi ushicilelwa e-Journal of Archaeological Science. Ukuze athole ukuthi, lapho kwafa khona izilwane ezineminyaka emingaki, ososayensi balinganisa amathambo abo. Kulokhu, isibikezelo esinembile sibalulekile ngoba sikuvumela ukuthi unqume kufaka phakathi imbangela eyinhloko yokufa. Izindlela zendabuko zokulinganisa iminyaka yezimvu ezifile zisuselwa kumazinyo (ezingezinto zamazinyo) kanye ne-epiphyseal (ukuhlaziywa kokukhula kwepuleti ye-cartilage). Lokhu kunikeza izikhathi zobudala obubanzi impela - kusukela eminyakeni esanda kuzalwa ukuze kucishe kube yintsha. Ukuze unqume ngokunembe kakhudlwana ukushona kwalezi zinto zamawundlu asevele evele ezivela emiphakathini yangaphambi kokuqala, kudingeka ukuhlaziya okunembe kakhudlwana.
Ososayensi abavela eMunich (Germany) namanyuvesi ase-Istanbul (turkey) bathi bayixazulula le nkinga ngosizo lwemodeli yezengezo evamile eyenziwe ngesisekelo sezilinganiso zamatshe ehlombe azalwa noma asanda kuzalwa impela (idatha yathathwa emithonjeni ye-anatomical yamazwe ahlukene).
Abaphenyi basebenzise indlela entsha lapho bahlaziya amathambo ezimvu ezikhulelwe kanye nengane yayo etholakala emathuneni nasezilwaneni zasePtoleMnevsky-Roman), kanye nezinsalela zamawundlu atholakala endaweni yokupaka i-Ashikla-Hyuyuk (Turkey) yabhalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi ne-neolithic. Le ndawo yaxazululwa kusukela ngo-8350 kuye kwangama-7300 kuya ku-Era yethu. Kanye nokuhlaziywa kwamathambo amathambo ezilwane atholakele lapho kukhombisa ukuthi isikhathi sokuphila kwamawundlu sakhula kancane kancane ngalesi sikhathi. Ngokusho kososayensi, lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ngabe abelusi bokuqala baqala ukuqonda ubudlelwano phakathi kokusinda kwezimvu ezincane kanye nezimo zokuqukethwe kwabo futhi kancane kancane baye kulokhu.
Ukuthola okukhombisa ukuthi ekuqaleni kokuhlala phansi kwezimvu, abantu abasemisebenzini badliwa ikakhulu iqiniso lokuthi bangene ekuzingeleni. Nokho, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izimvu zaqala ukunika ingxenye enkulu yeprotheni yezilwane. Ababhali bocwaningo bakholelwa ukuthi izimbangela eziphambili zokufa okuphezulu kwamawundlu aseNamthic ekuqaleni kweNeolithic, ukungondleki, indawo yokuhlala yezilwane egcwele kakhulu nokudla okunganele.
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