%0 Journal Article %A Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel %A Fernández López, Sixto Rafael %A Alcalá, Luis %T How Can Taphonomy Be Definedin the XXI Century? %D 2011 %@ 0022-3360 %U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44074 %X Taphonomy, as a branch of learning and a research area, has undergone a tremendous growth in the pastfew decades. It has extended its application from palaeontology to other disciplines, it has broadened itsreferential scope and has incorporated humans as taphonomic agents. This has affected the waytaphonomy is perceived by its practitioners and requires a modification of its definition, following aprocess that is common in most evolving natural science disciplines. %~