Zooarchaeology and Taphonomy of the Middle-Upper Paleolithic in Bondi Cave, Republic of Georgia

R. Yeshurun; M. H. Moncel; D. Pleurdeau; R. Pinhasi; N. Tushabramishvili; T. Agapishvili; D. Lordkipanidze

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeae.2015.04.002

Zooarchaeology and Taphonomy of the Middle-Upper Paleolithic in Bondi Cave, Republic of Georgia

R. Yeshurun, M. H. Moncel, D. Pleurdeau, R. Pinhasi, N. Tushabramishvili, T. Agapishvili, D. Lordkipanidze

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University of Haifa

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We present a detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic study of Bondi Cave, western Georgia, containing Middle Paleolithic and Upper Paleolithic levels. The faunal assemblages are dominated by Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica) and European bison (Bison cf. bonasus). High proportions of specimens bearing cut marks and percussion marks indicate that human activity was the main depositional agent. Carcass transport was selective according to the animal's size. Assemblage characteristics suggest short occupations of the cave by mobile Upper Paleolithic foragers. The general composition of the fauna probably reflects a more open setting for the Upper Paleolithic human occupations in this region, compared to the Holocene.

Original language	American English
Article number	490
Pages (from-to)	2-13
Number of pages	12
Journal	Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeae.2015.04.002
State	Published - 1 Sep 2014

Keywords

Caucasus
Late Pleistocene
hunting
paleoecology

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