The Pleistocene Biodiversity of the Zagros Mountains: Carnivores of the Chenar Cave (Kermanshah- Iran)
International audience Over the past decades, several Pleistocene caves and rock shelters in the Zagros Mountains have been discovered with remarkable evidences of carnivore remains. This paper presents the assemblage of Chenar cave located in Kermanshah (West-Central Zagros), at 1630m asl, on the s...
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ftunivtoulouse2:oai:HAL:hal-04036403v1 2024-06-23T07:57:22+00:00 The Pleistocene Biodiversity of the Zagros Mountains: Carnivores of the Chenar Cave (Kermanshah- Iran) Amiri, S. Biglari, F. Argant, A. Crégut-Bonnoure, E. Mohaseb, A. F. Noseda, A. Moradi Bistouni, A. Mashkour, M. University of Tehran Iran National Museum Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique (LAMPEA) Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de la Culture (MC) Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés (TRACES) École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Archéozoologie, archéobotanique : sociétés, pratiques et environnements (AASPE) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ANR-17-CE27-0004,EVOSHEEP,Exploration des premières innovations zootechniques dans les sociétés du sud-ouest asiatique (5e-1er millénaires av. J.-C.)(2017) Tokyo, Japan 2022-11-28 https://hal.science/hal-04036403 en eng HAL CCSD hal-04036403 https://hal.science/hal-04036403 ASWA Archaeozoology of SouthWest Asia and Adjacent Areas. Tokyo Japan https://hal.science/hal-04036403 ASWA Archaeozoology of SouthWest Asia and Adjacent Areas. Tokyo Japan, Nov 2022, Tokyo, Japan Chenar Cave Biodiversity Carnivores Iran Pleistocene Zagros Mountains [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject Conference papers 2022 ftunivtoulouse2 2024-06-10T23:39:39Z International audience Over the past decades, several Pleistocene caves and rock shelters in the Zagros Mountains have been discovered with remarkable evidences of carnivore remains. This paper presents the assemblage of Chenar cave located in Kermanshah (West-Central Zagros), at 1630m asl, on the southern face of the Paraw Mountain. The cave was discovered through an archaeological survey in 2007 by FB and AMB. It included two shafts damaged by looters. The back-dirt sediment was systematically examined indicating 795 animal bones. The nature of the sediment and taphonomical features are undoubtedly an indication of Pleistocene cave. Carnivore remains (43%) consist of fox (Vulpes sp.), striped hyena (Hyaena hyeana), golden jackal (Canis aureus), lynx (Lynx sp.), leopard (Panthera pardus), brown bear (Ursus arctos), cave bear (U.spelaeus / Spelearctos deningeri), caracal (Caracal caracal) and spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). The herbivore remains (37%: sheep, goat, boar and cattle) may have been the prey of these carnivores although any anthropogenic traces on the bones have been observed. The Chenar cave was used as a den alternatively for multiple carnivore species, similar to the profile of the Wezmeh cave (SW of the Chenar). Despite the disturbed character of the remains, the presence of spotted and striped hyenas and cave bear adds precious information about the evolution of these species on the Iranian Plateau. Along with Chenar, the past biodiversity of Iran during the Pleistocene is gradually documented by with zooarchaological studies from Wezmeh and Zilou caves in the Zagros and Darband cave in the Alborz Mountains. Conference Object Ursus arctos Lynx Université Toulouse 2 - Jean Jaurès: HAL |
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International audience Over the past decades, several Pleistocene caves and rock shelters in the Zagros Mountains have been discovered with remarkable evidences of carnivore remains. This paper presents the assemblage of Chenar cave located in Kermanshah (West-Central Zagros), at 1630m asl, on the southern face of the Paraw Mountain. The cave was discovered through an archaeological survey in 2007 by FB and AMB. It included two shafts damaged by looters. The back-dirt sediment was systematically examined indicating 795 animal bones. The nature of the sediment and taphonomical features are undoubtedly an indication of Pleistocene cave. Carnivore remains (43%) consist of fox (Vulpes sp.), striped hyena (Hyaena hyeana), golden jackal (Canis aureus), lynx (Lynx sp.), leopard (Panthera pardus), brown bear (Ursus arctos), cave bear (U.spelaeus / Spelearctos deningeri), caracal (Caracal caracal) and spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). The herbivore remains (37%: sheep, goat, boar and cattle) may have been the prey of these carnivores although any anthropogenic traces on the bones have been observed. The Chenar cave was used as a den alternatively for multiple carnivore species, similar to the profile of the Wezmeh cave (SW of the Chenar). Despite the disturbed character of the remains, the presence of spotted and striped hyenas and cave bear adds precious information about the evolution of these species on the Iranian Plateau. Along with Chenar, the past biodiversity of Iran during the Pleistocene is gradually documented by with zooarchaological studies from Wezmeh and Zilou caves in the Zagros and Darband cave in the Alborz Mountains. |
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University of Tehran Iran National Museum Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique (LAMPEA) Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de la Culture (MC) Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés (TRACES) École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J) Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Archéozoologie, archéobotanique : sociétés, pratiques et environnements (AASPE) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ANR-17-CE27-0004,EVOSHEEP,Exploration des premières innovations zootechniques dans les sociétés du sud-ouest asiatique (5e-1er millénaires av. J.-C.)(2017) |
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The Pleistocene Biodiversity of the Zagros Mountains: Carnivores of the Chenar Cave (Kermanshah- Iran) |
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The Pleistocene Biodiversity of the Zagros Mountains: Carnivores of the Chenar Cave (Kermanshah- Iran) |
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The Pleistocene Biodiversity of the Zagros Mountains: Carnivores of the Chenar Cave (Kermanshah- Iran) |
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The Pleistocene Biodiversity of the Zagros Mountains: Carnivores of the Chenar Cave (Kermanshah- Iran) |
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The Pleistocene Biodiversity of the Zagros Mountains: Carnivores of the Chenar Cave (Kermanshah- Iran) |
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pleistocene biodiversity of the zagros mountains: carnivores of the chenar cave (kermanshah- iran) |
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