Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor

his edited volume describes the geology, stratigraphy, anthropology, archaeology, dating, taphonomy, paleobotany, paleontology and paleoecology of Azokh caves (also known as Azykh or Azikh). The chapters review exhaustively the key recent research on this limestone karstic site, which is located nea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fernández-Jalvo, Yolanda (Editor), King, Tania (Editor), Yepiskoposyan, Levon (Editor), Andrews, Peter (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,
Subjects:
Paleontology .
Anthropology.
Archaeology.
Paleontology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Azokh Caves and the Transcaucasian corridor
  • Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of Azokh Caves, South Caucasus
  • Geology and Geomorphology of Azokh Caves
  • Lithic Assemblages Recovered from Azokh 1
  • Azokh Cave Hominin Remains
  • The New Material of Large Mammals from Azokh and Comments on the Older Collections
  • Rodents, Lagomorphs and Insectivores from Azokh Cave
  • Bats from Azokh Caves
  • Amphibians and Squamate Reptiles from Azokh 1
  • Taphonomy and Site Formation of Azokh 1
  • Bone Diagenesis at Azokh Caves
  • Coprolites, Paleogenomics and Bone Content Analysis
  • Palaeoenvironmental Context of Coprolites and Plant Microfossils from Unit II, Azokh 1
  • Charcoal Remains from Azokh 1: Preliminary Results
  • Paleoecology of Azokh 1
  • Appendices.

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