Quaternary megafauna from the Dnieper alluvium near Kaniv (central Ukraine): Implications for biostratigraphy

Ridush, Bogdan; Stefaniak, Krzysztof; Ratajczak-Skrzatek, Urszula; Kovalchuk, Oleksandr; Kotowski, Adam; Marciszak, Adrian; Polishko, Oleksandr

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.010

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“…On the other hand, the enamel thickness (max. 2.4 mm) indicates M. intermedius described from late Middle to early Late Pleistocene localities from Russia and Ukraine (Baigusheva, Titov 2021;Ridush et al 2021). In contrast, the abovementioned tusk imprint of the straight-tusked elephant (?)…”

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Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

Nemergut,

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2024

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The collective monograph presents eighteen contributions from leading Central European specialists in Paleolithic archaeology, Quaternary geology, anthropology, paleoecology, and other related fields studying the Pleistocene and Holocene. Individual chapters, presenting information from new research, results of the analyses, or newly published studies, cover various areas and topics related to the interdisciplinary research of the Stone Age in Central Europe (sources of stone raw materials, the technology of artefact production, settlement and subsistence strategies, chronological relationships, and paleoecological reconstructions). Although the authors use different approaches and methods in their works, the unifying element of this colourful mosaic is the effort to show how a wide range of archaeological sources can be interpreted and explained in different ways and how they can be used for further research. In this sense, archaeological explanations and interpretations represent a fascinating and never-ending journey of learning about our past.

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Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

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2024

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“…The period between 400 ka and 500 ka BP is of high interest because of the appearance of a number of modern mammal taxa during that time (van Kolfschoten and Turner, 1996;Caloi and Palombo, 1997;Kahlke, 1999;Von Koenigswald and Heinrich, 1999; van Kolfschoten, 2000;Kahlke and Lacombat, 2008;Markova and van Kolfschoten, 2012;Rzebik-Kowalska and Rekovets, 2015;Puzachenko, 2016, 2017;Ridush et al, 2020;Stefaniak et al, 2021b). Therefore, any new or complete study of sites in Eastern Europe dated to MIS 11 is especially important.…”

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Middle Pleistocene fauna and palaeoenvironment in the south of Eastern Europe: A case study of the Medzhybizh 1 locality (MIS 11, Ukraine)

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The Quaternary lions of Ukraine and a trend of decreasing size in Panthera spelaea

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The fossil record of the cave lion, Panthera spelaea, suggests a gradual decrease in body size, the process peaking just before the extinction of the species at the end of the Late Pleistocene. Such an evolutionary trend appears rather unusual for a large felid species and requires further investigation. This study reviews the cave lions of Ukraine, whose fossils are known from 46 localities dated from 800 kyr to 18–17 kyr ago, with a special emphasis on size changes through time. We describe several important finds including those of Panthera spelaea fossilis from Sambir, Panthera spelaea ssp. from Bilykh Stin Cave and Panthera spelaea spelaea from Kryshtaleva Cave. We make subspecific identifications of specimens from the region and focus on their size characteristics. Our analysis of Ukrainian cave lions agrees with the temporal trend of decreasing size, particularly accelerating during MIS 2, as exemplified by the extremely small female skull from Kryshtaleva Cave. We provide a direct AMS date for this specimen (22.0–21.5 cal kyr BP), which suggests that the Kryshtaleva lioness must have belonged to a Panthera spelaea spelaea population forced south by the spreading ice sheet. We discuss some palaeoecological aspects of the evolutionary history and eventual extinction of the cave lion. Finally, we review the subfossil records of the extant lion Panthera leo known from several Ukrainian sites archaeologically dated to 6.4–2.0 kyr BP. These finds most probably represent the Persian lion Panthera leo persica.

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Quaternary megafauna from the Dnieper alluvium near Kaniv (central Ukraine): Implications for biostratigraphy

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

Solving Stone Age puzzles: From artefacts and sites towards archaeological interpretations

Middle Pleistocene fauna and palaeoenvironment in the south of Eastern Europe: A case study of the Medzhybizh 1 locality (MIS 11, Ukraine)

The Quaternary lions of Ukraine and a trend of decreasing size in Panthera spelaea

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