Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor [electronic resource] edited by Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo, Tania King, Levon Yepiskoposyan, Peter Andrews.

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
Uniform Title:Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, 1877-9085
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fernández-Jalvo, Yolanda (Editor)
King, Tania (Editor)
Yepiskoposyan, Levon (Editor)
Andrews, Peter (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,
Subjects:
Paleontology .
Anthropology.
Archaeology.
Online Access:
Springer Earth and Environmental Science eBooks 2016 English/International: 2016 (Springer Link)
Format: Electronic eBook
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.