Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor write by Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo. This book was released on 2016-08-06. Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This 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 near the village of the same name in the region of Nagorno Karabagh in the south-eastern end of the Lesser Caucasus. The site is significant due to its geographic location at an important migratory crossroad between Africa and Eurasia. These caves contain an almost complete sedimentary sequence of the transition between H.heidelbergensis and H. neanderthalensis continuing to later Pleistocene and Holocene stratified sediment. The site is also important due to the discovery of Neanderthal remains by the current research group in addition to the Middle Pleistocene hominin fossils during a previous phase of excavation work led by M. Huseinov. At the heart of this book is the matter of how this site relates to human evolution.
Short-Term Occupations in Paleolithic Archaeology
Short-Term Occupations in Paleolithic Archaeology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Short-Term Occupations in Paleolithic Archaeology write by João Cascalheira. This book was released on 2019-12-02. Short-Term Occupations in Paleolithic Archaeology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This edited book aims to provide a new perspective on the identification and interpretation of short-term occupations in Paleolithic Archaeology. The volume includes contributions with a particular focus on the definition and identification of short-term occupations in Paleolithic contexts, aiming to improve our current knowledge on the topic, both methodologically and interpretatively. The set of chapters coming from a broad spectrum of geographies and chronologies will contribute to the debate on the definition of short-term occupations but also to a better understanding on how past hunter-gatherers communities adapted and moved in different environmental contexts across time. The in-depth examinations of short-term occupations in different chronologies and environments will shed light on an aspect of the behavioral trajectories of the human species in the management of the territory.
Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2
Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2 write by Evangelos Vlachos. This book was released on 2021-10-23. Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This 2-volume set provides a state-of-the-art study of the fossil record and taxonomy of the main vertebrate groups from Greece. Greece stands between 3 continents and its vertebrate fossil record is of great importance for paleontological and evolutionary studies in Europe, Asia and Africa. Fossils from classic, world-famous localities (e.g., Pikermi, Samos) form an essential part of the collections of the most important museums in the world and have been studied by numerous scientists. Recent paleontological research led to the discovery and study of numerous new sites. The volumes contain a taxonomic review of all named and identified taxa, their taxonomic history and current status, as well as historical, phylogenetic and biogeographic information. Volume 2 contains a synopsis of the fossil record and taxonomy of important groups of mammals represented in the fossil record of Greece. The volume starts with specific chapters on laurasiatherians like insectivores and bats, moving on to the main part of the book that deals with three of the most important fossil groups in the country. The fossil record of even-toed animals is summarized with chapters on bovids, cervids, suoids, anthracotheres, hippos, giraffes, and tragulids. The fossil record of odd-toed animals is presented with special chapters on horses, tapirs, rhinos, and chalicotheres. The last part of this volume deals with meat-eating, carnivoran groups, like felids, viverrids, hyaenas, canids, bears, ailurids, mephitids and mustelids. The volume ends with a special chapter on insular endemic mammals from the various islands of Greece.
Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid Southern Africa and Adjoining Regions
Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid Southern Africa and Adjoining Regions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid Southern Africa and Adjoining Regions write by Jörgen Runge. This book was released on 2015-10-30. Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid Southern Africa and Adjoining Regions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is volume 33 of the yearbook seriesPalaeoecology of Africa presenting the outcome of atribute conference to the internationally recognized South African researcher and palynologist Professor Louis Scott. He has recently retired, but is continuing his active research career. The conference proceedings and articles published here
History of the Caucasus
History of the Caucasus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of the Caucasus write by Christoph Baumer. This book was released on 2021-08-26. History of the Caucasus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Rich and illuminating." Literary Review A landscape of high mountains and narrow valleys stretching from the Black to the Caspian Seas, the Caucasus region has been home to human populations for nearly 2 million years. In this richly illustrated 2-volume series, historian and explorer Christoph Baumer tells the story of the region's history through to the present day. It is a story of encounters between many different peoples, from Scythians, Turkic and Mongol peoples of the East to Greeks and Romans from the West, from Indo-European tribes from the West as well as the East, and to Arabs and Iranians from the South. It is a story of rival claims by Empires and nations and of how the region has become home to more than 50 languages that can be heard within its borders to this very day. This first volume charts the period from the emergence of the earliest human populations in the region – the first known human populations outside Africa - to the Seljuk conquests of 1050CE. Along the way the book charts the development of Neolithic, Iron and Bronze Age cultures, the first recognizable Caucasian state and the arrival of a succession of the great transnational Empires, from the Greeks, the Romans and the Armenian to competing Christian and Muslim conquerors. The History of the Caucasus: Volume 1 also includes more than 200 full colour images and maps bringing the changing cultures of these lands vividly to life.
