Naslov
Review of Upper Pleistocene mammalian assemblages in Croatian caves

Autori
Krklec, Nevenka ; Jambrešić, Gordana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Speleology : Archaeology and Paleontology in Caves / Pierre-Yves, Jeannin - : International Union of Speleology, 1997, 157-160

Skup
International Congress of Speleology (12 ; 1997)

Mjesto i datum
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Švicarska, 1997

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Upper Pleistocene; mammalia; caves; Croatia

Sažetak
Data base collected from the published literature shows that the main character of Upper Pleistocene mammalian assemblages found in Croatian caves is common presence of large carnivore taxa and overwhelming abundance of cave bears. The paleoecological interpretation of these assemblages yielded a conclusion that the conditions were more severe during the Early Upper Palaeolithic, and that several taxa can not be used as environmental indicators. At the same time, the frequency of archaeological assemblages dominated by cave bear can be used as a measure of intensity of human settlement: bear dominated assemblages are most common during the Early Upper Palaeolithic and human occupation in the area was relatively scarce. Unfortunately, faunal data is greatly reduced in value due to the absence of taphonomic information, and most of the Palaeolithic sites need to be reanalysed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

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