First evidence of hunting a tiger in the Early Eneolithic of the foothill zone of the Kopet Dagh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371094 |
|---|---|
| Authors | А К Kasparov (0000-0001-7761-9301, Institute For History of Material Culture St. Petersburg Russia), N F Solovyova (Institute of History of Material Culture, corresponding author), Natalia F Solov'yova (Institute For History of Material Culture St. Petersburg Russia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 178-181 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.3189 |
| OpenAlex | W4311034772 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
During excavations of the settlement‐site Ilgynly‐Depe in Southeastern Turkmenistan, for the first time, since investigations began in 1986, the remains of tiger were found. Two bones of this large predator were found in layers dated to the beginning of the third millennium BC. Among the bones that were found are the proximal part of the third hind metapodium and the second hind phalanx, possibly from the third digit of the hind leg. Characteristic cuts from skinning of an animal are on the second phalanx. This is the first evidence of hunting of large felid predators in the Chalcolithic time in South Turkmenistan
Archaeology · Biology · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Geography · Predation · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |