Britt M Starkovich
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 631910 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Britt M Starkovich |
| NOMBRES | Britt M |
| APELLIDO | Starkovich |
| FIRMA | STARKOVICH B M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9199-0887 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 34 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 322 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 34 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Animal exploitation strategies in the early Mid-Pleistocene of East Asia
The influence of fragmentation on a combined ZooMS and zooarchaeological study at Geißenklösterle Cave in the Swabian Jura, Southwestern Germany
ZooMS study of 988 bones from the Palaeolithic site, Geißenklösterle Cave. • Carnivore damage three times more prevalent on indeterminate fossils than those with diagnostic features. • Fragment size influences species identifications in ZooMS studies. • Earliest anthropogenic modification on Rhinocerotidae remains in the Swabian Jura. Geißenklösterle Cave, a Palaeolithic site located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany, has yielded multiple M…
The Early Neolithic Settlement of Movila lui Deciov in Romanian Banat
Since 2018, excavation work at the well-known site of Movila lui Deciov has been resumed by an international excavation team from the University of Tübingen together with the National Museum of Banat in Timişoara. The site was discovered at the beginning of the 20 th century by Kisléghi Nagy Gyula, who also carried out the first excavations. Further excavations were undertaken between 2001 and 2004 by Banat Museum in Timișoara and a team from the…
Wild animals as resources
Magdalenian environments and ecosystems of the northern Alpine foreland
After the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM: ~ 26.5-19.0 ka cal BP), large-scale warming resulted in glacial retreat and climatic amelioration, prompting changes to local and regional ecosystems across Eurasia during the Late Glacial. Consequently, Magdalenian hunter-gatherers reoccupied parts of Central Europe that were mostly devoid of humans during the LGM. Petersfels and Gnirshöhle (~ 17.0-13.0 ka cal BP), two Magdalenian cave sites in the Hegau Jura…
Prey choice and changes in site occupation intensity during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic at Ghar-e Boof (southern Zagros Mountains, Iran)
Ghar-e Boof represents an exceptional Paleolithic site in the southern Zagros Mountains. Due to its long Late Pleistocene sequence that spans from ca. 81 ka until the Epipaleolithic, the site offers a unique opportunity to investigate long-term hominin behavioral patterns on a local scale. In this paper, we examine diachronic trends in prey choice and site occupation intensity during the Middle Paleolithic (MP) through early Upper Paleolithic (UP…
Oscar Fraas – Pionier der urgeschichtlichen Forschung Zentral-europas und neue Erkenntnisse zu den Funden der Ausgrabung 1870/71 im Hohle Fels bei Schelklingen
Oscar Fraas was one of the first natural scientists to establish the existence of Ice Age humans. From November 1854 until 1894, he held various positions in the Royal Natural History Cabinet in Stuttgart. As early as the 1860s, he conducted a series of experiments to explain and understand how traces and scratches on Ice Age bone fragments were made. His work is among the first attempts in the world to use Stone Age tools. These were often spont…
Laudation
Early evidence for bear exploitation during MIS 9 from the site of Schöningen 12 (Germany)
Subsistence practices in Phoenicia and beyond
Agricultural practices in Iron Age Phoenicia are an understudied field of research. The most recently excavated faunal evidence from Tell el-Burak, a coastal agricultural domain linked to either Sidon or Sarepta, will increase our understanding of this topic. This paper provides the first diachronic and detailed analysis of the Late Iron Age and Persian period faunal data from Tell el-Burak, and investigates the subsistence practices of its peopl…
Dental Wear Evidence for Browsing and Grazing Dietary Traits in the Giant Deer from the Late Pleistocene of Central Europe
The paleoecology of the giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus), including its dietary preferences, is poorly known, mainly because reconstructions based on morphological characteristics have produced contradictory results. In this study, we propose to reconstruct the diet of the giant deer from five archaeological sites located in Southern Germany and the Harz Mountains using microwear and mesowear analyses. We also include the results of a review of…
Late Pleistocene environments in the southern Zagros of Iran and their implications for human evolution
The Zagros Mountains represent a strategic geographic region near the junction of Africa, Europe, and Asia, and valleys within the mountain range likely correspond to migration corridors used by archaic and modern humans. Ghar-e Boof, a key archeological site in the southern Zagros, is located at an altitude of 905 m.a.s.l. in the Dasht-e Rostam region of the Fars Province, Iran. On the basis of lithic artifacts and radiocarbon and luminescence d…
The Zooarchaeology of Sirgenstein Cave
Animal husbandry from the Middle Bronze Age through the Iron Age in the Shephelah-faunal remains from the new excavations at Lachish
Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) is located in the southern part of the Judean foothills, known as the Shephelah, and is one of the larger and most extensively excavated multi-period sites in the southern Levant. We present the faunal results of the first three seasons of the most recent excavations, the Austrian-Israeli Expedition to Tel Lachish. The expedition focusses on two areas of the tell encompassing the Middle Bronze Age III through the Iron Age…
Minimal Tools, Maximum Meat
This article presents a pilot experiment conducted to better understand how Middle Pleistocene hominins might have processed and exploited elephants using simple stone and bone tools. The experiment was conducted in three phases: (1) production of small, flake-based stone tools, (2) butchery of the lower hind-leg of an Indian elephant, and (3) manufacture of bone tools from the tibia. The experiment shows it is possible to cut through elephant sk…
The role of foxes in the Palaeolithic economies of the Swabian Jura (Germany)
In this study, we examine the role of foxes in Palaeolithic economies, focusing on sites of the Middle Palaeolithic, Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian of the Swabian Jura. For this purpose, we used published faunal data from 26 assemblages from the region, including new information from the Magdalenian layers of Langmahdhalde. We explore how the abundance of foxes changes over time, how they were used by humans, and how they were deposited …
New perspectives on human subsistence during the Magdalenian in the Swabian Jura, Germany
The Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany is famous for its Paleolithic sites which have been studied since the 1860s. While there is a rich tradition of research on the Magdalenian, many of the best-known sites were not excavated using modern methods, and recently, few discoveries of new sites have been made. Thus, much of the information on this period comes from sites lacking data collected using modern standards. This has left open questions r…
Explaining Diachronic Trends in Paleolithic Subsistence in Central Europe
Site Use and Maintenance in the Middle Palaeolithic at Lakonis I (Peloponnese, Greece)
A noble diet at the Hof van Leugenhaeghe (Steendorp, Belgium)
Terminal Pleistocene subsistence strategies and aquatic resource use in southern Greece
Paleolithic subsistence strategies and changes in site use at Klissoura Cave 1 (Peloponnese, Greece)
New cranium of the large cercopithecid primate Theropithecus oswaldi leakeyi (Hopwood, 1934) from the paleoanthropological site of Makuyuni, Tanzania
The diet of the Portuguese merchant family Ximenez at the “Blauwhof” (Belgium)
Climate change, human population growth, or both? Upper Paleolithic subsistence shifts in southern Greece
Excavations at Schöningen and paradigm shifts in human evolution
Hallan Çemi Tepesi
Starkovich B.M. & Stiner M.C. 2009. — Hallan Cemi Tepesi: High-ranked Game Exploitation alongside Intensive Seed Processing at the Epipaleolithic-Neolithic Transition in Southeastern Turkey. Anthropozoologica 44(1): 41-61.Faunal evidence from Hallan Çemi Tepesi in southeastern Turkey reveals important similarities and differences in subsistence patterns when compared to the Levant at the time of the Epipaleolithic-Neolithic transition. Possible d…
Paleolithic subsistence strategies and changes in site use at Klissoura Cave 1 (Peloponnese, Greece)
The European saber-toothed cat (Homotherium latidens) found in the “Spear Horizon” at Schöningen (Germany)
Bone taphonomy of the Schöningen "Spear Horizon South" and its implications for site formation and hominin meat provisioning
Optimal foraging, dietary change, and site use during the Paleolithic at Klissoura Cave 1 (southern Greece)
Climate change, human population growth, or both? Upper Paleolithic subsistence shifts in southern Greece
The role of foxes in the Palaeolithic economies of the Swabian Jura (Germany)
In this study, we examine the role of foxes in Palaeolithic economies, focusing on sites of the Middle Palaeolithic, Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian of the Swabian Jura. For this purpose, we used published faunal data from 26 assemblages from the region, including new information from the Magdalenian layers of Langmahdhalde. We explore how the abundance of foxes changes over time, how they were used by humans, and how they were deposited …
Material input rates and dietary breadth during the Upper Paleolithic through Mesolithic at Franchthi and Klissoura 1 Caves (Peloponnese, Greece)
Site Use and Maintenance in the Middle Palaeolithic at Lakonis I (Peloponnese, Greece)
Terminal Pleistocene subsistence strategies and aquatic resource use in southern Greece
The Zooarchaeology of Sirgenstein Cave
Late Pleistocene environments in the southern Zagros of Iran and their implications for human evolution
The Zagros Mountains represent a strategic geographic region near the junction of Africa, Europe, and Asia, and valleys within the mountain range likely correspond to migration corridors used by archaic and modern humans. Ghar-e Boof, a key archeological site in the southern Zagros, is located at an altitude of 905 m.a.s.l. in the Dasht-e Rostam region of the Fars Province, Iran. On the basis of lithic artifacts and radiocarbon and luminescence d…
New perspectives on human subsistence during the Magdalenian in the Swabian Jura, Germany
The Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany is famous for its Paleolithic sites which have been studied since the 1860s. While there is a rich tradition of research on the Magdalenian, many of the best-known sites were not excavated using modern methods, and recently, few discoveries of new sites have been made. Thus, much of the information on this period comes from sites lacking data collected using modern standards. This has left open questions r…
Early evidence for bear exploitation during MIS 9 from the site of Schöningen 12 (Germany)
Dating Gods
This paper reports the results of the application of a calcined bone dating protocol to samples collected from the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion in southern Greece. The site is a mountaintop ash altar rich in anthropogenic sediments, burned bone, and artifacts offered to the god Zeus. Experiments involving time series hydrolysis measurements were conducted on calcined bones from stratified layers throughout the sequence to determine if any of …
New cranium of the large cercopithecid primate Theropithecus oswaldi leakeyi (Hopwood, 1934) from the paleoanthropological site of Makuyuni, Tanzania
Dietary changes during the Upper Palaeolithic at Klissoura Cave 1 (Prosymni), Peloponnese, Greece
Faunal evidence from Klissoura Cave 1 (Prosymni) in Peloponnese, Greece, indicates that dietary shifts occurred during the Upper Palaeolithic to accommodate increased human hunting pressures as well as environmental changes. Foraging intensification is examined based on changes in prey species composition, body part analysis and carcass processing patterns. Fallow deer was the primary large game species exploited at Klissoura 1, though a somewhat…
Prey choice and changes in site occupation intensity during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic at Ghar-e Boof (southern Zagros Mountains, Iran)
Ghar-e Boof represents an exceptional Paleolithic site in the southern Zagros Mountains. Due to its long Late Pleistocene sequence that spans from ca. 81 ka until the Epipaleolithic, the site offers a unique opportunity to investigate long-term hominin behavioral patterns on a local scale. In this paper, we examine diachronic trends in prey choice and site occupation intensity during the Middle Paleolithic (MP) through early Upper Paleolithic (UP…
Animal husbandry from the Middle Bronze Age through the Iron Age in the Shephelah-faunal remains from the new excavations at Lachish
Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) is located in the southern part of the Judean foothills, known as the Shephelah, and is one of the larger and most extensively excavated multi-period sites in the southern Levant. We present the faunal results of the first three seasons of the most recent excavations, the Austrian-Israeli Expedition to Tel Lachish. The expedition focusses on two areas of the tell encompassing the Middle Bronze Age III through the Iron Age…
Dietary changes during the Upper Palaeolithic at Klissoura Cave 1 (Prosymni), Peloponnese, Greece
Faunal evidence from Klissoura Cave 1 (Prosymni) in Peloponnese, Greece, indicates that dietary shifts occurred during the Upper Palaeolithic to accommodate increased human hunting pressures as well as environmental changes. Foraging intensification is examined based on changes in prey species composition, body part analysis and carcass processing patterns. Fallow deer was the primary large game species exploited at Klissoura 1, though a somewhat…
Hallan Çemi Tepesi
Starkovich B.M. & Stiner M.C. 2009. — Hallan Cemi Tepesi: High-ranked Game Exploitation alongside Intensive Seed Processing at the Epipaleolithic-Neolithic Transition in Southeastern Turkey. Anthropozoologica 44(1): 41-61.Faunal evidence from Hallan Çemi Tepesi in southeastern Turkey reveals important similarities and differences in subsistence patterns when compared to the Levant at the time of the Epipaleolithic-Neolithic transition. Possible d…
Material input rates and dietary breadth during the Upper Paleolithic through Mesolithic at Franchthi and Klissoura 1 Caves (Peloponnese, Greece)
Intensification of small game resources at Klissoura Cave 1 (Peloponnese, Greece) from the Middle Paleolithic to Mesolithic
Dating Gods
This paper reports the results of the application of a calcined bone dating protocol to samples collected from the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion in southern Greece. The site is a mountaintop ash altar rich in anthropogenic sediments, burned bone, and artifacts offered to the god Zeus. Experiments involving time series hydrolysis measurements were conducted on calcined bones from stratified layers throughout the sequence to determine if any of …
Optimal foraging, dietary change, and site use during the Paleolithic at Klissoura Cave 1 (southern Greece)
The diet of the Portuguese merchant family Ximenez at the “Blauwhof” (Belgium)
Climate change, human population growth, or both? Upper Paleolithic subsistence shifts in southern Greece
The European saber-toothed cat (Homotherium latidens) found in the “Spear Horizon” at Schöningen (Germany)
Excavations at Schöningen and paradigm shifts in human evolution
Bone taphonomy of the Schöningen "Spear Horizon South" and its implications for site formation and hominin meat provisioning
Terminal Pleistocene subsistence strategies and aquatic resource use in southern Greece
Paleolithic subsistence strategies and changes in site use at Klissoura Cave 1 (Peloponnese, Greece)
New cranium of the large cercopithecid primate Theropithecus oswaldi leakeyi (Hopwood, 1934) from the paleoanthropological site of Makuyuni, Tanzania
Site Use and Maintenance in the Middle Palaeolithic at Lakonis I (Peloponnese, Greece)
A noble diet at the Hof van Leugenhaeghe (Steendorp, Belgium)
Explaining Diachronic Trends in Paleolithic Subsistence in Central Europe
Minimal Tools, Maximum Meat
This article presents a pilot experiment conducted to better understand how Middle Pleistocene hominins might have processed and exploited elephants using simple stone and bone tools. The experiment was conducted in three phases: (1) production of small, flake-based stone tools, (2) butchery of the lower hind-leg of an Indian elephant, and (3) manufacture of bone tools from the tibia. The experiment shows it is possible to cut through elephant sk…
The role of foxes in the Palaeolithic economies of the Swabian Jura (Germany)
In this study, we examine the role of foxes in Palaeolithic economies, focusing on sites of the Middle Palaeolithic, Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian of the Swabian Jura. For this purpose, we used published faunal data from 26 assemblages from the region, including new information from the Magdalenian layers of Langmahdhalde. We explore how the abundance of foxes changes over time, how they were used by humans, and how they were deposited …
New perspectives on human subsistence during the Magdalenian in the Swabian Jura, Germany
The Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany is famous for its Paleolithic sites which have been studied since the 1860s. While there is a rich tradition of research on the Magdalenian, many of the best-known sites were not excavated using modern methods, and recently, few discoveries of new sites have been made. Thus, much of the information on this period comes from sites lacking data collected using modern standards. This has left open questions r…
The Zooarchaeology of Sirgenstein Cave
Animal husbandry from the Middle Bronze Age through the Iron Age in the Shephelah-faunal remains from the new excavations at Lachish
Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) is located in the southern part of the Judean foothills, known as the Shephelah, and is one of the larger and most extensively excavated multi-period sites in the southern Levant. We present the faunal results of the first three seasons of the most recent excavations, the Austrian-Israeli Expedition to Tel Lachish. The expedition focusses on two areas of the tell encompassing the Middle Bronze Age III through the Iron Age…
Subsistence practices in Phoenicia and beyond
Agricultural practices in Iron Age Phoenicia are an understudied field of research. The most recently excavated faunal evidence from Tell el-Burak, a coastal agricultural domain linked to either Sidon or Sarepta, will increase our understanding of this topic. This paper provides the first diachronic and detailed analysis of the Late Iron Age and Persian period faunal data from Tell el-Burak, and investigates the subsistence practices of its peopl…
Dental Wear Evidence for Browsing and Grazing Dietary Traits in the Giant Deer from the Late Pleistocene of Central Europe
The paleoecology of the giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus), including its dietary preferences, is poorly known, mainly because reconstructions based on morphological characteristics have produced contradictory results. In this study, we propose to reconstruct the diet of the giant deer from five archaeological sites located in Southern Germany and the Harz Mountains using microwear and mesowear analyses. We also include the results of a review of…
Late Pleistocene environments in the southern Zagros of Iran and their implications for human evolution
The Zagros Mountains represent a strategic geographic region near the junction of Africa, Europe, and Asia, and valleys within the mountain range likely correspond to migration corridors used by archaic and modern humans. Ghar-e Boof, a key archeological site in the southern Zagros, is located at an altitude of 905 m.a.s.l. in the Dasht-e Rostam region of the Fars Province, Iran. On the basis of lithic artifacts and radiocarbon and luminescence d…
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