The Malacological Evidence of Animal Remains from the Areni-1 Cave, Armenia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19570108 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noushig Zarikian (0000-0001-8334-8413, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2330-7587 • E-ISSN: 2330-7595 |
| Publisher | Science Publishing Group (PUBLISHER • PK) |
| DOI | 10.11648/j.ija.20180601.13 |
| OpenAlex | W2799502971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Systematic archaeological excavations at Areni-1 cave in the Republic of Armenia provided rich archaeozoological remains, among of which a large collection of water and terrestrial mollusks remains in different preserving degree (Phylum Mollusca) was separated. The recorded species mainly belong to the class Gastropoda (9 families, 8 genera, 8 species), which provide important information about the prevailing ecology during the periods of habitation and usage of the cave by Late Chalcolithic and Medieval inhabitants. The archaeological and zoological evidence could suggest a possible occurrence of rodents and birds, which are predators feeding on land mollusks. Finally, snail assemblages of Areni-1 cave suggest, that the climate regimes, vegetation and environment are similar to the present
Archaeology · Biology · Bronze Age · Cave · Chalcolithic · Gastropoda · Geography · Land snail · Phylum · Predation · Ancient Near East History · Marine and environmental studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Ecology · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |