Culture and biology at a crossroads : the Middle Pleistocene record of Yarımburgaz Cave (Thrace, Turkey) / F. Clark Howell ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howell, F. Clark (Francis Clark)

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yarımburgaz Cave (Turkey).

Caves--Turkey.

Caves.

Turkey.

Turkey--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Paleoecology--Pleistocene.

Paleoecology.

Paleontology--Pleistocene.

Paleontology.

Paleobotany--Pleistocene.

Paleobotany.

Physical Description:

xvi, 329 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Istanbul : Ege Yayınları : distribution, Zero Ltd., [2010]

Contents:

Ch. 1. The caves of Yarımburgaz : geological context and history of investigation / G. Arsebük ... [et al.]

Ch. 2. The sedimentary infilling of Yarımburgaz Cave, Turkey / W. R. Farrand, J.P. McMahon

- Ch. 3. Electron spin resonance (ESR) and ²³⁰Th/²³⁴U dating in the lower chamber at Yarımburgaz, Turkey / B.A.B. Blackwell ... [et al.]

Ch. 4. Ecological significance of the small mammal fauna from Yarımburgaz Cave (Turkish Thrace) / W. v. Koenigswald, C. Lindenau, W. Santel

Ch. 5. The Yarımburgaz lithic assemblage / S.L. Kuhn

Ch. 6. A taphonomic study of bone assemblage formation and artifact-bear associations in Yarımburgaz Cave / M.C. Stiner

Ch. 7. Middle Pleistocene bears from Yarımburgaz Cave (Turkey) / E. Tsoukala

Ch. 8. The larger mammal fauna (exclusive of Ursidae) from Yarımburgaz Cave / F.C. Howell

Ch. 9. Culture and biology in transition : summary of findings and conclusion / S.L. Kuhn, M.C. Stiner.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9786055607265

6055607263

OCLC:

694772420