Birds of a feather flock together - early Neolithic avifaunas in Upper Mesopotamia
1 : Department of Veterinary Sciences, Institute of Palaeoanatomy, Domestication Research and the History of Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich
2 : SNSB, State collection of Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy
D-80333 Munich -
Germany
3 : Department of Veterinary Sciences, Institute of Palaeoanatomy, Domestication Research and the History of Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich
* : Corresponding author
Kaulbachstr. 37/III, D-80539 Munich -
Germany
The Pre-Pottery Neolithic bird remains from Göbekli Tepe (Euphrates basin) and Gusir Höyük (Tigris basin) are the starting point for this review of avifaunas from early Neolithic sites in Upper Mesopotamia. The taxonomic composition and abundance of certain species as well as body part representations will be evaluated and discussed in the light of seasonality, ecology and exploitation patterns.
| Subject : | : | oral |
| Topics | : | General Session |
| Keywords | : | PrePottery Neolithic ; Upper Mesopotamia ; Göbekli Tepe ; Gusir Höyük ; avifaunas |
| PDF version | : |  PDF version |
