Zooarchaeological analysis of the faunal remains from the Palaeolithic site of La Adam Cave (Dobrogea, SE Romania) – new data from recent excavations

Recent (2006– 2009) excavations at the Palaeolithic site from La Adam Cave (central Dobrogea, south-eastern Romania) yielded numerous fossil remains, that were analysed in order to obtain more information on the Late Pleistocene faunal assemblage from the area of the cave, on the animal and anthropi...

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Published in:	Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice
Main Authors:	Vasile, Ș., Dumitrașcu, V.
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	Editura Academiei Române 2021-12-01
Subjects:	zooarchaeology palaeolithic cave site bone accumulation by carnivores taphonomy

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