Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene

Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd In this study, we explore the Late Pleistocene (LP) vertebrate faunal diversity in south-eastern Lesser Caucasus based on morphological and genetic identification of fossil bones from Karin Tak cave. For the first time in this under-studied region, we used a bulk bone metabarcodi...

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Main Authors: Antonosyan, M., Seersholm, Frederik, Grealy, Alicia, Barham, Milo, Werndly, Daniel, Margaryan, A., Cieślik, A., Stafford, T.W., Allentoft, M.E., Bunce, Michael, Yepiskoposyan, L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD 2019
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geography, Physical
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Physical Geography
Geology
Karin tak cave
Lesser Caucasus
Late pleistocene
Ancient DNA
Bulk bone metabarcoding
Biodiversity
Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
PALEOLITHIC SITE
HUMAN OCCUPATION
LAKE SEVAN
GEORGIA
ARMENIA
SOUTH
PATTERNS
FORESTS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76470

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