OSTEOLOGICKÝ MATERIÁL VTÁKOV A CICAVCOV (VERTEBRATA - AVES ET MAMMALIA) Z ARCHEOLOGICKÉHO VÝSKUMU LUČIVNIANSKEJ JASKYNE

• Authors: Marián Soják , Ján Obuch , Peter Holec

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Osteological bird and mammal material from archaeological excavation of Lučivnianska cave

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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The results are presented from the archaeological excavation of the site Lučivná - Lučivnianska cave 1, Poprad district (2003). Relatively extensive osteological material from ten mammalian species and nine bird species was found. The species indicate three types of the Paleontology environment. The first one is a cold, treeless landscape - tundra or Arctic steppe. It is attested by the presence of reindeer and two ptarmigan species. The second type of Paleontology environment is the transfer to a cold forest steppe with sparse grasses. Cave bear, horse and steppe crane may have lived here. The last landscape type is characterised by warmer climate, forests and grasses with water. This type may belong to the beginning of the Holocene, based on the found fauna of mammals and birds. The world climate became considerably warmer and in our conditions forest vegetation started to spread. The presence of forest has been confirmed by finds of both types of grouse, golden eagle and mammals (deer, roe deer and brown bear). The presence of water is confirmed by finds of water birds remains (duck and ruff). The osteological material was accompanied by a silicite blade of Upper Paleolithic character. Along with most of the recorded fauna it belongs probably to the Epipaleolithic, which has also been confirmed on open settlements (Lučivná, Lučivná/Svit, Spišská Teplica, Veľký Slavkov), in caves in the nearby area (Teplica - cave Suchá diera) and in the wider region of upper Spiš (Haligovce - cave Aksamitka). More specific chronological-cultural classification of Paleolithic finds from Lučivnianska cave 1 remains unclear. Radiocarbon dating C14 of finds from the presented cave is still missing. Some of the animal bones may have been brought to the cave by carnivores and are thus not necessarily related to the presence of Paleolithic hunters.

Keywords

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SLOVAKIA; SPIŠ REGION; CAVE SITE; SILICITE; OSTEOLOGICAL MATERIAL; TUNDRA; ARCTIC STEPPE; PALEONTOLOGY; PALEOLITHIC

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Študijné zvesti
• Year: 2008
• Issue: 43
• Pages: 235 - 249

Contributors

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Marián Soják

• Archeologický ústav SAV, pracovisko Spišská Nová Ves, Mlynská 6, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves, Slovak Republic

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Ján Obuch

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Peter Holec