Anthropological research of Azykh man osseous remains

Kasimova, R. M.

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“…This fumiere was created by the burning of discarded food remains and animal excrement which had accumulated when animals were kept in the cave. , 2001;Marincea et al, 2002). This diagenesis has seriously affected fossil bone preservation at certain areas of the excavation surface.…”

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“…Huseinov discovered Azokh Cave in 1960(Huseinov, 1985cited in Lioubine, 2002Mustafayev, 1996; then named as Azykh Cave). One human mandible fragment found in 1968 was shown to be a middle Pleistocene pre-Neanderthal similar to that from Arago (Kasimova 2001). This specimen, together with the abundant faunal remains and stone tools recovered from these extensive excavations, are currently housed at The Natural-Historical ,.…”

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“…In this context, Azokh Cave fills an important temporal gap. Azokh Cave contains a nearly continuous stratigraphic section from >300 ka to the present, and mandible fragments of Homo heidelbergensis found at the site (Kasimova, 2001) represent the easternmost extent of this species. Here we review the finds of this long forgotten site and present results of our recent work.…”

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“…2). Lioubine (2002) claims that for the first 15 years of excavation, the work and finds (including the human mandible [Kasimova, 2001]) were not properly documented and lacked an interdisciplinary approach. The excavations were interrupted by the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict in 1989, but an armistice proposed in 1994 has held to this day.…”

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The Azokh Cave complex: Middle Pleistocene to Holocene human occupation in the Caucasus

Fernández–Jalvo

King²,

Andrews

et al. 2010

Journal of Human Evolution

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The Azokh Cave complex: Middle Pleistocene to Holocene human occupation in the Caucasus

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Andrews

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“…Age estimates for this specimen vary from 250,000 ka (Guseinov, 1973cited in Kasimova, 2001 to 350,000 -400,000 ka (Guseinov 1985, cited in Kasimova 2001, p. 44, Hadjiev 1974. The Azokh mandible was named "Palaeoanthropus azykhensis" by Kasimova (1986Kasimova ( , 2001 who found that this specimen shows a mosaic of archaic and derived features. Kasimova's research suggests that the Azokh mandible is most similar to the Erhingsdorf (adult) specimen, which might now be considered to be early Neanderthal.…”

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Lithic assemblages of Azokh Cave (Nagorno Karabagh, Lesser Caucasus): Raw materials, technology and regional context

Asryan

Ollé

Moloney

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Abstract:Azokh Cave is a Middle Pleistocene to Holocene site located in Nagorno Karabagh (Lesser Caucasus). The main entrance, Azokh 1, is a large cave that has two geological sequences (lower and upper) with nine geo-archaeological units of which only the upper ones (Units I to V) have a significant archaeological record. The faunal remains and lithic artefacts in these units indicate aspects of human occupation, and exploitation of, and association with animals.The lithic artefacts presented here were recovered from Units V, III and II during the 2002 -2009 excavation seasons. The available chronological data indicates an age between 293 -100 Ka for these units. The operational chain is incomplete and artefacts found in the cave are primarily endproducts dominated by flake-tools. The assemblage of Unit V is composed primarily of simple, unretouched flakes with a minimal presence of retouched flakes and cores. The Unit II lithic assemblage includes a substantial Levallois component, although with fewer cores and retouched flakes. There are very few flake tools in Unit III. While it is still difficult to assign the Unit V assemblage to a techno-typological group or complex (i.e. Acheulean, Mousterian or other local techno-complexes such as the Kudarian), the Unit II assemblage is clearly associated with Mode 3 or the Mousterian techno-complex.Different local and non-local raw materials were exploited in all units for the production of lithic artefacts, although the range of raw materials is more varied in Unit II. Local chert, flint and basalt were used most commonly, probably due to their easy accessibility. Limestone, jasper and sandstone, from local and non-local sources, are present in small quantities in Units V and II. Obsidian is the only raw material that possibly originates from more distant sources. Flint and chert appear to have been preferentially exploited for flake tool production in all units, but the toolmakers show a preference for better quality raw material (flint, basalt, obsidian) for retouched pieces in Units V and II, and for Levallois production in Unit II.

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Anthropological research of Azykh man osseous remains

Cited by 16 publications

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The Azokh Cave complex: Middle Pleistocene to Holocene human occupation in the Caucasus

The Azokh Cave complex: Middle Pleistocene to Holocene human occupation in the Caucasus

Lithic assemblages of Azokh Cave (Nagorno Karabagh, Lesser Caucasus): Raw materials, technology and regional context

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