The avifauna of the early Epipalaeolithic site of Ohalo II (19 400 years BP), Israel: species diversity, habitat and seasonality

Population transcriptomes reveal synergistic responses of DNA polymorphism and RNA expression to extreme environments on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau in a predatory bird

“…The origin of the saker was dated back to 34 kyr. This estimate is somewhat earlier than the oldest saker fossils found so far (19 kyr) (Simmons & Nadel ) and is very close to the lower bound of the earliest hierofalcon fossil (Nittinger et al . ), but supports evidence for a very recent origin for the species and the notion of a recent rapid radiation the of saker and hierofalcon lineage (Nittinger et al .…”

Abundance or stress? Faunal exploitation patterns and subsistence strategies: The case study of Brush Hut 1 at Ohalo II, a submerged 23,000-year-old camp in the Sea of Galilee, Israel

“…The bird assemblage indicates exploitation of multiple environments and perhaps targeted usage for specific bird types. Falcons and hawks were overrepresented by feet elements in comparison with other groups, as noted previously by Simmons and Nadel [36]. Evidence for specialized use of eagle wings was also found at Wadi Jilat 22 [110].…”

“…Feet elements of birds of prey are also present ( Fig 6 ). The species richness and skeletal element representation of birds parallel the earlier study [ 36 ].…”

“Measure for measure”: a taphonomic reconsideration of the Kebaran site of Ein Gev I, Israel

“…These inferences should be treated with caution due to the small size of the bird bone assemblage. Similar conclusions referring to winter habitation were reached in the analysis of bird remains from the nearby Early Epipalaeolithic site of Ohalo II (Simmons and Nadel, 1998). The species comprising the assemblage and their relative frequencies fit well within the general pattern of the Epipalaeolithic subsistence strategy, which fully utilised the locally available faunal resources to enrich a gazelle and Mesopotamian fallow deer based dietary spectrum ( Bar-Oz and Dayan, 2003;Bar-Oz et al, 1999Hovers et al, 1988;Davis, 1991Davis, , 2005Munro, 2001;Munro, 2004;Rabinovich, 1998;Stiner et al, 2000;Tchernov, 1993a,b).…”