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Conard, Nicholas J. et al. (Eds.): The Homotherium Finds from Schöningen 13II-4: Man and Big Cats of the Ice Age. Contributions of the scientific workshop at the paläon (Schöningen) from 05.06 to 07.06.2015, Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2022 (Forschungen zur Urgeschichte aus dem Tagebau Schöningen, Volume 4). https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1006

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04/26/2022

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Nicholas J. Conard (Ed.), Henning Hassmann (Ed.), Kurt Felix Hillgruber (Ed.), Jordi Serangeli (Ed.), Thomas Terberger (Ed.)

The Homotherium Finds from Schöningen 13II-4

Man and Big Cats of the Ice Age. Contributions of the scientific workshop at the paläon (Schöningen) from 05.06 to 07.06.2015

Forschungen zur Urgeschichte aus dem Tagebau Schöningen

Big cats, including sabre-toothed cats, are for many people the symbol of a dangerous predator. In 2012, the first remains of the European sabre-toothed cats were discovered at the approximately 300,000 year old site of Schöningen, famous for mankind’s oldest wooden weapons. As a result of this discovery, a two-day scientific workshop was held in Schöningen in 2015 titled »The Homotherium finds from Schöningen 13II-4 and big cats of the Ice Age«. This volume is based on the lectures of this workshop and presents an overview of a topic that is crucial for human development, our coexistence with big cats. The aim of this volume is to address the various topics surrounding the European sabre-toothed cat. This includes the circumstances of their extinction, comparisons to extant big cats and their relationship to past humans.

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Table of Contents
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Titelei
a-IV
Contents
V-VI
Nicholas J. Conard, Henning Hassmann, Kurt Felix Hillgruber, Jordi Serangeli, Thomas Terberger
Foreword / Vorwort
VII-IX
Ivo Verheijen, Jordi Serangeli, André Ramcharan, Britt Starkovich, Thijs van Kolfschoten
The Remains of the European Sabre-toothed Cat (Homotherium latidens) Found in the Spear Horizon at Schöningen (Germany)
3-17
Mauricio Antón
Behaviour of Homotherium in the Light of Modern African Big Cats
19-34
Dick Mol, Bram W. Langeveld
On Remains of Homotherium from the Bottom of the North Sea between the British Isles and the Netherlands and their Stratigraphical Age
35-51
Ross Barnett
A very British Sabretooth: Homotherium in the UK
53-66
Ulrich Joger
Ice Age Fauna in the Braunschweig Region, with a Focus on the Carnivores
69-78
Aritza Villaluenga
Biogeographic Analysis of Upper Pleistocene Felid (Felis, Lynx and Panthera) Remains in Archaeological Sites on the Iberian Peninsula
79-98
Anthony Stuart
The Extinction of Large Carnivores in Northern Eurasia
99-105
Kurt Felix Hillgruber, Thomas Terberger
Big Cats and Humans – some Remarks on the Interaction with Big Cats in Prehistoric Art
109-118
Nicolas Zenzen
The Lion in Ancient Art – The Story of a Striking Success
119-126
Ulrich Schmölcke, Elena A. Nikulina
Humans and their Relationship to Large Carnivores in Central Europe from Foragers to Modern Times: a Survey
129-150
Clara Stefen
The European Wildcat Felis silvestris – a Brief Review of Status and Research in Germany
151-164
Fritz Jantschke
Tiger and Man – the Difficult Co-Existence of Two Top Predators in India
165-186
Klaus Müller-Schilling
Breeding Conservation of Endangered Big Cats – the Example of Barbary Lions
187-203

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