This project applies ZooMS to unidentified bone fragments from key sites in the Southern Caucasus, e.g., Ortvale Klde. By enhancing taxonomic resolution, we aim to uncover shifts in faunal exploitation and provide new insights into Neanderthal and modern human subsistence strategies in the region.

Since its establishment, our lab has conducted several projects at key Swabian Jura cave sites, including Hohle Fels, Geißenklösterle, and Vogelherd, from the Ach and Lone valleys. These projects aim to better integrate ZooMS with traditional zooarchaeology, providing a more comprehensive picture of prehistoric human exploitation of animal resources.

This project applies ZooMS to highly fragmented faunal remains from Chogha Golan, a Tell site in the Zagros Mountains. By expanding genus/species-level identifications across multiple archaeological horizons, we aim to better understand shifts in animal exploitation and human-animal interactions during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition.