Meir Orbach

Prehistoric #Archaeology ⛏️ #Archaeozoology 🦴 #Taphonomy🔬 Studying human/animal #evolution by animal remains. Postdoc at @UoNArch. #Hyena lover

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

Coexistence in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant was likely driven by climate-fueled prey diversification rather than hunting specialization.
#Archaeology #Zooarchaeology #Taphonomy #Paleolithic #Evolution #Paleoanthropology #Prehistory #Crocuta #Spottedhyena
@QuaternaryRA_UK

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

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New Research Alert! Our latest paper in the Journal of Quaternary Science.
Did Middle Paleolithic humans choose their prey, or were they just facing the same ecological pressures as other large predators?
Open access: https://t.co/y9kHQfUwqu

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Our new paper analyzes the MIS 5 hyena den and porcupine lair faunal assemblage at Geula Cave, Israel. The data reveals that hyenas and hominins targeted a virtually identical, highly diverse pool of ungulates.

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

📢New paper out in Quaternary Science Reviews!
Zooarchaeological results from our new excavations at Tabun Cave, one of the most iconic Paleolithic sites in the Levant💡
🦌Fallow deer bone beds in Tabun Cave Layer B: Insights from renewed fieldwork
https://t.co/I9eeV93upS

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Our results based on both abundance and age profiles, indicate a lack of selectivity in fallow deer hunting. We suggest that Paleolithic hunters exhibited a preference for open biomes—demonstrating a patch preference rather than a prey preference.

#zooarch #archaeozoology

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

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Existing methods for distinguishing prime-aged from old individuals are inconsistent and ambiguous. This boundary is crucial for interpreting hunting selectivity. We refined the aging approach by combining Bowen et al.’s (2016) fallow deer-specific
https://t.co/bnuWOznZVR

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tooth wear stages with crown height measurements. This integrated method allows for a more accurate division between prime and old adult cohorts.
https://t.co/KCy7V7CcG8
We believe additional data would significantly enhance this, and we encourage you to publish more.

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

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Fallow deer are the 2nd most common prey in Middle Paleolithic sites in the southern Levant. It was long assumed they were deliberately hunted—especially prime-aged individuals, a marker of advanced human hunting skills.
But were they?

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

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New paper out in Journal of Archaeological Science!
We present a regional analysis of fallow deer in Middle Paleolithic Levant and propose a methodological refinement for aging that has major implications for understanding human hunting behavior.
OA https://t.co/fExgHQIfdl

[Andrea Picin @AndrePicin]

🚨 Come work with us! Two 2-year #postdoc positions at @Ciamician_unibo :
🔬 Zooarchaeology & Taphonomy
🧬 Isotopic Studies
Join the FIS2 project POOL on Neanderthals & H. sapiens in Poland.
Applications open June 9 👉 https://t.co/BmaVs1lQHE
#Archaeology #Paleolithic #jobalert

[LATEUROPE @LATEUROPE]

New post-doctoral position: “Spatial characterization of hominin environmental constraints in Eurasia”

👩‍💼Supervisor: Marie-Hélène Moncel
📂Project: @LATEUROPE
📍Place of work: @Le_Museum @CNRS

📩 https://t.co/OoWxsboAGz

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

Finishing a draft and yet unhappy with it. Such a day.

[Taphoteeth @taphoteeth]

Hi! We are the Taphonomy of teeth Working Group! 🤓
We aim to unite researchers from all disciplines to study teeth modifications produced during the animal's life🐴 post-depositional processes🔬 and laboratory analyses🧪
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[Marta @MartaMLahr @MartMLahr]

👉new 24-month post-doc in PALAEOANTHROPOLOGY on the NG'IPALAJEM Project - come join our work in Kenya 😍!
More information: 👇
https://t.co/sYePc60ynx

@CamBioanth @UCamArchaeology @ERC_Research

[HCElab @labHCE]

About our excavations at Soii Havzak, Tajikistan 🗞️🤠
https://t.co/JQCwDawVe1

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

@OdedRechavi Advisor guidance and assistance to his PhD student

[HumEnDyLAB @HumEnDyLAB]

Mark January 16th 2025 your diaries, as we organise a Symposium on the Middle Palaeolithic open-air site of Kalavan - 2, Armenia! Many interesting talks ahead! We look forward to seeing you in person or via zoom! The full programme will be announced soon - Stay tuned! #TransCause

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

@bannelia Congratulations Bridget!

[Meir Orbach @OrbachMeir]

I am delighted to announce that I have been promoted to Professor [NAME].
Thanks to Journal of [NAME].
It is getting better with time🤡
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