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

Nicholas Conard; Henning Haßmann; Kurt Felix Hillgruber; Jordi Serangeli; Thomas Terberger; Mauricio Antón; Ross Barnett; Fritz Jantschke; Ulrich Joger; Bram W.  Langeveld; Dick Mol; Klaus Müller-Schilling; Elena A. Nikulina; André Ramcharan; Ulrich Schmölcke; Britt Starkovich; Clara Stefen; Anthony J.  Stuart; Thijs  van Kolfschoten; Ivo Verheijen; Aritza Villaluenga; Nicolas Zenzen

doi:10.11588/propylaeum.1006

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

https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1006

Authors

List of Contributors

Nicholas Conard [Volume editor] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4633-0385
Henning Haßmann [Volume editor] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6016-0493
Kurt Felix Hillgruber [Volume editor]
Jordi Serangeli [Volume editor]
Thomas Terberger [Volume editor] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-5553
Mauricio Antón [Chapter Author]
Ross Barnett [Chapter Author]
Fritz Jantschke [Chapter Author]
Ulrich Joger [Chapter Author] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5937-6027
Bram W. Langeveld [Chapter Author]
Dick Mol [Chapter Author] https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4772-4625
Klaus Müller-Schilling [Chapter Author]
Elena A. Nikulina [Chapter Author] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5712-8203
André Ramcharan [Chapter Author]
Ulrich Schmölcke [Chapter Author] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8974-449X
Britt Starkovich [Chapter Author] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9199-0887
Clara Stefen [Chapter Author]
Anthony J. Stuart [Chapter Author]
Thijs van Kolfschoten [Chapter Author]
Ivo Verheijen [Chapter Author] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7382-6872
Aritza Villaluenga [Chapter Author] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9790-1347
Nicolas Zenzen [Chapter Author]

Synopsis

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 (published 2022 as 4^th volume of the series) is based on the lectures of this workshop. It's aim 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.

Keywords:

Homotherium, Schöningen

Chapters

Foreword / Vorwort

Nicholas Conard, Henning Haßmann, Kurt Felix Hillgruber, Jordi Serangeli, Thomas Terberger
The Remains of the European Sabre-toothed Cat (Homotherium latidens) found in the Spear Horizon at Schöningen (Germany)

Ivo Verheijen, Jordi Serangeli, André Ramcharan, Britt Starkovich, Thijs van Kolfschoten
Behaviour of Homotherium in the Light of Modern African Big Cats

Mauricio Antón
On Remains of Homotherium from the Bottom of the North Sea between the British Isles and the Netherlands and their Stratigraphical Ag

Dick Mol, Bram W. Langeveld
A Very British Sabretooth: Homotherium in the UK

Ross Barnett
Ice Age Fauna in the Braunschweig Region, with a Focus on the Carnivores

Ulrich Joger
Biogeographic Analysis of Upper Pleistocene Felid (Felis, Lynx and Panthera) Remains in Archaeological Sites on the Iberian Peninsula

Aritza Villaluenga
The Extinction of Large Carnivores in Northern Eurasia

Anthony J. Stuart
Big Cats and Humans – Some Remarks on the Interaction with Big Cats in Prehistoric Art

Kurt Felix Hillgruber, Thomas Terberger
The Lion in Ancient Art – The Story of a Striking Success

Nicolas Zenzen
Humans and their Relationship to Large Carnivores in Central Europe from Foragers to Modern Times: A Survey

Ulrich Schmölcke, Elena A. Nikulina
The European Wildcat Felis silvestris – A Brief Review of Status and Research in Germany

Clara Stefen
Tiger and Man – The Difficult Co-Existence of Two Top Predators in India

Fritz Jantschke
Breeding Conservation of Endangered Big Cats – The Example of Barbary Lions

Klaus Müller-Schilling