Abstract

Remains of a cave bear were studied from a new locality in the Prokoshev Cave in the Middle Urals (58°13´ N, 58°12´ E). Bones from all regions of the skeleton are present, bones are intact and without traces of human or animal activity. They all belong to the cave bear (Ursus kanivetz Vereshchagin, 1973). An AMS radiocarbon date of 53 375 ± 765 BP, IGAN_AMS–8632, was obtained from an adult mandible. The bones belonged to at least 18 individuals, including 4 individuals aged about one year, 1 aged about two years, 1 aged about three years, and 12 individuals over four years of age. Three skulls belonged to males and seven skulls belonged to females. The analysis has shown that the taphonomic type of this locality is a “mass burial.” This is the first “mass burial” of the cave bear in the Urals, found in situ, untouched by humans.

中文翻译：

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来自中乌拉尔的洞穴熊（Carnivora，Ursidae，Ursus kanivetz，Vereshchagin，1973）的新大规模埋葬

摘要

在乌拉尔中部的普罗科舍夫洞穴（58°13´ N，58°12´ E）的新地点研究了洞穴熊的遗骸。骨骼所有区域的骨骼都存在，骨骼完好无损，没有人类或动物活动的痕迹。它们都属于洞穴熊（Ursus kanivetz Vereshchagin，1973）。AMS 放射性碳日期为 53 375 ± 765 BP，IGAN _AMS–8632，取自成人下颌骨。这些骨头属于至少18个个体，其中1岁左右4个，2岁左右1个，3岁左右1个，4岁以上12个。三个头骨属于男性，七个头骨属于女性。分析表明，该地区的墓葬类型为“群葬”。这是乌拉尔洞穴熊的第一次“大规模埋葬”，就地发现，未被人类触及。