TABLE 1 in Red deer (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758) antler exploitation strategies and technical skills among Neolithic and Transitional Chalcolithic communities of the Iranian Plateau

TABLE 1. — Bone and antler pieces from Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 in the studied sites: Tepe Abdul Hosein, Tepe Sang-e Chakhmaq and Tepe Zagheh. Abbreviations: EPPN, Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic; LPPN, Late Pre-Pottery Neolithic. SiteTaxa/sizeAnatomical partNumber of pieces foundEPPNLPPNTepe Abdul HosseinCervus elaphusantler39Cervus cf.metatarsal–1metapodial1–Large mammal / little Bos or Cervus sizerib1–long bone–1Subtotal511East moundWest moundTepe Sang-e ChakhmaqCervus elaphusantler143metapodial1–Capreolus or Cervus sizeantler1–Large mammal / Gazelle or Cervus sizeradius–1Subtotal164Tepe ZaghehCervus elaphusantler4Total40