INTRODUCTION

The fauna recovered in the course of our excavations were grouped into six sectors:

1. Main Profile: from the upper levels of the main profile left by Henri-Martin's excavations

2. X Levels: from the disturbed deposits at the sides of the main profile, against the cave walls

3. Test Pit: from our expansion of Henri-Martin's Test Pit 3 near the back of the cave, with the exception of the Bronze Age levels

4. Bronze Age: from our expansion of Henri-Martin's Test Pit 3 near the back of the cave

5. Small Test: from our small test just behind and above the main profile; the sediments in this level had been severely disturbed and may have consisted of backdirt from Henri-Martin's excavations

6. Witness Section: the bench of sediments left as a “Témoin” by Henri-Martin; one level, TX, was a disturbed deposit analogous to or perhaps continuous with the X Levels

Fauna were generally not preserved in the Main Profile. There were faunal remains in Level 1A, but this level was seriously disturbed and its contents therefore suspect. Consequently, we have no material there corresponding to the majority of Henri-Martin's Bed E. Because she had removed all sediments above her Bed E, we also lack any material comparable to her Beds A–D.

The identified fauna consisted of rhinoceros, horses, bovines (Bos and/or Bison), cervids, carnivores, lagomorphs, birds, and turtle or tortoise (Table 8.1).