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Leonid Horobets

Leonid Viktorovych Horobets — a Ukrainian zoologist and ornithologist, Doctor of Biological Sciences, senior researcher at the National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and a specialist in the study of fossil and archaeological bird remains (paleoornithology).

Overview

Leonid Horobets is the author of numerous studies on the Holocene and Pleistocene avifauna of Ukraine. He is a co-author of the monograph "From Bronze to Iron: The Economy of the Inhabitants of the Inkerman Valley" (2016).

Key Details / Subtopics

  • Taxonomic attribution of bird remains from Uch-Bash: Conducted the taxonomic attribution of bird bone remains from excavations of the Uch-Bash settlement (Chapter 4, Section 4).
  • Reconstruction of bird harvesting and the environment: Determined the species composition of the avifauna of the Inkerman Valley from the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age, confirming the presence of forest and near-aquatic biotopes along the Chorna River and the use of birds in the inhabitants' diet.