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.
Sources and Links¶
- Monograph "From Bronze to Iron: The Economy of the Inhabitants of the Inkerman Valley" — The primary source of the ornithological research of Uch-Bash.
- Paleoethnobotany and archaeozoology of the Inkerman microdistrict — A synthesis of bioresource research.
- Uch-Bash — The research site.
- Evelina Kravchenko — Scientific supervisor of the monographic project.