Measurements taken on sheep and sheep or goat bones from Expansion of the known distribution of Asiatic mouflon (Ovis orientalis) in the Late Pleistocene of the Southern Levant

Measurements taken on sheep and sheep or goat bones from Shubayqa showing the average LSI of these measurement

Number of identified specimens according to element for gazelle and caprines from Expansion of the known distribution of Asiatic mouflon (Ovis orientalis) in the Late Pleistocene of the Southern Levant

Number of identified specimens for the main skeletal elements of gazelle and caprine

Measurements taken on distal condyle of sheep metapodials from Shubayqa from Expansion of the known distribution of Asiatic mouflon (Ovis orientalis) in the Late Pleistocene of the Southern Levant

Measurements on sheep metapodials from Shubayqa used in Figure 3 to seperate sheep and goat (mm

Map of the Azraq Basin showing the location of Kharaneh IV in relation to other Epipalaeolithic sites in the Azraq Basin.

<p>Map of the Azraq Basin showing the location of Kharaneh IV in relation to other Epipalaeolithic sites in the Azraq Basin.</p

Close-up photographs of A–B) four articulated fox paws surrounding a worked flint bladelet core (B), probably representing the remains and contents of a fox pelt pouch and C) burnt gazelle horn cores still attached to skull at base, standing upright, adjacent to Structure 2.

<p>Close-up photographs of A–B) four articulated fox paws surrounding a worked flint bladelet core (B), probably representing the remains and contents of a fox pelt pouch and C) burnt gazelle horn cores still attached to skull at base, standing upright, adjacent to Structure 2.</p

Close-up photograph of A) one of the two chipped stone caches located between Structures 1 and 2.

<p>Note the addition of a bone point to this lithic cache. B) <i>In situ</i> burned and fractured flint associated with Structure 1.</p

The structures at Kharaneh IV.

<p>Two Early Epipalaeolithic structures at Kharaneh IV, showing close-ups of features associated with the structures, including (A) a cache of burned gazelle and aurochsen horn cores at the edge of Structure 2, (B) a large stone associated with three caches of red ochre and pierced marine shells, and (C) articulated <i>Bos primigenius</i> lumbar vertebrae and ground stone fragments in the hut foundations.</p

The Early and Middle Epipalaeolithic site of Kharaneh IV.

<p>A) A view of the site looking northwards towards Qasr Kharaneh in the background showing the prehistoric mound as it rises above the wadi terrace. B) An aerial view of the site just after excavations in 2008 (photo courtesy of I. Ruben).</p

West and South section drawings in Area B showing the stratigraphic relationships between Structure 1 and its surrounding deposits.

<p>This section was exposed before the horizontal exposure of hut structure 1 by Muheisen's original sounding in this area and cleaned and drawn by EFAP in 2008.</p

Changes in mean size through time for <i>Ovis</i>, <i>Capra</i>, <i>Bos</i>, and <i>Sus</i> (based on LSI of breadth and depth measurements)(for data see Tables S3–6).

<p>Vertical lines represent standard deviations. Colors reflect geographic location of site (after <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0099845#pone-0099845-g001" target="_blank">Fig. 1</a>). Values to the left of the vertical axis represent means for each region. Key sites are labeled (after <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0099845#pone-0099845-g001" target="_blank">Fig. 1</a>).</p