Small mammal fauna of Istykskaya Cave (Eastern Pamir, Tajikistan) Serdyuk N.V., Sayfulloev N., Shnaider S.V. P. 142-154 The paper describes the fossil fauna of small mammal from Istykskaya Cave, a high-mountain archaeological site from the Eastern Pamir. The total amount of material is insignificant, but it is unique. The fauna includes pikas, hares, dwarf gray hamsters, mountain and Pamir voles, and marmots. The fauna of the Istykskaya Cave is similar to faunas of other cave sites in Central Asia, but is poorer in species.
A study of the fauna of small mammal showed that people visited the Istykskaya Cave regularly with varying intensity throughout its existence.
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