Abstract
Rodent fauna from the well-known cave site Taglar (Middle Paleolithic), located in Karabakh (Transcaucasus) is described. The species composition includes Allactaga williamsi, Meriones libycus, Cricetulus migratorius Ellobius lutescens, Arvicola terrestris and Microtus (Microtus) obscurus. Some archaic characters in water vole teeth morphology were revealed. Data of cave site Taglar are compared with rodent fauna of unique Mousterian cave site Azych (Transcaucasus). The ecological features of rodent fauna refl ect the predominance of arid steppe-like and even semidesert-like landscapes near the site. The fauna most probably corresponds to the megainterstadial of the last glaciation (MIS 3). The new data elucidate species composition of rodents of Transcaucasus during the warm stage of last glaciations and the environments surrounding this unique Mousterian cave site of ancient humans.
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