Palegawra cave was one of many prehistoric archeological sites excavated in northeastern Iraq by members of the Iraq-Jarmo Project of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, during 1948, 1950-1951, and 1954-1955, under the direction of Dr. Robert J. Braidwood, University of Chicago. The research of the prehistoric cultures of the Pleistocene epoch was primarily under the direction of Dr. Bruce Howe of the Peabody Museum, Harvard University. During his periods of research in Iraq, Dr. Howe was also Baghdad Professor of the American Schools of Oriental Research. In this latter capacity, he first tested Palegawra in the spring of 1951, and excavated it almost completely in the spring of 1955. One of us (Reed) was a member of the Iraq-Jarmo Project in 1954-1955; while not participating directly in the excavation at Palegawra Cave, he visited the site during the period of excavation, and has been in charge of the preparation and study of the faunal remains since. The senior author (Turnbull) has been responsible for the major laboratory study, particularly of the mammalian bones, once these had been freed from their matrix.