Deciphering carnivoran competition for animal resources at the 1.46 Ma early Pleistocene site of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)

LA Courtenay, J Yravedra, D Herranz-Rodrigo… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Barranco León (Orce, Guadix Baza, Spain) is one of the sites with the oldest
evidence of human activity in south-western Europe. This site has yielded human remains in …

[HTML][HTML] Pliocene to Middle Pleistocene climate history in the Guadix-Baza Basin, and the environmental conditions of early Homo dispersal in Europe

J Saarinen, O Oksanen, I Žliobaitė, M Fortelius… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Guadix-Baza Basin (GBB) in Andalucía, Spain, comprises palaeontological
and archaeological sites dating from the Early Pliocene to the Middle Pleistocene, including …

Use of meat resources in the early Pleistocene assemblages from Fuente Nueva 3 (Orce, Granada, Spain)

J Yravedra, JA Solano, LA Courtenay… - Archaeological and …, 2021 - Springer
Over the last few decades, several types of evidence such as presence of hominin remains,
lithic assemblages, and bones with anthropogenic surface modifications have demonstrated …

Evolution of the family Equidae, subfamily Equinae, in North, central and south America, Eurasia and Africa during the plio-pleistocene

O Cirilli, H Machado, J Arroyo-Cabrales… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The family Equidae enjoys an iconic evolutionary record, especially the
genus Equus which is actively investigated by both paleontologists and molecular biologists …

Unravelling hominin activities in the zooarchaeological assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)

J Yravedra, JA Solano, D Herranz-Rodrigo… - Journal of Paleolithic …, 2022 - Springer
Little is known about the subsistence practices of the first European settlers, mainly due to
the shortage of archaeological sites in Europe older than a million years. This article …

Glacial/interglacial climate variability in southern Spain during the late Early Pleistocene and climate backdrop for early Homo in Europe

C Sánchez-Bandera, A Fagoaga… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
The oldest evidence of a human presence in western Europe is currently documented at the
late Early Pleistocene sites of Barranco León and Fuente Nueva 3 (Guadix-Baza Basin, SE …

Subspheroids in the lithic assemblage of Barranco León (Spain): Recognizing the late Oldowan in Europe

S Titton, D Barsky, A Bargalló, A Serrano-Ramos… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The lithic assemblage of Barranco León (BL), attributed to the Oldowan techno-complex,
contributes valuable information to reconstruct behavioral patterning of the first hominins to …

The earliest cut marks of Europe: a discussion on hominin subsistence patterns in the Orce sites (Baza basin, SE Spain)

MP Espigares, P Palmqvist, A Guerra-Merchán… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Ancient evidence of human presence in Europe is recorded in several Early Pleistocene
archaeopalaeontological sites from Spain, France and Italy. This is the case of Barranco …

Oldowan stone knapping and percussive activities on a raw material reservoir deposit 1.4 million years ago at Barranco León (Orce, Spain)

S Titton, O Oms, D Barsky, A Bargalló… - Archaeological and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Barranco León (Orce, Andalusia, Spain) provides the oldest case of knapping and
percussive activities on an ancient raw material reservoir deposit. This site has already …

New stratigraphically constrained palaeoenvironmental reconstructions for the first human settlement in Western Europe: The Early Pleistocene herpetofaunal …

C Sanchez-Bandera, O Oms, HA Blain… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Pleistocene sites of Barranco León and Fuente Nueva 3 (Guadix-Baza
Basin, SE Spain) have yielded abundant Oldowan lithic artifacts and one hominin tooth …