Elucidating when Neanderthal populations disappeared from Eurasia is a key question in
paleoanthropology, and Belgium is one of the key regions for studying the Middle to Upper …

The chronological framework for Neanderthal occupation and demise across Europe
continues to be debated. In particular, there is still uncertainty regarding the nature, timing …

Neandertals were top predators who basically relied on middle-to large-sized ungulates for
dietary purposes, but there is growing evidence that supports their consumption of plants …

Zooarchaeological evidence of the consumption of carnivorans (order Carnivora) by
Palaeolithic and Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic humans on the Iberian Peninsula is scarce, but it …

Abstract Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) is a reference site for Middle
Palaeolithic studies of the Iberian Peninsula. The cave preserves an extensive stratigraphic …

Misiam is a modern leopard-generated wildebeest bone accumulation located on the slope
of a steep ravine within Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). We present a taphonomic assessment of …

Lateral Gallery 1 (GL1) in Cova del Gegant is a Middle Palaeolithic assemblage yielding
diagnostic Neanderthal remains, together with Mousterian tools and faunal remains. It is a …

The archaeological site of Payre (South-eastern France) has yielded a remarkable Early
Middle Palaeolithic sequence with mixed occupations of Neanderthal and large carnivore …

Carcasses of African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana africana) are affected by large
and small carnivores which mark, move, break, and subtract bones. Bone-gnawing …

The interaction between canids and humans is not free of conflicts. In Europe, wolf and dog
attacks on domestic animals cause social and financial damages. Governments spend …