Silvicolous Neanderthals in the far West: the mid-Pleistocene palaeoecological sequence of Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)

J Ochando, JS Carrión, R Blasco, S Fernández… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
A palynological study of the archaeological layers from the Neanderthal site of Bolomor
Cave, located in Eastern Spain, is presented. Vegetational developments for the periods …

The child who lived: Down syndrome among Neanderthals?

M Conde-Valverde, A Quirós-Sánchez… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Caregiving for disabled individuals among Neanderthals has been known for a long time,
and there is a debate about the implications of this behavior. Some authors believe that …

[HTML][HTML] A new chronological framework and site formation history for Cova del Gegant (Barcelona): Implications for Neanderthal and Anatomically Modern Human …

J Daura, M Sanz, M Demuro, LJ Arnold… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The chronological framework for Neanderthal occupation and demise across Europe
continues to be debated. In particular, there is still uncertainty regarding the nature, timing …

New bracketing luminescence ages constrain the Sima de los Huesos hominin fossils (Atapuerca, Spain) to MIS 12

M Demuro, LJ Arnold, A Aranburu, N Sala… - Journal of Human …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent chronological studies of the Sima de los Huesos (SH) hominin fossil site, Atapuerca,
Spain, have established a close minimum age of at least 430 ka for sedimentary material …

Neanderthal spatial patterns and occupation dynamics: a focus on the central region in Mediterranean Iberia

A Eixea, MG Chacón, A Bargalló, A Sanchis… - Journal of World …, 2020 - Springer
This paper focuses on the study of some Middle Palaeolithic assemblages from
Mediterranean Iberia to examine Neanderthal occupation patterns and territory …

Fire and brief human occupations in Iberia during MIS 4: Evidence from Abric del Pastor (Alcoy, Spain)

C Mallol, C Hernández, N Mercier, C Falguères… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
There is a relatively low amount of Middle Paleolithic sites in Europe dating to MIS 4. Of the
few that exist, several of them lack evidence for anthropogenic fire, raising the question of …

Infrared spectral library of tooth enamel from African ungulates for accurate electron spin resonance dating

MB Toffolo, M Richard - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Electron spin resonance coupled with uranium-series dating (ESR/U-series) of carbonate
hydroxyapatite in tooth enamel is the main technique used to obtain age determinations …

Deep learning identification of anthropogenic modifications on a carnivore remain suggests use of hyena pelts by Neanderthals in the Navalmaíllo rock shelter (Pinilla …

A Moclán, M Domínguez-Rodrigo, R Huguet… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The identification of anthropogenically-modified carnivoran bones in archaeological sites is
rare in Pleistocene contexts, especially in the most ancient periods. Neanderthal groups …

The reinterpretation of the Cova Negra archaeological and stratigraphical sequence and its implications in the understanding of the Middle Palaeolithic Iberian …

A Eixea, I Oltra, MM Bergadà, V Villaverde - Quaternary International, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents new data from the reinterpretation of the Cova Negra sequence from a
chronological and stratigraphic perspective. The primary aim is to reorder the lithic industry …

Contribution of coupled ESR/U-series fossil dating to a Paleolithic-Neolithic transition site-Naminan, Southwest China

M Huang, F Han, F Gao, P Xiao - Quaternary Geochronology, 2024 - Elsevier
The coupled ESR and U-series (ESR/U-series) method has been increasingly utilized for
dating fossil teeth from Early to Middle Pleistocene hominid sites. One significant advantage …