[HTML][HTML] A revised, last interglacial chronology for the Middle Palaeolithic sequence of Gruta da Oliveira (Almonda karst system, Torres Novas, Portugal)

J Zilhao, DE Angelucci, LJ Arnold, M Demuro… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on previous radiocarbon and U-series (Diffusion/Adsorption) dating of bone samples,
the Middle Palaeolithic has been thought to persist at Gruta da Oliveira until∼ 37 thousand …

The unity of Acheulean culture

C Shipton - Culture History and Convergent Evolution: Can we …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter examines the issue of whether the Acheulean is a genuine homologous
cultural entity, descended via a chain of social reproduction from a common 'ancestor', or …

MIS5-MIS3 Neanderthal occupations at Amalda III cave (Northern Iberian Peninsula)

J Rios-Garaizar, L Sánchez-Romero… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The arrival, occupation, and disappearance of Neanderthals in the Cantabrian region is the
subject of a long-running debate that continues to this day. Knowledge of the evolution of …

Techno-functional and 3D shape analysis applied for investigating the variability of backed tools in the Late Middle Paleolithic of Central Europe

D Delpiano, T Uthmeier - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
In the Late Middle Paleolithic of Central Europe, two main cultural complexes have been
distinguished: the Micoquian or Keilmessergruppe (KMG), and the Mousterian. Their …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing site formation and assemblage integrity through stone tool refitting at Gruta da Oliveira (Almonda karst system, Torres Novas, Portugal): A Middle …

M Deschamps, J Zilhão - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
We use stone tool refitting to assess palimpsest formation and stratigraphic integrity in the
basal units of the Gruta da Oliveira archeo-stratigraphic sequence, layers 15–27, which TL …

Chronological constraint of Neanderthal cultural and environmental changes in southwestern Europe: MIS 5–MIS 3 dating of the Axlor site (Biscay, Spain)

M Demuro, LJ Arnold… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The cave site of Axlor (Biscay, Spain) preserves one of the most informative Middle
Palaeolithic (MP) records for the North Atlantic Iberian region, though its age remains poorly …

Cores-on-flakes and ramification during the middle palaeolithic in Southern France: A gradual process from the early to late middle palaeolithic?

C Mathias, L Bourguignon - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Cores-on-flakes are a common feature of Middle Palaeolithic techno-complexes. This study
focuses on demonstrating the development of this phenomenon until its culmination during …

Rocks, teeth, and tools: New insights into early Neanderthal mobility strategies in South-Eastern France from lithic reconstructions and strontium isotope analysis

MH Moncel, P Fernandes, M Willmes, H James… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Neanderthals had complex land use patterns, adapting to diversified landscapes and
climates. Over the past decade, considerable progress has been made in reconstructing the …

Lithic territories during the Late Middle Palaeolithic in the central and western Pyrenees: New data from the Noisetier (Hautes-Pyrénées, France), Gatzarria (Pyrénées …

T Minet, M Deschamps, C Mangier, V Mourre - Journal of Archaeological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, research on the Late Middle Palaeolithic in the Pyrenees has been
reinvigorated by excavations carried out at the Noisetier Cave (Fréchet-Aure, Hautes …

Mousterian human fossils from El Castillo cave (Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain)

MD Garralda, A Le Cabec… - JASs. Journal of …, 2023 - hal.science
El Castillo cave is a well-known site because of its Paleolithic archaeology and parietal rock
art. is paper is focused on the human remains found by V. Cabrera in the Mousterian Unit XX …