Equus is a genus that have generated a lot of debate among the scientific community. Its
complex taxonomy led to the set-up of many forms that are questioned nowadays. In Upper …

This contribution presents a general account and summary of the research carried out over
the past decades on the Quaternary faunas of France. This country is located in the center of …

This study of Middle Palaeolithic assemblages from the Rhone Valley, in the South-East of
France, increases our understanding of Neanderthal subsistence strategies and modes of …

Mortality profiles have figured prominently among tools used by zooarchaeologists to
investigate relationships between hominids and prey species. Their analysis and …

In recent decades, many research questions focus on occupational patterns in the Middle
Palaeolithic. Many discussions on that topic address the temporal resolution of formation of …

Ungulate mortality profiles are commonly used to study Neanderthal subsistence strategies.
To assess the hunting strategies used by Neanderthals, we studied the ages at death of the …

The study of the lithic assemblages of two French sites, the Bau de l'Aubesier and Payre,
contributes new knowledge of the earliest Neanderthal techno-cultural variability. In this …

Disentangling the relative contribution of the various factors underlying Middle Palaeolithic
industrial variability remains one of the foremost problems for researchers interested in …

Estimation de la taille moyenne des grands mammifères et calcul de la biomasse dans les
écosystèmes du passé: une application aux sites pléistocènes de l'Orce et de la Sierra de …

The variability of technical choices in the Rhône Valley (southeast France) is discussed in
relation to the age, environmental conditions, site localisation and site function. New …