Abstract Several Neolithic to Iron Age sites of the Mediterranean region contain
archaeological sediments, called fumiers, which are composed mainly of burnt animal dung …

Sheep remains constitute the main archaeozoological evidence for the presence of Early
Neolithic human groups in the highlands of the Southern Pyrenees but understanding the …

Fumier deposits are the product of the recurrent use of caves and rock shelters for stabling
livestock and the periodic burning of the resulting dung. Their chronologies in the …

The use of caves and/or rock shelters as a refugee for herds was a common practice in the
Mediterranean area since the early Neolithic. Shepherds move the herds to pastures in …

We present radiocarbon dates and preliminary micromorphological information from the
Neolithic cave site of Cueva del Toro (Antequera, Málaga, Spain). This site has yielded a …

As far as theory is concerned, the study of the Neolithisation is probably one of the (pre)
historic processes most conditioned by what came before. At the same time, during the …

The archaeological research focusing on El Mirador Cave (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) has
revealed a succession of occupation levels in a dung layers context that span from the early …

This paper focuses on the study of bone alterations in fumier deposits from an experimental
point of view. Fumiers are characteristic of livestock enclosures in the Mediterranean area …

This paper discusses the use of El Abrigo de la Castañera (Cantabria, Spain) as a stable
during the Chalcolithic. Several lines of archaeological evidence support the use of the rock …

La cueva de Els Trocs es ya de sobra conocida en la bibliografía científica a través de un
nutrido número de publicaciones tanto generales sobre el proceso de excavación y registro …