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 …

The sequence of Orgnac 3 in southern Europe is dated to MIS 9 and the beginning of MIS 8.
The site contains records of Upper Acheulian occupations with evidence of Middle …

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 …

In contrast to the coastal areas of the Iberian Peninsula, the Upper Palaeolithic settlement of
central Iberia, dominated by the Spanish plateau, is poorly known. Traditional models …

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

A new methodology for estimating the age of death of horse, based on the degree of
hypsondonty, has been established using the dental material of Equus mosbachensis …

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 …

Dans le cadre des travaux préalables au creusement du futur Canal Seine-Nord-Europe
(liaison Seine-Escaut), une opération de diagnostic archéologique de grande ampleur a été …

Monospecific exploitation of reindeer by Neanderthals is a common behaviour in the Upper
Pleistocene of Western Europe. However, reindeer-dominated assemblages have largely …

A new approach combining two proxies is presented with the aim to provide valuable data to
better understand the patterns of human occupations in Palaeolithic sites. We employed the …