The intrusive nature of the Châtelperronian in the Iberian Peninsula

J Rios-Garaizar, E Iriarte, LJ Arnold… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Multiple factors have been proposed to explain the disappearance of Neandertals between
ca. 50 and 40 kyr BP. Central to these discussions has been the identification of new techno …

First data of Neandertal bird and carnivore exploitation in the Cantabrian region (Axlor; Barandiaran excavations; Dima, Biscay, Northern Iberian Peninsula)

A Gómez-Olivencia, N Sala, C Núñez-Lahuerta… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Neandertals were top predators who basically relied on middle-to large-sized ungulates for
dietary purposes, but there is growing evidence that supports their consumption of plants …

A Middle Palaeolithic wooden digging stick from Aranbaltza III, Spain

J Rios-Garaizar, O López-Bultó, E Iriarte… - Plos One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Aranbaltza is an archaeological complex formed by at least three open-air sites. Between
2014 and 2015 a test excavation carried out in Aranbaltza III revealed the presence of a …

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 …

New insights for understanding spatial patterning and formation processes of the Neanderthal occupation in the Amalda I cave (Gipuzkoa, Spain)

L Sánchez-Romero, A Benito-Calvo… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Level VII of Amalda I cave (Gipuzkoa, Spain) represents one of the latest
Middle Palaeolithic occupations in the Cantabrian Region. It is characterized by the …

The dawn of the Middle Paleolithic in Atapuerca: the lithic assemblage of TD10. 1 from Gran Dolina

A de Lombera-Hermida, XP Rodríguez-Álvarez… - Journal of Human …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Atapuerca localities present evidence of a long series of hominin occupations from the
Early Pleistocene onward and are a key site for understanding the continuity and …

Neanderthal mobile toolkit in short-term occupations at Teixoneres Cave (Moia, Spain)

A Picin, MG Chacón, BG de Soler, R Blasco… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hunter–gatherers have a nomadic lifestyle and move frequently on the landscape based on
the seasonal distribution of resources. During these displacements, carrying capacities are …

Changing environments during the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic transition in the eastern Cantabrian Region (Spain): direct evidence from stable isotope studies on …

JR Jones, MP Richards, LG Straus, H Reade… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Environmental change has been proposed as a factor that contributed to the extinction of the
Neanderthals in Europe during MIS3. Currently, the different local environmental conditions …

Large bovids on the Neanderthal menu: Exploitation of Bison priscus and Bos primigenius in northeastern Italy

G Terlato, A Livraghi, M Romandini… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In northern Italy, Fumane Cave (Lessini Mountains-Verona), San Bernardino Cave,
and De Nadale Cave (Berici Hills-Vicenza) provide data to interpret the exploitation …

A chrono-cultural reassessment of the levels VI–XIV from El Cuco rock-shelter: A new sequence for the Late Middle Paleolithic in the Cantabrian region (northern …

I Gutiérrez-Zugasti, J Rios-Garaizar… - Quaternary …, 2018 - Elsevier
A large number of sites dated to the Late Middle Paleolithic and the Early Upper Paleolithic
have been recorded in the Cantabrian region (northern Iberia), making this area a key …