The oldest human fossil in Europe, from Orce (Spain)

I Toro-Moyano, B Martínez-Navarro, J Agustí… - Journal of Human …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Orce region has one of the best late Pliocene and early Pleistocene continental
paleobiological records of Europe. It is situated in the northeastern sector of the …

Insights on the early pleistocene hominin population of the Guadix-Baza depression (SE Spain) and a review on the ecology of the first peopling of Europe

P Palmqvist, G Rodríguez-Gómez… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The chronology and environmental context of the first hominin dispersal in Europe have
been subject to debate and controversy. The oldest settlements in Eurasia (eg, Dmanisi,∼ …

On the ecological context of the earliest human settlements in Europe: resource availability and competition intensity in the carnivore guild of Barranco León-D and …

G Rodríguez-Gómez, P Palmqvist, J Rodríguez… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
With an age of∼ 1.4 Ma, the Early Pleistocene archaeopaleontological sites of Barranco
León and Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain) provide the oldest evidence on …

Homo vs. Pachycrocuta: earliest evidence of competition for an elephant carcass between scavengers at Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Spain)

MP Espigares, B Martínez-Navarro, P Palmqvist… - Quaternary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Homo and Pachycrocuta were the two major agents responsible for modifying and
accumulating bones during early Pleistocene times in Europe. However, although an …

On the limits of using combined U-series/ESR method to date fossil teeth from two Early Pleistocene archaeological sites of the Orce area (Guadix-Baza basin, Spain)

M Duval, C Falguères, JJ Bahain, R Grün… - Quaternary …, 2012 - cambridge.org
The combined U-series/electron spin resonance (ESR) dating method was applied to nine
teeth from two Early Pleistocene archaeological sites located in the Orce area (Guadix-Baza …

Use of meat resources in the early Pleistocene assemblages from Fuente Nueva 3 (Orce, Granada, Spain)

J Yravedra, JA Solano, LA Courtenay… - Archaeological and …, 2021 - Springer
Over the last few decades, several types of evidence such as presence of hominin remains,
lithic assemblages, and bones with anthropogenic surface modifications have demonstrated …

Déjà vu: on the use of meat resources by sabretooth cats, hominins, and hyaenas in the Early Pleistocene site of Fuente Nueva 3 (Guadix-Baza Depression, SE Spain …

P Palmqvist, G Rodríguez-Gómez… - Archaeological and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The late Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Fuente Nueva 3 (Orce, Guadix-
Baza Depression, SE Spain), dated to~ 1.4 Ma, provides evidence on the subsistence …

The oldest handaxes in Europe: fact or artefact?

JM Jiménez-Arenas, M Santonja, M Botella… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Hominin presence is well documented in a number of Early Pleistocene and early Middle
Pleistocene European localities. However, the evidence currently available indicates that …

Oldowan stone knapping and percussive activities on a raw material reservoir deposit 1.4 million years ago at Barranco León (Orce, Spain)

S Titton, O Oms, D Barsky, A Bargalló… - Archaeological and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Barranco León (Orce, Andalusia, Spain) provides the oldest case of knapping and
percussive activities on an ancient raw material reservoir deposit. This site has already …

Continuity or discontinuity in the European Early Pleistocene human settlement: the Atapuerca evidence

JMB de Castro, M Martinón-Torres, R Blasco… - Quaternary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
The nature, timing, pattern, favourable circumstances and impediments of the human
occupation of the European continent during the Early Pleistocene are hot topics in …