Climate, environment and human behaviour in the Middle Palaeolithic of Abrigo de la Quebrada (Valencia, Spain): The evidence from charred plant and …

YC Marco, PG Calatayud, A Eixea… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Abrigo de la Quebrada rock shelter was occupied by Neanderthal groups
during the early Upper Pleistocene, yielding evidence for their subsistence practices and …

Neanderthal diets in central and southeastern Mediterranean Iberia

DC Salazar-García, RC Power, AS Serra… - Quaternary …, 2013 - Elsevier
During recent decades, Neanderthal diet has been a major research topic in
palaeoanthropology. This has been accelerated by the maturation of different techniques …

Ramification of lithic production and the search of small tools in Iberian Peninsula Middle Paleolithic

J Rios-Garaizar, A Eixea, V Villaverde - Quaternary International, 2015 - Elsevier
The notion of recycling and it relationship with ramified productions and small tool
production in Late Middle Paleolithic from the Iberian Peninsula are investigated. Results …

Neanderthal spatial patterns and occupation dynamics: a focus on the central region in Mediterranean Iberia

A Eixea, MG Chacón, A Bargalló, A Sanchis… - Journal of World …, 2020 - Springer
This paper focuses on the study of some Middle Palaeolithic assemblages from
Mediterranean Iberia to examine Neanderthal occupation patterns and territory …

Micro-lithic production at Abric Romaní levels L and Ob: Exploring economic and evolutionary implications for Neanderthal societies

A Eixea, F Romagnoli, A Bargalló, BG de Soler… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The phenomenon of microlithism continues to be one of the most interesting topics in the
prehistoric archaeology of the Middle Palaeolithic period because it is key to understanding …

Abrigo de la Quebrada level IV (Valencia, Spain): interpreting a Middle Palaeolithic palimpsest from a zooarchaeological and lithic perspective

C Real, A Eixea, A Sanchis, JV Morales… - Journal of Paleolithic …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Abrigo de la Quebrada (Chelva, Valencia) stratigraphic succession comprises
nine Middle Palaeolithic levels. Human selection of this rock shelter for occupation owes to …

Between new and inherited technical behaviours: a case study from the Early Middle Palaeolithic of Southern France

C Mathias, L Bourguignon, M Brenet… - Archaeological and …, 2020 - Springer
The beginning of the Middle Palaeolithic in Western Europe is traditionally associated with
the emergence of new, more complex and standardised debitage technologies, such as …

Diachronic variation in the Middle Paleolithic settlement of Abrigo de la Quebrada (Chelva, Spain)

V Villaverde, A Eixea, J Zilhao, A Sanchis, C Real… - Quaternary …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper compares levels IV and VIII of Abrigo de la Quebrada. The study includes
knapping technique, raw material, fauna, and the spatial distribution of lithic and bone …

Testing a hypothesis about the importance of the quality of raw material on technological changes at Abric Romaní (Capellades, Spain): Some considerations using a …

F Romagnoli, A Bargalló, MG Chacón… - Journal of lithic …, 2016 - journals.ed.ac.uk
Technological changes have been identified in several European Middle Palaeolithic sites.
Specifically, the turnover in discoid and Levallois knapping methods has traditionally been …

Cores-on-flakes and ramification during the middle palaeolithic in Southern France: A gradual process from the early to late middle palaeolithic?

C Mathias, L Bourguignon - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Cores-on-flakes are a common feature of Middle Palaeolithic techno-complexes. This study
focuses on demonstrating the development of this phenomenon until its culmination during …