We investigated the genetic composition of six Canis remains from western Iberia, directly
radiocarbon dated to 7,903–7,570 years (cal BP). They were identified as dogs via their …

The Atlantic coast of north-west France is one of the classic shell-midden regions of the
European Mesolithic, made famous by the excavations of Téviec and Hoedic in the first half …

For over 120 years, the shell middens of western Scotland and the series of open-air sites
on Oronsay have been the focus of debate in European Mesolithic studies. This paper …

The analysis of plant macroremains from Poças de São Bento, a shell-midden in the Sado
Valley (Portugal), has provided interesting insights into the shell-midden formation …

Domesticated dogs have been present in the Iberian Peninsula long before other
domesticated species, back to the late Palaeolithic period. Their origin is still uncertain, but …

In this paper we present the results of a multidisciplinary study performed in the
Carrasqueira valley, a tributary of the River Sado (SW Portugal), aimed at characterising the …

Los estuarios de los ríos Tinto y Odiel se localizan en la costa suroeste de la Península
Ibérica, en el sector noroccidental del Golfo de Cádiz. Los cursos fluviales de ambos ríos …

The lower Sado Valley in southern Portugal is one of the most important concentrations of
Mesolithic settlements in Europe. Moreover, many of the sites included cemeteries, which …

In this article, the results of the archaeological excavations at the Late Mesolithic site of
Monte do Carrascal 2 are presented. The site, located inland, southeast from the …

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is used in this study to delineate the extent and internal
structure of a large late Holocene buried shell matrix site at Thundiy, Bentinck Island …