Middle Palaeolithic raw material gathering territories and human mobility in the southern Massif Central, France: first results from a petro-archaeological study on flint

P Fernandes, JP Raynal, MH Moncel - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2008 - Elsevier
During the Middle Palaeolithic in the south-eastern Massif Central and the bordering Rhone
Valley, humans collected almost all their raw materials from various secondary outcrop …

On Neanderthal subsistence strategies and land use: a regional focus on the Rhone Valley area in southeastern France

C Daujeard, MH Moncel - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …

Middle Paleolithic bone retouchers in Southeastern France: Variability and functionality

C Daujeard, MH Moncel, I Fiore, A Tagliacozzo… - Quaternary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Diversity in the used bone found in the European Middle Paleolithic is very low, but bone
retouchers are the most abundant and the most common. This paper focuses on the detailed …

Seasonality and intra-site variation of Neanderthal occupations in the Middle Palaeolithic locality of Payre (Ardèche, France) using dental wear analyses

F Rivals, MH Moncel, M Patou-Mathis - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2009 - Elsevier
The reconstruction of Palaeolithic subsistence and settlement systems at the Middle
Palaeolithic site of Payre (France) is undertaken through the application of dental wear …

Neanderthal subsistence strategies in Southeastern France between the plains of the Rhone Valley and the mid-mountains of the Massif Central (MIS 7 to MIS 3)

C Daujeard, P Fernandes, JL Guadelli, MH Moncel… - Quaternary …, 2012 - Elsevier
New investigations of finds from middle Rhone Valley sites (Le Figuier, Abri du Maras,
Baume Flandin and Ranc Pointu 2) and from the mountainous southeastern area of the …

The variability of the Middle Palaeolithic on the right bank of the Middle Rhône Valley (southeast France): Technical traditions or functional choices?

M Moncel, C Daujeard - Quaternary International, 2012 - Elsevier
The variability of technical choices in the Rhône Valley (southeast France) is discussed in
relation to the age, environmental conditions, site localisation and site function. New …

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 …

Points and convergent tools in the European Early Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre (SE, France)

MH Moncel, MG Chacón, A Coudenneau… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The lithic assemblage from the Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre (Rhone Valley, France)
contains a large number of convergent tools and pointed tools of various shapes, sizes and …

On the question of short-term Neanderthal site occupations: Payre, France (MIS 8-7), and Taubach/Weimar, Germany (MIS 5)

MH Moncel, F Rivals - Journal of Anthropological Research, 2011 - journals.uchicago.edu
We analyze and compare the evidence of human behavior from two Middle Paleolithic
localities with short-term (seasonal) occupations: Payre in France (level F, correlated to MIS …

Rocks, teeth, and tools: New insights into early Neanderthal mobility strategies in South-Eastern France from lithic reconstructions and strontium isotope analysis

MH Moncel, P Fernandes, M Willmes, H James… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Neanderthals had complex land use patterns, adapting to diversified landscapes and
climates. Over the past decade, considerable progress has been made in reconstructing the …