Taxonomic identification remains a challenge for fossil small mammals, in particular in the
case of morphologically close species. These identifications are especially essential in the …

Recurrent long-and short-term Neanderthal occupations occurred in the Abric Romaní rock
shelter (Capellades, Barcelona, Spain) for more than 20,000 years. This provides an …

In this paper, the current state of knowledge of the taphonomic characteristics of
micromammal (rodents and marsupials) remains generated by the action of the different …

La Güelga Cave (Asturias, NW Spain) contains a stratigraphic succession dating from
47.2±2.2 to 38.6±0.5 cal kyr BP. Evidence of Mousterian, Châtelperronian and Aurignacian …

In recent years, several studies have significantly changed our knowledge concerning the
use of birds by Neanderthals. However, what remains to be clarified is the geographical and …

El Juyo is one of the Cantabrian sites of Iberia known from long ago for its important Lower
Magdalenian sequence. The present study reports the results of the zooarchaeological and …

The northeastern region of Iberia constitutes a natural pass-area for arriving populations into
the peninsula and becomes a key area to understand Neanderthal resilience to changing …

The development of taphonomy has improved our knowledge of site formation and
palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. It has also stimulated many neotaphonomic analyses …

There is a widespread belief that the abrupt warming at 14.7 ka had a profound impact on
the environment. However, the direct correlation between the global climatic event and …

Each predator hunts and consumes its prey in a particular way. Consequently, the traces left
by predators on bones might vary according to the manner in which the prey are processed …