Climatic and environmental changes have been commonly proposed as driving factors
behind the decline of Neanderthals in Europe. The Cantabrian region, in northern Iberia, is a …

Fumane cave, located at an altitude of 350 masl in the Monti Lessini in the Veneto Pre-Alps,
northeastern Italy, is a reference site for southern Europe for the study of the behaviour of …

Mammal remains, preserved in archaeological and palaeontological deposits, are
commonly used to reconstruct past terrestrial climates and environments. Here we propose …

Climatic and environmental shifts have had profound impacts on faunal and floral
assemblages globally since the end of the Miocene. We explore the regional expression of …

The dispersal of primitive elephantines and monodactyl equids in Eurasia has long been
regarded as representative of a substantial turnover in mammal faunas, denoting the spread …

Paleozoologists have long used taxa represented by ancient faunal remains to reconstruct
paleoenvironments. Those ancient environments were the selective contexts in which …

It has been hypothesized that the climate shift associated with the Heinrich 5 event (H5) and
the decrease in productivity throughout MIS 4 contributed to the demise of Neanderthals …

Evaluating the impact of climate change on Neanderthal groups is frequently hindered by
the lack of adequate palaeoenvironmental data. Here, we explore how data concerning …

In order to better understand the causes and geographic patterns of Neanderthal demise it is
necessary to broaden the focus of existing Neanderthal studies to include new sites from …

Background Mediterranean-type ecosystems are fire-prone environments where species
have evolved in the presence of seasonal summer conditions and frequent fires. In these …