This paper presents a multiproxy palaeoenvironmental study from Abric del Pastor (Alcoy,
Spain), a rock shelter which has yielded evidence for Middle Palaeolithic human occupation …

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 …

Middle Paleolithic lithic and faunal assemblages throughout Eurasia reflect short-term
Neanderthal occupations, which suggest high group mobility. However, the timing of these …

Most of the ethnoarchaeological literature on hearths is scattered within general works that
target many different aspects of foraging or hunter-gatherer societies. Although these works …

The dissection of archaeological palimpsests has become a crucial process for achieving a
diachronic understanding of the history of human groups. However, its widespread …

The site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal), with evidence of human occupancy
dating to ca. 400 ka (Marine Isotope Stage 11), is one of the very few Middle Pleistocene …

Anthracological analyses of charcoal samples retrieved from Pit 16 of Perdigões
(Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal), a secondary deposition of cremated human remains …

While the use of fire has long been recognised as a crucial innovation in the cultural
evolution of humankind, much research has focused on the (debated) chronology of its …

Despite the current growing number of studies that focus on macrobotanical remains from
Middle Palaeolithic contexts, plant use among hunter-gatherer societies remains unknown …

This article aims to delve into the reality of glacial refuges of forests and tree species
(including conifers, mesothermophilous angiosperms and xerothermic scrub) during the cold …