Strong continentality and effective moisture drove unforeseen vegetation dynamics since the last interglacial at inland Mediterranean areas: The Villarquemado …

P González-Sampériz, G Gil-Romera… - Quaternary Science …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Few continental palaeoenvironmental sedimentary sequences from Southern Europe are
long enough to span the last interglacial period (Marine Isotopic Stage-MIS 5), the last …

Neanderthals in a highly diverse, mediterranean-Eurosiberian forest ecotone: the pleistocene pollen record of Teixoneres Cave, northeastern Spain

J Ochando, JS Carrion, R Blasco, F Rivals… - Quaternary Science …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A palynological study of the archaeological layers from the Neanderthal site of Teixoneres
Cave, located in Northeastern Spain, is presented. Vegetation dynamics for the MIS 7-MIS 2 …

Reconstructing formation processes at the Canary Islands indigenous site of Belmaco Cave (La Palma, Spain) through a multiproxy geoarchaeological approach

E Fernández‐Palacios, M Jambrina‐Enríquez… - …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The indigenous populations of La Palma (Canary Islands), who arrived on the island from
Northwest Africa ca. 2000 years BP, were predominantly pastoralists. Yet, many aspects of …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating different methods for calculating the Carbon Preference Index (CPI): Implications for palaeoecological and archaeological research

AV Herrera-Herrera, L Leierer… - Organic …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Carbon Preference Index (CPI) is a molecular ratio often used to assign the
biological source and maturity of organic matter. This parameter is frequently employed in …

[HTML][HTML] Searching for traces of human activity in earthen floor sequences: high-resolution geoarchaeological analyses at an Early Iron Age village in Central Iberia

L Tomé, E Iriarte, A Blanco-González… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Northern Iberian Plateau during the Early Iron Age witnessed the proliferation
of villages, showcasing well-preserved earthen architectural remains that offer valuable …

Multidisciplinary evidence of an isolated Neanderthal occupation in Abric del Pastor (Alcoi, Iberian Peninsula)

S Sossa-Ríos, A Mayor, CM Hernández, M Bencomo… - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Testing Neanderthal behavioural hypotheses requires a spatial–temporal resolution to the
level of a human single occupation episode. Yet, most of the behavioural data on …

Fuel sources, natural vegetation and subsistence at a high-altitude aboriginal settlement in Tenerife, Canary Islands: Microcontextual geoarchaeological data from …

L Tomé, M Jambrina-Enríquez, N Égüez… - Archaeological and …, 2022‏ - Springer
High-altitude island environments, with their characteristic strong seasonal contrast and
limited resources, are challenging contexts for human subsistence. However, although …

Plant wax biomarkers in human evolutionary studies

R Patalano, P Roberts, N Boivin… - … : Issues, News, and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plant wax biomarkers are an innovative proxy for reconstructing vegetation composition and
structure, rainfall intensity, temperature, and other climatic and environmental dynamics …

Dating agricultural terraces in the Mediterranean using luminescence: recent progress and challenges

A Srivastava, T Kinnaird, C Sevara, JA Holcomb… - Land, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Agricultural terraces provide farmers in hilly landscapes with effective ways to increase the
area available for crops. They mitigate the risks of soil erosion and promote crop productivity …

[HTML][HTML] Neolithic livestock practices in high mountain areas: A multi-proxy study of pastoral enclosures of Molleres II (Eastern Pyrenees)

V Pescini, A Carbonell, L Colominas, N Égüez… - Quaternary …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of the archaeological and palaeoenvironmental investigation
carried out at Molleres II site located at 2.425 m asl in the area of Puigpedrós-Malniu …