Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France

L Slimak, C Zanolli, T Higham, M Frouin… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Determining the extent of overlap between modern humans and other hominins in Eurasia,
such as Neanderthals and Denisovans, is fundamental to understanding the nature of their …

Deep learning identification of anthropogenic modifications on a carnivore remain suggests use of hyena pelts by Neanderthals in the Navalmaíllo rock shelter (Pinilla …

A Moclán, M Domínguez-Rodrigo, R Huguet… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The identification of anthropogenically-modified carnivoran bones in archaeological sites is
rare in Pleistocene contexts, especially in the most ancient periods. Neanderthal groups …

[HTML][HTML] Late Neanderthal “menu” from northern to southern Italy: freshwater and terrestrial animal resources

M Romandini, S Silvestrini, C Real, F Lugli… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the unanswered questions in Palaeolithic studies is how Neanderthals adapted their
subsistence strategies by changing their diet at such a late stage of their existence …

Stable isotopes reveal patterns of diet and mobility in the last Neandertals and first modern humans in Europe

C Wißing, H Rougier, C Baumann, A Comeyne… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Correlating cultural, technological and ecological aspects of both Upper Pleistocene modern
humans (UPMHs) and Neandertals provides a useful approach for achieving robust …

[HTML][HTML] Being-with other predators: Cultural negotiations of Neanderthal-carnivore relationships in Late Pleistocene Europe

ST Hussain, M Weiss, TK Nielsen - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2022 - Elsevier
Late Pleistocene hominins co-evolved with non-analogue assemblages of carnivores and
carnivorous omnivores. Although previous work has carefully examined the ecological and …

First direct evidence of lion hunting and the early use of a lion pelt by Neanderthals

G Russo, A Milks, D Leder, T Koddenberg… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract During the Upper Paleolithic, lions become an important theme in Paleolithic art
and are more frequent in anthropogenic faunal assemblages. However, the relationship …

The Châtelperronian Neanderthals of Cova Foradada (Calafell, Spain) used imperial eagle phalanges for symbolic purposes

A Rodríguez-Hidalgo, JI Morales, A Cebrià… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Evidence for the symbolic behavior of Neanderthals in the use of personal ornaments is
relatively scarce. Among the few ornaments documented, eagle talons, which were …

Evidence of diverse animal exploitation during the Middle Paleolithic at Ghar-e Boof (southern Zagros)

M Mata-González, BM Starkovich, M Zeidi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Although Middle Paleolithic (MP) hominin diets consisted mainly of ungulates,
increasing evidence demonstrates that hominins at least occasionally consumed tortoises …

[HTML][HTML] Neanderthal and carnivore activities at Llonin Cave, Asturias, northern Iberian Peninsula: Faunal study of Mousterian levels (MIS 3)

A Sanchis, C Real, V Sauqué, C Núnez-Lahuerta… - Comptes Rendus …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study of the macromammalian fauna recovered from Mousterian
levels of Llonin Cave. The sample is highly heterogeneous and comprises six species of …

Evidence of bears exploitation by early Neanderthals at the middle pleistocene site of payre (MIS 8-6, Southeastern France)

N Lateur, C Daujeard, JB Fourvel… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The archaeological site of Payre (South-eastern France) has yielded a remarkable Early
Middle Palaeolithic sequence with mixed occupations of Neanderthal and large carnivore …