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 …

Over the past two decades, taphonomic and zooarchaeological studies have focused on
Neanderthal settlement patterns and subsistence strategies. The south-eastern margins of …

Abstract Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) is a reference site for Middle
Palaeolithic studies of the Iberian Peninsula. The cave preserves an extensive stratigraphic …

An ecological perspective is essential to our understanding of variations in the faunal
communities and their relationships with human groups, as well as the foraging strategies …

Abstract The study of Neanderthal-Environment interactions very often lacks precise data
that match the chrono-geographical frame of human activities. Here, we reconstruct …

Cervids, and especially the red deer Cervus elaphus, are among the most regularly and
abundantly recorded ungulates in Pleistocene/Paleolithic bone assemblages. Numerous …

The debate over hominid–carnivore interactions during the Pleistocene has been mainly
approached from a human perspective, with the aim of contributing to the knowledge of the …

This paper provides a background to Neanderthal presence in Western Mediterranean
Europe. Habitual tool-use underpinned human survival in late Early Pleistocene western …

Direct evidence for Palaeolithic sound-making instruments is relatively rare, with only a few
examples recorded from Upper Palaeolithic contexts, particularly in European cultures …

The interaction between hominins and carnivores can lead to archaeological scenarios
where these relationships materialise in palimpsests. The alternate use of caves and …