Abstract In the Franco-Cantabrian region and Catalonia, the Upper Palaeolithic begins with
three assemblage-types found in stratigraphic order through the interval between 45,000 …

Optimal foraging theory and diet breadth models often place large mammals in top-ranking
positions due to their high-energy return. However, mass collection of small prey can result …

Documenting the first appearance of modern humans in a given region is key to
understanding the dispersal process and the replacement or assimilation of indigenous …

Gruta do Caldeirão features ac. 6 m-thick archaeological stratification capped by Holocene
layers ABC-D and Ea, which overlie layer Eb, a deposit of Magdalenian age that underwent …

The timing of the Neanderthal-associated Middle Palaeolithic demise and a possible
overlap with anatomically modern humans (AMH) in some regions of Eurasia continues to …

Based on previous radiocarbon and U-series (Diffusion/Adsorption) dating of bone samples,
the Middle Palaeolithic has been thought to persist at Gruta da Oliveira until∼ 37 thousand …

Did Neanderthal produce a bone industry? The recent discovery of a large bone tool
assemblage at the Neanderthal site of Chagyrskaya (Altai, Siberia, Russia) and the …

Previous geochronological and archaeological studies on the rock shelter Jarama VI
suggested a late survival of Neanderthals in central Iberia and the presence of lithic …

In recent years Bayesian exploration of radiocarbon datasets has been employed widely in
prehistoric archaeology. Pertinent especially to major biogeographic and behavioural …

The Almonda karstic system is an extensive network of cavities associated with the spring of
the Almonda River. Among those of archaeological interest, the lowermost, 5–15 m above …