Abstract At Petersfels (Hegau Jura, southwestern Germany), one of the most prolific
Magdalenian sites in Central Europe, nearly one hundred years of excavation and research …

Pleistocene faunal assemblages are often highly fragmented, hindering taxonomic
identifications and interpretive potentials. In this paper, we apply four different …

Understanding the ecological niche occupied by Neanderthals and their ancestors is at the
forefront of many Palaeolithic investigations. In this study, a complex characterization of the …

It is axiomatic that knowledge of the diets of extinct hominin species is central to any
understanding of their ecology and our evolution. The importance of diet in the …

Evidence acquired in the past years highlighted the high complexity of Neanderthal
subsistence strategies in terms of the spectrum of exploited species (mammals, birds …

The exploitation of mid-and large-sized herbivores (ungulates) was central to hominin
subsistence across Late Pleistocene Europe. Reconstructing the paleoecology of prey-taxa …

The intra-site spatial analysis of prehistoric assemblages is a topical way of assessing the
use of space by ancient hominins. Such approaches can bring to light how prehistoric …

Neanderthal genomes have been recovered from sites across Eurasia, painting an
increasingly complex picture of their populations' structure, mostly indicating that late …

In this article we announce the discovery of the first remains of Megaloceros giganteus found
in Catalonia (north-eastern Iberia) from the Late Pleistocene: a fragment of maxillary. Dated …

Aspects of Neanderthal and modern human behaviour and ecology, particularly their
relationship with birds are investigated. Birds are good indicators of climate and habitat and …