Data regarding the subsistence base of early hominins are heavily biased in favor of the
animal component of their diets, in particular the remains of large mammals, which are …

Abstract The Gravettian site of Fuente del Salín Cave is located in the northern Iberian
Peninsula (Cantabrian Region, Spain). In 2016, excavations conducted at the site yielded …

Neanderthals are our one of our closest evolutionary cousins, but while they evolved in
Eurasia, we (anatomically modern humans, AMH) originated in Africa. This contrasting …

There are many opinions and arguments about the types of weapons that Neanderthals may
have used. We list five assumptions about Neanderthal weapon-assisted hunting and …

As a species, we have reached a tipping point for Earth derived from our unsustainable
resource use. While conservation efforts occurred early in human civilization, it was not until …

The procurement of small prey by Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers has been much discussed
over the past decades, particularly with regards to birds. Birds provide information about the …

The dietary habits of Neanderthals are considered an issue of great interest in the literature
and have opened an important number of fruitful debates. Indeed, understanding diets can …

The best practice for killing decapod crustaceans lacking a centralized ganglion has been
debated for a century. Currently, there is a movement away from live boiling towards …

The examination of faunal assemblages through zooarchaeological analyses constitutes a
fundamental approach for gaining insight into the intricate behaviours of Neanderthals …

In order to gain better understanding of the Neanderthals' subsistence exploitation of marine
crustaceans, this work presents evidence on the consumption of brown crabs using …