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 …

Unraveling the spatial imprint of hominin and carnivore accumulations in Early Pleistocene African sites

A Merino-Pelaz, L Cobo-Sánchez, E Organista… - Archaeological and …, 2024 - Springer
Reconstructions of palimpsest formation and dynamics in Early Pleistocene African
archaeological deposits have undergone significant advances thanks to taphonomic …

Spatial analyses of archaeobotanical record reveal site uses and activities at Early to Middle Holocene Takarkori (Libya, Central Sahara)

S Di Lernia, F Buldrini, A Florenzano, AM Mercuri… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This study investigates botanical remains from the Takarkori site in the Tadrart Acacus
region (SW Libya) to reconstruct socio-economic and cultural characteristics of human …

Spatial analysis of an Early Middle Palaeolithic kill/butchering site: the case of the Cuesta de la Bajada (Teruel, Spain)

A Moclán, L Cobo-Sánchez… - Archaeological and …, 2023 - Springer
Kill/butchering sites are some of the most important places for understanding the
subsistence strategies of hunter-gatherer groups. However, these sites are not common in …

Intra-site spatial approaches based on taphonomic analyses to characterize assemblage formation at Pleistocene sites: a case study from Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla …

C Mielgo, R Huguet, C Laplana… - Archaeological and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid) has been interpreted as a hyena den
with sporadic occupations of Homo neanderthalensis in the western part of the site (level …