Abstract The El Mirón Cave site in Spain has one of the most complete archaeological and
palaeontological records of the Late Pleistocene in the Iberian Peninsula, encompassing …

Recurrent long-and short-term Neanderthal occupations occurred in the Abric Romaní rock
shelter (Capellades, Barcelona, Spain) for more than 20,000 years. This provides an …

Paleozoologists have long used taxa represented by ancient faunal remains to reconstruct
paleoenvironments. Those ancient environments were the selective contexts in which …

Abstract During the Late Pleistocene, narrow-headed voles (Lasiopodomys gregalis)
inhabited Eurasia's vast territories, frequently becoming the dominant small mammal …

Spatial analysis has been much used to examine the distribution of archaeological remains
at Pleistocene sites. However, little is known about the distribution patterns at sites identified …

In this study, we analysed morphometrically fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M.
agrestis from eight late Middle to Late Pleistocene archaeological and palaeontological sites …

In recent years, reports on bone breakage at archaeological sites have become more
common in the taphonomic literature. The present work tests a recently published method …

The environmental conditions that existed during the period between 45 and 30 ka are of
vital importance for addressing the transition between the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. It …

This paper reports the first find of pika remains in the Iberian Peninsula, at a site in central
Spain. A fragmented mandible of Ochotona cf. pusilla was unearthed from Layer 3 …

Extensive research carried out during the last 30 years in the lowermost foothills of the
Southern Pyrenees has revealed the significance of this area for studying Neanderthal …