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Evidence of paleoecological changes and Mousterian occupations at the Galeria de las Estatuas site, Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Iberian plateau, Spain

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    Identificador:  imarina:9412844
    Autores:  Arsuaga, Juan Luis; Gomez-Olivencia, Asier; Sala, Nohemi; Martinez-Pillado, Virginia; Pablosi, Adrian; Bonmati, Alejandro; Pantoja-Perez, Ana; Lira-Garrido, Jaime; de Velasco, Almudena Alcazar; Ortega, Ana Isabel; Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria; Garcia, Nuria; Aranburu, Arantza; Ruiz-Zapata, Blanca; Gil-Garcia, Maria Jose; Rodriguez-Alvarez, Xose Pedro; Olle, Andreu; Mosquera, Marina
    Resumen:
    Here we present a new site in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain): Galeria de las Estatuas (GE), which provides new information about Mousterian occupations in the Iberian Plateau. The GE was an ancient entrance to the cave system, which is currently closed and sealed by a stalagmitic crust, below which a detritic sedimentary sequence of more than 2 m is found. This has been divided into five litostratigraphic units with a rich assemblage of faunal and lithic remains of clear Mousterian affinity. Radiocarbon dates provide minimum ages and suggest occupations older than 45 C-14 ka BP. The palynological analysis detected a landscape change to increased tree coverage, which suggests that the sequence recorded a warming episode. The macromammal assemblage is composed of both ungulates (mainly red deer and equids) and carnivores. Taphonomic analysis reveals both anthropic, and to a lesser extent, carnivore activities. The GE was occupied by Neanderthals and also sporadically by carnivores. This new site broadens the information available regarding different human occupations at the Sierra de Atapuerca, which emphasizes the importance of this site-complex for understanding human evolution in Western Europe.
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    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Arsuaga, Juan Luis; Gomez-Olivencia, Asier; Sala, Nohemi; Martinez-Pillado, Virginia; Pablosi, Adrian; Bonmati, Alejandro; Pantoja-Perez, Ana; Lira-Ga (2017). Evidence of paleoecological changes and Mousterian occupations at the Galeria de las Estatuas site, Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Iberian plateau, Spain. Quaternary Research, 88(2), 345-367. DOI: 10.1017/qua.2017.46
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Quaternary Research. 88 (2): 345-367
    DOI del artículo: 10.1017/qua.2017.46
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2017
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2025-01-08
    Autor/es de la URV: Mosquera Martínez, Marina / Ollé Cañellas, Andreu / Rodríguez Álvarez, José Pedro
    Departamento: Història i Història de l'Art
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
    Autor según el artículo: Arsuaga, Juan Luis; Gomez-Olivencia, Asier; Sala, Nohemi; Martinez-Pillado, Virginia; Pablosi, Adrian; Bonmati, Alejandro; Pantoja-Perez, Ana; Lira-Garrido, Jaime; de Velasco, Almudena Alcazar; Ortega, Ana Isabel; Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria; Garcia, Nuria; Aranburu, Arantza; Ruiz-Zapata, Blanca; Gil-Garcia, Maria Jose; Rodriguez-Alvarez, Xose Pedro; Olle, Andreu; Mosquera, Marina
    Áreas temáticas: Antropologia / arqueologia, Archaeology, Arts and humanities (miscellaneous), Astronomia / física, Biodiversidade, Ciências agrárias i, Ciências ambientais, Ciências biológicas i, Ciencias humanas, Ciencias sociales, Earth and planetary sciences (all), Earth and planetary sciences (miscellaneous), Earth-surface processes, Engenharias iii, Environmental studies, General earth and planetary sciences, Geociências, Geografía, Geography, physical, Geosciences, interdisciplinary, Geosciences, multidisciplinary, Historia, Interdisciplinar, Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Direcció de correo del autor: josepedro.rodriguez@urv.cat, andreu.olle@urv.cat, marina.mosquera@urv.cat
  • Palabras clave:

    Abric romani capellades
    Breakage patterns
    Carnivore taxa
    Del gegant sitges
    El-sidron
    Iberian peninsula
    Late pleistocen
    Late pleistocene
    Los-huesos
    Middle paleolithic
    Middle-pleistocene
    Mis
    Neanderthal
    Olduvai-gorge
    Percussion marks
    Arts and Humanities (Miscellaneous)
    Earth and Planetary Sciences (Miscellaneous)
    Earth-Surface Processes
    Geography
    Physical
    Geosciences
    Interdisciplinary
    Multidisciplinary
    Antropologia / arqueologia
    Archaeology
    Astronomia / física
    Biodiversidade
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciencias humanas
    Ciencias sociales
    Earth and planetary sciences (all)
    Engenharias iii
    Environmental studies
    General earth and planetary sciences
    Geociências
    Geografía
    Historia
    Interdisciplinar
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
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