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Tortosa, J. Emili Aura; Bonilla, Valentín Villaverde; Ripoll, Manuel Pérez; Valle, Rafael Martínez; Calatayud, Pere Miquel Guillem

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“…This variability shows that although cutmarks are clear evidence of anthropogenic activity, their frequency cannot be considered as indication of the greater or lesser intensity of human occupations. So that, the frequency of level A of Sala de las Chimeneas is 'standard' in relation to other assemblages from the Upper Palaeolithic (Pérez- Ripoll, 1992Ripoll, , 1993Olària, 1999;Villaverde, 2001;Hockett & Haws, 2002;Aura-Tortosa et al, 2002a;Callou, 2003;Cochard, 2004c;Cochard & Brugal, 2004;Ibáñ ez & Saladié, 2004b, 2004cPérez-Ripoll, 2004).…”

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“…Another five (three femora and two tibiae) were identified as the result of anthropogenic activity. These cylinders show concave morphologies and notches on fracture edges, features related with percussion (Pérez- Ripoll, 2001;Aura-Tortosa et al, 2002a;Cochard, 2004a). Breakages made by humans display smooth edges and curved delineations.…”

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“…This expansion is reflected in, among other factors, the inclusion of small game in the diets of huntergatherers. In southwestern Europe, the exploitation of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) has been documented by means of zooarchaeological studies in three defined geographic areas: southern France (Cochard, 2004a;Cochard & Brugal, 2004;Jones, 2004Jones, , 2006, the Mediterranean basin of the Iberian Peninsula (Vila et al, 1985;Davidson, 1989;Pérez-Ripoll, 1992Villaverde et al, 1995;Martínez-Valle, 1996;Villaverde et al, 1996;Olària, 1999;Pérez-Ripoll & Martínez-Valle, 2001;Aura-Tortosa et al, 2002a;Vaquero, 2004;Pérez Ripoll & Morales, 2005) and central Portugal (Zilhão, 1997;Hockett & Bicho, 2000;Hockett & Haws, 2002;Bicho et al, 2003;Bicho et al, 2006). The change in diet to include small game in western Iberian Peninsula started in the Gravettian and Solutrean periods (Hockett & Bicho, 2000;Hockett & Haws, 2002;Bicho et al, 2006).…”

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Following the white rabbit: A case of a small game procurement site in the upper palaeolithic (Sala de las Chimeneas, Maltravieso Cave, Spain)

Rodríguez-Hidalgo

Saladié

Canals

2011

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The role of small game in Upper Palaeolithic economies has been examined by several authors over the past few decades. Among the small fauna, rabbits seem to have been a widely exploited resource in certain geographic areas, making them one of the main sources for subsistence in hunter-gatherer groups of southwestern Europe. Examining aspects such as anatomic profiles, demographics and taphonomic modifications (including bone breakage) allows us to approach determining the origins of the accumulation of assemblages and establishing the role of hominids and other processes in their formation. The faunal remains of level A of the Sala de las Chimeneas (Maltravieso Cave, Extremadura, Spain) show a clear predominance of rabbits. Results point to a complex taphonomic history. The assemblage of rabbit remains recovered at the site is of anthropic, exogenous and intrusive origin.The results of anthropogenic modifications of the bones reveal a different pattern than what is usually found in assemblages of the same age. The differences that set this assemblage apart include the absence of burned bones and the scarcity of anthropic breakage of humeri, femora and tibiae. These features, in conjunction with the characteristics of the archaeological context, have allowed us to rule out the possibility that this location was used as a base camp or bivouac. Along with these data, the presence of Pleistocene age warrens in the deposit supports the hypothesis that the space was used by hominids as a resource procurement site.

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Following the white rabbit: A case of a small game procurement site in the upper palaeolithic (Sala de las Chimeneas, Maltravieso Cave, Spain)

Rodríguez-Hidalgo

Saladié

Canals

2011

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…Alternating carnivore and hominin occupations would indicate short human occupations (Aura et al 2002;Daujeard & Moncel 2010;Stiner 1991a;Valensi 2000). According to Costamagno et al (2006), the presence of carnivore tooth marks in the bone assemblages indicates short occupations; this should be considered an additional argument that corroborates other evidence of short-term occupation.…”

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Taphonomic analysis of horse remains from Mousterianand Aurignacian Units from Bize-Tournal Cave(Aude, France)

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Rodríguez-Hidalgo²,

Saladié³

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Comptes Rendus Palevol

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The study of ungulate assemblages is essential to understand hominins and carnivore behavior and interactions. For this reason, many studies involve the taphonomic analysis of faunal remains, focusing on the identification of the various biotic actors. This study looks at the horse assemblages from Mousterian and Aurignacian Units I, II and III from Bize-Tournal cave with the aim to characterizing the nature of this accumulation. Here we show that the horse remains in these units are mainly the consequence of carnivoran activity. Unit II also clearly evidences the fact that the assemblage is the result of hyena activity. Our analysis indicates a predominance of cranial remains and lower long limb bones (metapodials). The mortality profiles of the three units are different, although two are classic of a cursorial predator. Taphonomical and statistical analysis indicated that carnivores were the main modifying agent at the three units. Our results demonstrate that hominins played a minor role in horse accumulation. Additionally, it seems that there was little difference in the exploitation in this specie by Mousterian and Aurignacian groups, and this probably took place during short, sporadic hominin occupations.

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Nutritional ecology and diachronic trends in Paleolithic diet and health

Hockett

Haws

2003

Evolutionary Anthropology

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Modern nutritional studies have found that diverse diets are linked to lower infant mortality rates and longer life expectancies in humans. This is primarily because humans require more than fifty essential nutrients for growth and cell maintenance and repair; most of these essential nutrients must come from outside food sources rather than being manufactured by the body itself; and a diversity of food types is required to consume the full suite of essential nutrients necessary for optimal human health. These principles and their related affects on human adaptations and demography are the hallmarks of a theoretical paradigm defined as nutritional ecology. This essay applies concepts derived from nutritional ecology to the study of human evolution. Principles of nutritional ecology are applied to the study of the Middle‐to‐Upper Paleolithic transition in order to broadly illustrate the interpretive ramifications of this approach. At any stage in human evolution, those hominid populations that chose to diversify their subsistence base may have had a selective advantage over competitors who restricted their diet principally to one food type, such as terrestrial mammals.

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Cited by 114 publications

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Following the white rabbit: A case of a small game procurement site in the upper palaeolithic (Sala de las Chimeneas, Maltravieso Cave, Spain)

Following the white rabbit: A case of a small game procurement site in the upper palaeolithic (Sala de las Chimeneas, Maltravieso Cave, Spain)

Taphonomic analysis of horse remains from Mousterianand Aurignacian Units from Bize-Tournal Cave(Aude, France)

Nutritional ecology and diachronic trends in Paleolithic diet and health

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