Palaeoenvironmental and seasonal context of the Late Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic occupations in Crimea: an approach using dental wear patterns in ungulates

Ramírez-Pedraza, Iván; Rivals, Florent; Uthmeier, Thorsten; Chabai, Victor P.

doi:10.1007/s12520-020-01217-9

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“…While the giant deer from Kent's cavern display like the ones from Netherlands, Germany, and Crimea a high number of large pits and a high SW score, the individuals from La Rexidora and Teixoneres display thin scratches and no large pits. [63], Britain: Kent's cavern [62], Crimea: Siuren I [64] and Spain: La Rexidora [50] and Teixoneres (this work). The ellipses correspond to the Gaussian confidence ellipse (p = 0.95) on the centroids of extant grazers and browsers published by [72].…”

Section: Megaloceros Dietary Habitsmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Several populations are known in Germany: Geißenklösterle, Einhornhöhle, Große Ofnet, Wolftalhöhle [65], in the Netherlands and in the North Sea (Netherlands and Bruine Bank [63]). Two others were published in Britain (Kent's cavern [62]) and Crimea (Siuren I [64]).…”

Section: Dental Wear Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We compared the feeding habits of the Teixoneres individual with that of Iberian, German, Dutch, British and Crimean populations from MIS 3 (Table 4). [50,[62][63][64][65], see Table 1). Abbreviations: n = number of specimens; NP = mean number of pits; NS = mean number of scratches; %LP = percentage of specimens with large pits; %G = percentage of specimens with gouges; SWS = scratch width score; %HC = percentage of specimens with hyper coarse scratches; %XS = percentage of specimens with cross scratches; m = mean; sd = standard deviation.…”

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The Exceptional Presence of Megaloceros giganteus in North-Eastern Iberia and Its Palaeoecological Implications: The Case of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain)

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In this article we announce the discovery of the first remains of Megaloceros giganteus found in Catalonia (north-eastern Iberia) from the Late Pleistocene: a fragment of maxillary. Dated between 35,000 and 37,000 cal BP, it is also among the youngest occurrence of this taxon in the Iberian Peninsula, while its last known occurrence is dated to the Neolithic period. Through a comparison with the giant deer of the northern Pyrenees, we analyzed the herbivore guilds in which this taxon was associated to understand the context in which it was able to enter the Iberian Peninsula. By comparing its diet with those of specimens from Northern Europe, we detail the ecological adaptations of this taxon in this new environment. We suggest that Megaloceros accompanied the migrations of cold-adapted species by taking advantage of the opening of corridors on both sides of the Pyrenees during the coldest periods of the Late Pleistocene. The diet of the Iberian individuals, which is oriented towards abrasive plants, suggests an adaptation to a different ecological niche than that found in Northern European individuals. The northern Iberian Peninsula may have been an extreme in the geographical expansion of M. giganteus. More specimens will be needed in the future to establish the variability of the southern Megaloceros populations.

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The Exceptional Presence of Megaloceros giganteus in North-Eastern Iberia and Its Palaeoecological Implications: The Case of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain)

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“…Dhole and cave lion complete the faunal assemblage. At least 38 E. hydruntinus were hunted within several family groups during the warm season (Ramírez-Pedraza et al, 2020). The low production of lithic industry associated with the specific exploitation of the carcasses led the authors to propose that the site was used as a task specific location dedicated to the acquisition and the first stage of butchery of E. hydruntinus carcasses (Patou-Mathis and Chabaï, 2003).…”

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Selection versus opportunism: A view from Neanderthal subsistence strategies

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2022

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“…Thus, it reflects "the average diet of a particular species from a particular location in space and time" 2 .The dental wear methodology has been applied to brachydont and hypsodont ungulates (e.g., Refs. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] ). In ungulates, hypsodonty has long been recognized as an adaptation for grazing: grazing is suggested to increase tooth wear due to the endogenous (e.g., fibre, silica) and/or exogenous (e.g., dust, grit) properties of ingested food [10][11][12][13] .…”

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New quantitative method for dental wear analysis of small mammals

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The application of dental wear study to murids has always been ruled out because of their omnivorous diet, which does not leave significant wear on the dentition. Nevertheless, in our work we select Apodemus sylvaticus (wood mouse) as the object of study for several reasons: its seasonal diet, its ability to resist the gastric juices of predators, the fact that it has not undergone major morphological changes since its appearance 3 million years ago, and its widespread distribution throughout much of Europe and part of Africa. The importance of this work lies in the modifications we make to the dental wear methodology for its application to murids. These enable us to obtain quantitative data on the entire tooth surface. The sample chosen was a total of 75 lower first molars from two different archaeological sites: Teixoneres cave and Xaragalls cave. The chronology of the samples chosen ranges from Marine Isotope Stages 5–3. The data obtained reveal that the part of the tooth that shows most wear is the distal part (entoconid). Furthermore, the results provide us with relevant information on the types of accumulations of remains in the caves (short vs. long term), as well as on the seasonality of Neanderthal occupations during the Upper Pleistocene (MIS5-3) of the northeastern Iberian Peninsula.

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Palaeoenvironmental and seasonal context of the Late Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic occupations in Crimea: an approach using dental wear patterns in ungulates

Cited by 8 publications

References 62 publications

The Exceptional Presence of Megaloceros giganteus in North-Eastern Iberia and Its Palaeoecological Implications: The Case of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain)

The Exceptional Presence of Megaloceros giganteus in North-Eastern Iberia and Its Palaeoecological Implications: The Case of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain)

Selection versus opportunism: A view from Neanderthal subsistence strategies

New quantitative method for dental wear analysis of small mammals

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