Reconstruction of LGM faunal patterns using Species Distribution Modelling. The archaeological record of the Solutrean in Iberia

Andrés-Herrero, María de; Becker, Daniel; Weniger, Gerd-Ch

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2017.10.042

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“…This might point to higher mobility of hunter-gatherer groups and could reflect slight differences in settlement systems in Iberia [85,86]. Faunal analyses support differences in the Solutrean of both areas as well [87]. The steep curve of the Ripley’ K analysis in the South reinforces this impression and shows patchier settlement in the South than the North.…”

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Late Glacial rapid climate change and human response in the Westernmost Mediterranean (Iberia and Morocco)

Weniger¹,

Andrés-Herrero²,

Bolin³

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

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This paper investigates the correlation between climate, environment and human land use in the Westernmost Mediterranean on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar during the Late Glacial. Using a multi-proxy approach on a sample of 300 sites from the Solutrean and Magdalenian of the Iberian Peninsula and from the Iberomaurusian in Morocco, we find evidence for significant changes in settlement patterns and site density after the Last Glacial Maximum. In Southern Iberia, during Heinrich Stadial 1, hyperarid zones expanded drastically from the south-eastern coast to the West through the Interior. This aridification process heavily affected Magdalenian settlement in the South and caused a strong decline of hunter-gatherer population. Southern Iberia during Heinrich Stadial 1 turned out to be a high-risk environment when compared to Northern Iberia. At the same time, the Late Iberomaurusian of Morocco, although considered to be situated in a high-risk environment as well, experiences an increase of sites and expansion of settlement area.

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Late Glacial rapid climate change and human response in the Westernmost Mediterranean (Iberia and Morocco)

Weniger¹,

Andrés-Herrero²,

Bolin³

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

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“…From the one hand, indeed, the paleogeographic reconstruction will significantly help to understand the relation Humans-Territory. In particular, this work offers a helpful tool to frame Neandertal mobility patterns, the strategies of resources catching and landscape management (e.g., [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29]). From the other hand, the digital elevation model obtained can contribute to visualize the landscape aspect not only during the occupation of Grotta dei Santi by Neandertals, but also in other phases of prehistory (e.g., from the Tyrrhenian Interglacial to the Last Glacial Maximum).…”

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“…Eustatic fluctuations of sea level, tectonics, fluvial and glacial dynamics, and climate changes, along with other geomorphological agents, determine a difference in the aspect of past landscapes which gets greater and greater as one goes back in time [18]. Recently, the developments of geomatics applications to landscape and economic archaeology returned exciting results, significantly implementing our knowledge of Palaeolithic mobility patterns [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29].…”

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Back to the Past. The paleogeography as key to understand the Middle Palaeolithic peopling at Grotta dei Santi (Mt Argentario – Tuscany)

Conti,

Arrighi,

Bigliazzi

et al. 2023

Acta IMEKO

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The mobility of hunter-gatherer groups is crucial in understanding Palaeolithic settlement dynamics. The concept of mobility cannot be separated from the space in which it occurs, including landscape components, localization of critical resources and of other sites, and routes between them. Nevertheless, the landscape is not constant in time due to the geomorphological changes that occurred in the long timescale of Prehistory. Here we present a paleogeographic reconstruction of the coastal area around Grotta dei Santi during the Neandertal occupation. A GIS-based approach, combining geological, bathymetric, and sea-level fluctuations data, allows us to reconstruct the landscape around the cave at about 45 ky BP. The cave today opens onto a cliff facing the sea. The Neandertal occupation occurred with a sea-level 74 m lower than present-day. Consequently, the cave faced a vast coastal plain, playing a strategic role due to its position, allowing both proximity and control of essential resources.

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“…This can then be connected to climate changes. Least Cost Path and Site Catchment analysis are two classical examples of this, employed to analyse human mobility and resource selection and how these may have changed throughout time [90,91]. Site pattern analysis can also tell us a lot about settlement histories of hunter-gatherers.…”

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State of the Art in Paleoenvironment Mapping for Modeling Applications in Archeology—Summary, Conclusions, and Future Directions from the PaleoMaps Workshop

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In this report, we present the contributions, outcomes, ideas, discussions and conclusions obtained at the PaleoMaps Workshop 2019, that took place at the Institute of Geography of the University of Cologne on 23 and 24 September 2019. The twofold aim of the workshop was: (1) to provide an overview of approaches and methods that are presently used to incorporate paleoenvironmental information in human–environment interaction modeling applications, and building thereon; (2) to devise new approaches and solutions that might be used to enhance the reconstruction of past human–environmental interconnections. This report first outlines the presented papers, and then provides a joint protocol of the often extensive discussions that came up following the presentations or else during the refreshment intervals. It concludes by adressing the open points to be resolved in future research avenues, e.g., implementation of open science practices, new procedures for reviewing of publications, and future concepts for quality assurance of the often complex paleoenvironmental data. This report may serve as an overview of the state of the art in paleoenvironment mapping and modeling. It includes an extensive compilation of the basic literature, as provided by the workshop attendants, which will itself facilitate the necessary future research.

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Reconstruction of LGM faunal patterns using Species Distribution Modelling. The archaeological record of the Solutrean in Iberia

Cited by 6 publications

References 41 publications

Late Glacial rapid climate change and human response in the Westernmost Mediterranean (Iberia and Morocco)

Late Glacial rapid climate change and human response in the Westernmost Mediterranean (Iberia and Morocco)

Back to the Past. The paleogeography as key to understand the Middle Palaeolithic peopling at Grotta dei Santi (Mt Argentario – Tuscany)

State of the Art in Paleoenvironment Mapping for Modeling Applications in Archeology—Summary, Conclusions, and Future Directions from the PaleoMaps Workshop

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