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Taphonomical and zooarchaeological approaches to human behavior during the Middle and Lower Paleolithic in Iberia
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La Cova de l’Avi (Vallirana, Barcelona) y el inicio del Neolítico final en el Nordeste de la Península Ibérica. Inhumaciones colectivas y nuevas redes de intercambio
Publication . Daura, Joan; Sanz, Montserrat; Oms, F. Xavier; Pedro, Mireia; Martínez, Pablo; Rubio, Ángel; Tejero, José-Miguel; Mangado, Xavier; Vaquer, Jean; López-Cachero, Javier; Oliva, Mònica; Asensio, Antoni; Álvarez, Ramón; Fullola, Josep Maria; Petit, Maria Àngels
Entre el Neolítico medio y el Neolítico final en el Nordeste
de la Península Ibérica se producen cambios destacados en las pautas funerarias y en la cultura material de los
grupos humanos, especialmente en los ajuares y lugares
de enterramiento. Durante el Neolítico medio-reciente son
típicas las inhumaciones primarias individuales en fosas con
ajuares de cuentas de variscita, sílex melado, vasos cerámicos
y puntualmente obsidiana. Por el contrario, durante el
Neolítico final se generalizan las inhumaciones colectivas y
sucesivas en cuevas y abrigos con ajuares que se caracterizan
por la gran disminución de la variscita, sustituida por una
gran variedad de colgantes y cuentas en piedra, concha y
hueso. Ahora también aparecen las grandes láminas y los puñales
de sílex, en ocasiones de procedencia extrapeninsular.
La Cova de l’Avi representa en la actualidad el yacimiento
cronológicamente más antiguo (c. 4700 BP) en el que se
documentan estos nuevos comportamientos funerarios.
Palaeoenvironmental record of the Cal Maurici wetland sediment archive in Barcelona (NE Iberian Peninsula) between c. 6000 and 4000 cal. yr BP
Publication . Daura, Joan; Sanz, Montserrat; Ramos, Jordi; Riera, Santiago; Miras, Yannick; Allué, Ethel; Picornell-Gelabert, Llorenç; López-Reyes, Dani; Albert, Rosa Maria; Macià, Laia; Domènech, Rosa; Martinell, Jordi; Fornós, Joan J; Julià, Ramon
This study presents the results of a multi-proxy analysis conducted to improve our understanding of the palaeoenvironmental conditions of the freshwater and brackish marshes of Cal Maurici (Barcelona, Spain) and the human impact on them during the mid-Holocene (6171–3891 cal. yr BP). The study integrates data from pollen, phytolith, diatom, charcoal, seeds and malacological analyses and helps to reconstruct the ecological conditions during the early establishment of farming communities in western Mediterranean facade. The results indicate a landscape dominated by Mediterranean vegetation with aquatic plants in the shallow marshes and well-developed forests in the nearby area, providing for the first time in the Holocene of NE Iberian Peninsula the palaeoecological conditions of deltaic areas. Ecofactual evidence indicates an initial landscape dominated by brackish marshes (6171–5773 cal. yr BP) in which Ruppia cf. maritima was predominant and human impact was low. Between 5026 and 4839 cal yr. BP, freshwater conditions expanded with an increase in Potamogeton sp. and the presence of Typha angustifolia and Spirogyra sp. algae with well-developed oak woodlands and deciduous trees in nearby areas. The expansion of evergreen forest occurred later (from 4960 to 4825 cal. yr BP until 3712 cal. yr BP), with the decline of deciduous woodland and the expansion of evergreen oaks, pinewoods, wild olive trees and box, coinciding with a period of increased human activity in the area. Additionally, the presence of marine resources at several archaeological excavation sites and domestic plants at Cal Maurici provides an opportunity to evaluate the interaction between earlier farmers and marine or deltaic ecosystems.
Not only hyenids: A multi-scale analysis of Upper Pleistocene carnivore coprolites in Cova del Coll Verdaguer (NE Iberian Peninsula)
Publication . Sanz, Montserrat; Daura, Joan; Égüez, Natalia; Brugal, Jean-Philip
Three morphotypes of fossil fecal material (coprolites) have been identified from the Upper Pleistocene site of Cova del Coll Verdaguer (NE Iberian Peninsula). Coprolites are commonly found in Pleistocene records and also in places in which human and carnivore activities co-occurred. However, coprolite identification is typically limited to hyenids, the most readily recognizable fossilized feces, owing to their distinctive shape and good preservation, although non-hyena carnivore coprolites are also likely to be present in these assemblages. Several criteria for a multi-scale integrative analysis are proposed here for discriminating differentmorphotypes. Hence, this analysis provides an opportunity to assess the involvement of several carnivores in bone accumulations, to identify carnivores not specifically represented by skeletal remains and to evaluate interactions between humans and the carnivore guild, especially medium and small carnivores.
First reconstruction of the dietary traits of the Mediterranean deer ( Haploidoceros mediterraneus ) from the Cova del Rinoceront (NE Iberian Peninsula)
Publication . Rivals, Florent; Sanz, Montserrat; Daura, Joan
This article presents the results of the reconstruction of the paleodietary traits in the Mediterranean deer (Haploidoceros mediterraneus) from the MIS 5 site of Cova del Rinoceront in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula.
This medium-sized deer species has a poor fossil record in Europe, and only four localities have reported remains.
This study is the first approach to the dietary traits of this genus. Our data reveal that H.mediterraneus hadmixed feeding traits,with clear tendency toward leaf browsing, similar to the extant fallow deer (Dama dama).We also report a probable phenomenon of competitive exclusion between H. mediterraneus and D. dama at all localities where the presence of H. mediterraneus has been reported so far (Cova del Rinoceront, PRERESA, Igue des Rameaux, and Lunel-Viel).
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SFRH/BPD/100828/2014