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La fauna del pleistoceno superior asociada a los restos humanos neandertales de la Galería Lateral 1 de la Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona)

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Cova del Gegant (Barcelona, NE Iberian peninsula) is an Upper Pleistocene site that presents carnivore  occupations with some sporadic human activity characterized by hearth remains, stone tools and human  fossils during Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. We report the combined application of zooarchaeological and  taphonomic analyses to determine the nature of the Galería Lateral 1 assemblage, evaluating the biological  actors and the geological processes involved. The GL1 deposits are ascribed to Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 4  and 3 and faunal remains are associated with Middle Paleolithic stone tools and for Neanderthal fossils.  Signs of human activities have not been observed on the GL1 bones. The evidence suggests that Cova del  Gegant’s GL1 was a carnivore den, mainly used by hyenas (Crocuta crocuta), which had been occasionally  visited by humans as demonstrated by the stone tools and the Neanderthal fossils.

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SAGVNTVM. Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia, 2020, vol. 21, p. 165-182

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Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)

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La fauna del pleistoceno superior asociada a los restos humanos neandertales de la Galería Lateral 1 de la Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona)