Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?

Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?

A total of 270 Middle Palaeolithic sites are recorded in the Portuguese Archaeology Archive. However, only a few were systematically excavated, present valuable archaeological information and show reliable absolute date results. Amongst them, 13 archaeological sites yielded animal remains, but most...

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Main Author: Mariana Nabais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2018-12-01
Series:Archaeology International
Subjects:
Zooarchaeology, Subsistence, MIS-5, Neanderthal, Middle Palaeolithic, Portugal
Online Access:https://www.ai-journal.com/articles/376
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spelling doaj-210628c8a9314967b4ae3bbbaea930692021-02-02T06:13:35ZengUCL PressArchaeology International1463-17252048-41942018-12-01219510010.5334/ai-376370Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?Mariana Nabais0University College London LondonA total of 270 Middle Palaeolithic sites are recorded in the Portuguese Archaeology Archive. However, only a few were systematically excavated, present valuable archaeological information and show reliable absolute date results. Amongst them, 13 archaeological sites yielded animal remains, but most of these assemblages are of indeterminate origin, or due to natural or carnivore accumulations. Therefore, only three sites have faunal assemblages produced by hominin activity: Gruta Nova da Columbeira, Gruta da Figueira Brava and Gruta da Oliveira. The last two caves are the ones currently being studied for a funded research project conducted in UCL Institute of Archaeology, therefore, providing substantial information on Neanderthal subsistence and palaeoenvironment in Portugal.https://www.ai-journal.com/articles/376Zooarchaeology, Subsistence, MIS-5, Neanderthal, Middle Palaeolithic, Portugal
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Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?
Archaeology International
Zooarchaeology, Subsistence, MIS-5, Neanderthal, Middle Palaeolithic, Portugal
author_facet Mariana Nabais
author_sort Mariana Nabais
title Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?
title_short Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?
title_full Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?
title_fullStr Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?
title_full_unstemmed Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence?
title_sort neanderthal subsistence in portugal: what evidence?
publisher UCL Press
series Archaeology International
issn 1463-1725
2048-4194
publishDate 2018-12-01
description A total of 270 Middle Palaeolithic sites are recorded in the Portuguese Archaeology Archive. However, only a few were systematically excavated, present valuable archaeological information and show reliable absolute date results. Amongst them, 13 archaeological sites yielded animal remains, but most of these assemblages are of indeterminate origin, or due to natural or carnivore accumulations. Therefore, only three sites have faunal assemblages produced by hominin activity: Gruta Nova da Columbeira, Gruta da Figueira Brava and Gruta da Oliveira. The last two caves are the ones currently being studied for a funded research project conducted in UCL Institute of Archaeology, therefore, providing substantial information on Neanderthal subsistence and palaeoenvironment in Portugal.
topic Zooarchaeology, Subsistence, MIS-5, Neanderthal, Middle Palaeolithic, Portugal
url https://www.ai-journal.com/articles/376
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