Neanderthal Survival in the North of the Iberian Peninsula? Reflections from a Catalan and Cantabrian Perspective
In the debate over Western Europe's Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition we need to consider the importance of both the chronology and the ecological context of the different techno-complexes, as well as the organization of production and consumption activities. In this article we study the...
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Published in | Journal of world prehistory Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 81 - 121 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Boston
Springer
01.07.2012
Springer US |
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Summary: | In the debate over Western Europe's Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition we need to consider the importance of both the chronology and the ecological context of the different techno-complexes, as well as the organization of production and consumption activities. In this article we study the adaptative strategies of Middle Palaeolithic human communities based on the information obtained from archaeological sites north of the river Ebro. This transition in the northern part of the peninsula presents a chronological and geographic dichotomy, with the appearance of the Upper Palaeolithic and survival of the Middle Palaeolithic. The geographic distribution appears to indicate intergroup competition and the existence of contact, albeit of an unverified nature. This competition would explain the time that elapsed before one of the cultural, and perhaps biological, groups triumphed over the other in a process culminating in the expansion of Upper Palaeolithic technology. |
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ISSN: | 0892-7537 1573-7802 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10963-012-9057-y |