Neanderthal Survival in the North of the Iberian Peninsula? Reflections from a Catalan and Cantabrian Perspective

• Published in: Journal of world prehistory Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 81 - 121
• Main Authors: Garriga, Joan Garcia, Molina, Kenneth Martínez, Preysler, Javier Baena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer 01.07.2012; Springer US
• Subjects: Anatomy; Anthropology; Archaeological dating; Archaeological research; Archaeological sites; Archaeology; Catalonia; Charcoal; Cowboys; Europe; Flint; Human evolution; Humans; Iberian Peninsula; Lower and Middle palaeolithic; Neanderthals; Palaeolithic and mesolithic; Paleoanthropology; Paleoclimatology; Paleodemography; Paleogeography; Paleolithic Age; Prehistoric man; Prehistory and protohistory; Raw materials; Social Sciences; South West Europe; Upper palaeolithic; Neanderthal; Upper Palaeolithic; Middle Palaeolithic; Iberian Peninsula; Europe; Spain; Transition to the Upper Palaeolithic; Middle Palaeolithic behaviours; Neanderthals; Iberian peninsula; Early modern humans; Fauna; Lithic industry; Transition; Ecology; Raw materials; Chronology; Survival

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...