Short, but repeated Neanderthal visits to Teixoneres Cave (MIS 3, Barcelona, Spain): A combined analysis of tooth microwear patterns and seasonality

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 317-325

  Sánchez Hernández, Carlos ^a,b   Rivals, Florent ^a,b,c   Blasco, Ruth ^d   Rosell, Jordi ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d Gibraltar Museum   (Gibraltar)

Author keywords

Middle Palaeolithic; Seasonality; Tooth wear; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOLITHIC; SEASONALITY; TOOTH; UNGULATE;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

UNGULATA;

EID: 84904640461     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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