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Iberian Neanderthals in forests and savannahs

Authors :
Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional‏
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Fundación Séneca
Ochando Tomás, Juan
Amorós Seller, Gabriela
Carrión García, José Sebastián
Fernández Jiménez, Santiago
Munuera Giner, Manuel
Camuera Bidaurreta, Jon
Jiménez Moreno, Gonzalo
González Sampériz, Penélope
Burjachs Casas, Francesc
Marín Arroyo, Ana Belén
Roksandic, Mirjana
Finlayson, Clive
Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional‏
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Fundación Séneca
Ochando Tomás, Juan
Amorós Seller, Gabriela
Carrión García, José Sebastián
Fernández Jiménez, Santiago
Munuera Giner, Manuel
Camuera Bidaurreta, Jon
Jiménez Moreno, Gonzalo
González Sampériz, Penélope
Burjachs Casas, Francesc
Marín Arroyo, Ana Belén
Roksandic, Mirjana
Finlayson, Clive
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

This article aims to delve into the reality of glacial refuges of forests and tree species (including conifers, mesothermophilous angiosperms and xerothermic scrub) during the cold dry phases of the Iberian Pleistocene in which there is evidence of occupation of Middle Palaeolithic people. The research framework focuses on the eastern sector of the Iberian Peninsula due to the physiographic, palaeobotanical and archaeological peculiarities, substantiated by recent studies. We contend that some Neanderthal occupations developed in the context of high geobiological complexity, high biological diversity and highly structured forest ecosystems. We highlight the importance of glacial refuges as local anomalies that, however, would be contingent on vegetational development, and on the survival of Palaeolithic groups in areas with a broad diversity of natural resources.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1455411629
Document Type :
Electronic Resource