High-resolution Neanderthal settlements in mediterranean Iberian Peninsula: A matter of altitude? / C. Sánchez-Hernández, L. Gourichon, R. Blasco, E. Carbonell, G. Chacón, B. Galván, C.M. Hernández-Gómez, J. Rosell, P. Saladié, J. Soler, N. Soler, J. Vallverdú, F. Rivals



En: Quaternary Science Reviews, N. 247 (2020) , 106523

Elsevier Ltd Neanderthals are widely known to be a resilient human species that successfully faced constant and strong environmental fluctuations modifying the landscapes they inhabited and the availability of their potential resources. It has been traditionally assumed that environmental features could strongly affect human behaviour due to the stretch relationship between their potential prey and the availability of habitats. Environmental changes would produce a high variability in the settlement patterns of the Neanderthal groups. However, the preponderant influence of environmental conditions on these human groups has recently been strongly questioned. This is especially true for the Iberian Peninsula, where latitudinal position and orographic features supported the persistence of environmental conditions that allowed the permanence of a wide range of biotopes and animal and vegetal resources. In the present study, we reconstruct the Neanderthal settlement patterns (i.e. duration and season) from four archaeological sites located in the Mediterranean area of the Iberian Peninsula: Arbreda Cave (Serinyà, Girona), Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona), Abric Romaní (Capellades, Barcelona), and El Salt (Alcoy, Alicante). We focus on identifying whether they show a high variability in settlement patterns and check for the existence of local influences, such as the altitude. To reach these objectives, we designed a multi-proxy approach combining tooth wear and dental cementum analysis of the main Neanderthal preys: Cervus elaphus, Equus ferus, Equus hydruntinus, Bos primigenius and Capra pyrenaica. Our results first suggest that local features (i.e. orography, altitude, and environment) appear to be predominant factors determining the main feeding behaviour of the un.

Dietary traits of ungulates in northeastern Iberian Peninsula: Did these Neanderthal preys show adaptive behaviour to local habitats during the Middle Palaeolithic? / C. Sánchez-Hernández, L. Gourichon, J. Soler, N. Soler, R. Blasco, J. Rosell, F. Rivals



En: Quaternary International, N. 557 (2020) , p. 47-62

Elsevier Ltd and INQUA Diet is closely connected to the habitat exploited by ungulates and is one of the main links between them and the surrounding environment. When climatic fluctuations modified the vegetal coverture and habitat, ungulates' dietary behaviours and ecological niches could have been impacted severely. During the Middle Palaeolithic, the Mediterranean peninsulas were known to be climatic refuges because they seemed less susceptible to these changes. However, the altitude or latitude of a given site may have resulted in local particularities that could have influenced the vegetal composition and therefore the feeding behaviour of ungulates from the same region. In the present research we investigate whether these variables necessitated adaptive changes in the feeding behaviours of ungulates hunted by Neanderthals through the study of two archaeological sites, Arbreda Cave (Serinyà, Girona, Spain) and Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain). We use a combined analysis of dental wear (meso- and microwear) and dental cementum analysis of Cervus elaphus, Equus ferus, and Equus hydruntinus teeth. Dental wear reflects the immediate and average annual dietary traits of ungulates as well as the environmental conditions in the surroundings. Dental cementum analysis allows accurately identifying the season of ungulate death and linking an individual's dietary preferences with the seasonal conditions in its last moments of life. As results, red deer at both sites were mixed-feeders in the annual cycle. A slight increase in grass consumption was identified during winter for populations from sub-unit IIIa of Teixoneres Cave. Horse and wild ass based their diet on grasses, but the latter showed seasonal adaptation toward a mixed consumption of grasses and conce.

Les Campanyes arqueològiques al conjunt del Cau del Roure (Serinyà) durant els anys 2014-2015 / Ferran Millán, Manuel Vaquero, Florent Rivals, Ethel Allué, Silvia Albizuri Canadell, Susana Alonso, Julià Maroto



En: 243162 Tretzenes Jornades d'Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona : Actes : Banyoles, 10 i 11 de juny de 2016. Barcelona ; Girona ; [Banyoles] : Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura, Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya : Universitat de Girona : Ajuntament de Banyoles, 2016. p. 25-30


Descripció de les actuacions arqueològiques al conjunt del Cau del Roure (Serinyà), que varen tenir lloc durant els períodes del 8 setembre al 3 d'octubre de 2014 i del 30 d'agost al 25 de setembre de 2015.

Les Campanyes arqueològiques al Cau del Roure durant els anys 2012-2013 / Isaac Rufí, Helena Ventura, Florent Rivals, Ethel Allué, Manuel Vaquero, Julià Maroto



En: 221234 Dotzenes Jornades d'Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona : Actes : Besalú, 13 i 14 de juny de 2014. Barcelona ; Girona ; [Besalú] : Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya : Universitat de Girona : Ajuntament de Besalú, 2014. p. 43-48 : il., map., gràf

Bibliografia.

Caminant entre feres : el Nen de Moià i els grans carnívors a les Coves del Toll i de les Teixoneres de Moià (Moianès) / Jordi Rosell Ardèvol, Ruth Blasco López, Florent Rivals
Rosell i Ardèvol, Jordi


En: Tribuna d'arqueologia. Barcelona. 2018-2019 (2021) , p. 72-89 : il.
Bibliografia.

Pastando en las marismas : una aproximación desde la técnica del microdesgaste dentario a la alimentación del ganado ovino en el Empordà romano (noreste de la Península Ibérica) / Abel Gallego, Florent Rivals, Josep Maria Palet
Gallego, Abel


En: Pyrenae. Barcelona. Vol. 50, núm. 1 (2019) , p. 93-113 : il.
Bibliografia. Resums en castellà i anglès. Short text in English.

En aquest article presentem un estudi sobre la gestió alimentària que es va realitzar del bestiar oví durant el període romà a l'Empordà (nord-est peninsular). Usant la tècnica del micro desgast dentari, hem analitzat noranta-nou dents d'ovelles d'Empúries, Mes Gusó i Tolegassos. Aquesta ens ha proporcionat dades sobre les últimes ingestes que van realitzar els animals estudiats. Els resultats permeten proposar un sistema d'explotació ramader del mitjà, que es complementaria amb l'agricultura, fent ús de la vegetació associada als aiguamolls de l'Empordà. Aquest model d'explotació és inèdit, ja que no és esmentat en els tractats romans.