Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis

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Zilio, Leandro; Hammond, Heidi; Karampaglidis, Theodoros; Sánchez Romero, Laura; Blasco, Ruth; Rivals, Florent; Rufà, Anna; Picin, Andrea; Gema Chacón, M.; Demuro, Martina; Arnold, Lee J.; Rosell, Jordi
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2021
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Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) is a reference site for Middle Palaeolithic studies of the Iberian Peninsula. The cave preserves an extensive stratigraphic sequence made up of eight units, which is presented in depth in this work. The main goal of this study is to undertake an initial spatial examination of Unit III, formed during Marine Isotope Stage 3, with the aim of understanding spatial organization and past activities developed by Neanderthals and carnivores (bears, hyenas and smaller carnivores). The total sample analysed includes 38,244 archaeological items and 5888 limestone blocks. The application of GIS tools allows us to clearly distinguish three geologically-defined stratigraphic subunits. Unit III has been previously interpreted as a palimpsest resulting from alternating occupation of the cave by human groups and carnivores. The distribution study shows that faunal specimens, lithic artefacts, hearths and charcoal fragments are significantly concentrated at the entrance of the cave where, it is inferred, hominins carried out different activities, while carnivores preferred the sheltered zones in the inner areas of the cave. The results obtained reveal a spatial pattern characterized by fire use related zones, and show that the site was occupied by Neanderthals in a similar and consistent way throughout the ˃ 7000 years range covered by the analysed subunits. This spatial pattern is interpreted as resulting from repeated short-term human occupations.
Fil: Zilio, Leandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina
Fil: Hammond, Heidi. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "san Juan Bosco". Facultad de Humanidades y Cs.sociales - Sede Esquel; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Karampaglidis, Theodoros. Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution; Alemania
Fil: Sánchez Romero, Laura. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Blasco, Ruth. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España
Fil: Rivals, Florent. Berkeley University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Rufà, Anna. Université de Bordeaux; Francia
Fil: Picin, Andrea. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Gema Chacón, M.. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España
Fil: Demuro, Martina. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: Arnold, Lee J.. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: Rosell, Jordi. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España
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NEANDERTHALES
CARNIVORES
MIDDLE PALAEOLITIC
INTRA-SITE SPATIAL ANALYSIS
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spelling Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysisZilio, LeandroHammond, HeidiKarampaglidis, TheodorosSánchez Romero, LauraBlasco, RuthRivals, FlorentRufà, AnnaPicin, AndreaGema Chacón, M.Demuro, MartinaArnold, Lee J.Rosell, JordiNEANDERTHALESCARNIVORESMIDDLE PALAEOLITICINTRA-SITE SPATIAL ANALYSIShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) is a reference site for Middle Palaeolithic studies of the Iberian Peninsula. The cave preserves an extensive stratigraphic sequence made up of eight units, which is presented in depth in this work. The main goal of this study is to undertake an initial spatial examination of Unit III, formed during Marine Isotope Stage 3, with the aim of understanding spatial organization and past activities developed by Neanderthals and carnivores (bears, hyenas and smaller carnivores). The total sample analysed includes 38,244 archaeological items and 5888 limestone blocks. The application of GIS tools allows us to clearly distinguish three geologically-defined stratigraphic subunits. Unit III has been previously interpreted as a palimpsest resulting from alternating occupation of the cave by human groups and carnivores. The distribution study shows that faunal specimens, lithic artefacts, hearths and charcoal fragments are significantly concentrated at the entrance of the cave where, it is inferred, hominins carried out different activities, while carnivores preferred the sheltered zones in the inner areas of the cave. The results obtained reveal a spatial pattern characterized by fire use related zones, and show that the site was occupied by Neanderthals in a similar and consistent way throughout the ˃ 7000 years range covered by the analysed subunits. This spatial pattern is interpreted as resulting from repeated short-term human occupations.Fil: Zilio, Leandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; ArgentinaFil: Hammond, Heidi. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "san Juan Bosco". Facultad de Humanidades y Cs.sociales - Sede Esquel; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Karampaglidis, Theodoros. Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution; AlemaniaFil: Sánchez Romero, Laura. University of California; Estados UnidosFil: Blasco, Ruth. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; EspañaFil: Rivals, Florent. Berkeley University; Estados UnidosFil: Rufà, Anna. Université de Bordeaux; FranciaFil: Picin, Andrea. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; AlemaniaFil: Gema Chacón, M.. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; EspañaFil: Demuro, Martina. University of Adelaide; AustraliaFil: Arnold, Lee J.. University of Adelaide; AustraliaFil: Rosell, Jordi. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; EspañaNature Publishing Group2021-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/165146Zilio, Leandro; Hammond, Heidi; Karampaglidis, Theodoros; Sánchez Romero, Laura; Blasco, Ruth; et al.; Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis; Nature Publishing Group; Scientific Reports; 11; 1; 2-2021; 1-202045-2322CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-83741-9info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s41598-021-83741-9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:56:44Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/165146instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 14:56:44.779CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis
title Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis
spellingShingle Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis
Zilio, Leandro
NEANDERTHALES
CARNIVORES
MIDDLE PALAEOLITIC
INTRA-SITE SPATIAL ANALYSIS
title_short Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis
title_full Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis
title_fullStr Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis
title_full_unstemmed Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis
title_sort Examining Neanderthal and carnivore occupations of Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) using archaeostratigraphic and intra-site spatial analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Zilio, Leandro
Hammond, Heidi
Karampaglidis, Theodoros
Sánchez Romero, Laura
Blasco, Ruth
Rivals, Florent
Rufà, Anna
Picin, Andrea
Gema Chacón, M.
Demuro, Martina
Arnold, Lee J.
Rosell, Jordi
author Zilio, Leandro
author_facet Zilio, Leandro
Hammond, Heidi
Karampaglidis, Theodoros
Sánchez Romero, Laura
Blasco, Ruth
Rivals, Florent
Rufà, Anna
Picin, Andrea
Gema Chacón, M.
Demuro, Martina
Arnold, Lee J.
Rosell, Jordi
author_role author
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Karampaglidis, Theodoros
Sánchez Romero, Laura
Blasco, Ruth
Rivals, Florent
Rufà, Anna
Picin, Andrea
Gema Chacón, M.
Demuro, Martina
Arnold, Lee J.
Rosell, Jordi
author2_role author
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author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv NEANDERTHALES
CARNIVORES
MIDDLE PALAEOLITIC
INTRA-SITE SPATIAL ANALYSIS
topic NEANDERTHALES
CARNIVORES
MIDDLE PALAEOLITIC
INTRA-SITE SPATIAL ANALYSIS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) is a reference site for Middle Palaeolithic studies of the Iberian Peninsula. The cave preserves an extensive stratigraphic sequence made up of eight units, which is presented in depth in this work. The main goal of this study is to undertake an initial spatial examination of Unit III, formed during Marine Isotope Stage 3, with the aim of understanding spatial organization and past activities developed by Neanderthals and carnivores (bears, hyenas and smaller carnivores). The total sample analysed includes 38,244 archaeological items and 5888 limestone blocks. The application of GIS tools allows us to clearly distinguish three geologically-defined stratigraphic subunits. Unit III has been previously interpreted as a palimpsest resulting from alternating occupation of the cave by human groups and carnivores. The distribution study shows that faunal specimens, lithic artefacts, hearths and charcoal fragments are significantly concentrated at the entrance of the cave where, it is inferred, hominins carried out different activities, while carnivores preferred the sheltered zones in the inner areas of the cave. The results obtained reveal a spatial pattern characterized by fire use related zones, and show that the site was occupied by Neanderthals in a similar and consistent way throughout the ˃ 7000 years range covered by the analysed subunits. This spatial pattern is interpreted as resulting from repeated short-term human occupations.
Fil: Zilio, Leandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina
Fil: Hammond, Heidi. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "san Juan Bosco". Facultad de Humanidades y Cs.sociales - Sede Esquel; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Karampaglidis, Theodoros. Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution; Alemania
Fil: Sánchez Romero, Laura. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Blasco, Ruth. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España
Fil: Rivals, Florent. Berkeley University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Rufà, Anna. Université de Bordeaux; Francia
Fil: Picin, Andrea. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Gema Chacón, M.. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España
Fil: Demuro, Martina. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: Arnold, Lee J.. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: Rosell, Jordi. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España
description Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) is a reference site for Middle Palaeolithic studies of the Iberian Peninsula. The cave preserves an extensive stratigraphic sequence made up of eight units, which is presented in depth in this work. The main goal of this study is to undertake an initial spatial examination of Unit III, formed during Marine Isotope Stage 3, with the aim of understanding spatial organization and past activities developed by Neanderthals and carnivores (bears, hyenas and smaller carnivores). The total sample analysed includes 38,244 archaeological items and 5888 limestone blocks. The application of GIS tools allows us to clearly distinguish three geologically-defined stratigraphic subunits. Unit III has been previously interpreted as a palimpsest resulting from alternating occupation of the cave by human groups and carnivores. The distribution study shows that faunal specimens, lithic artefacts, hearths and charcoal fragments are significantly concentrated at the entrance of the cave where, it is inferred, hominins carried out different activities, while carnivores preferred the sheltered zones in the inner areas of the cave. The results obtained reveal a spatial pattern characterized by fire use related zones, and show that the site was occupied by Neanderthals in a similar and consistent way throughout the ˃ 7000 years range covered by the analysed subunits. This spatial pattern is interpreted as resulting from repeated short-term human occupations.
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