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Biocronología de la Terraza Compleja de Butarque del río Manzanares en el Estanque de Tormentas al sur de Madrid (España)

Estudios Geologicos, 2015
Con motivo de la construcción en 2006 del Estanque de Tormentas en Villaverde (Madrid) se localizaron dos nuevos yacimientos de vertebrados del Pleistoceno, denominados H-02 y H-03, en depósitos de la Terraza Compleja de Butarque (TCB).
C. Laplana, E. Herráez, J. Yravedra Saínz de los Terreros, S. Bárez, S. Rubio-Jara, J. Panera, I. Rus, A. Pérez-González   +7 more
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Subsistence strategies in the early upper Paleolithic of central Iberia: Evidence from Abrigo de la Malia

Quaternary Science Advances
Knowledge of early Anatomically Modern Humans settlements in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula remains limited. Traditional perspectives have long assumed that this region, known as the Iberian Plateau, was abandoned after the disappearance of ...
Edgar Téllez, Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Manuel Rodríguez-Almagro, Carmen Núñez-Lahuerta, Andion Arteaga-Brieba, Adrián Pablos, Nohemi Sala   +6 more
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La inversión Matuyama-Brunhes en la secuencia de terrazas del río Jarama entre Velilla de San Antonio y Altos de la Mejorada, al SE de Madrid (España)

Estudios Geologicos, 2013
Al Este de la ciudad de Madrid, en el valle del río Jarama y entre Mejorada del Campo y Velilla de San Antonio se han estudiado las propiedades paleomagnéticas de una secuencia de terrazas comprendidas entre El Rasillo y Altos de la Mejorada, a lo largo ...
A. Pérez-González, J.L. Gallardo-Millán, D. Uribelarrea del Val, J. Panera, S. Rubio-Jara   +4 more
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Constraining the age of the Middle Stone Age locality of Bargny (Senegal) through a combined OSL-ESR dating approach

Quaternary Environments and Humans
The Middle Stone Age (MSA) is the major chrono-cultural phase associated with the emergence and evolution of Homo sapiens in Africa. Despite its importance, the MSA has not been evenly investigated across Africa, and West Africa in particular remains ...
E. Ben Arous, K. Niang, J.A. Blinkhorn, M. Del Val, A. Medialdea, C. Coussot, M.J. Alonso Escarza, M.D. Bateman, A. Churruca Clemente, A.F. Blackwood, J. Iglesias-Cibanal, C. Saíz, E.M.L. Scerri, M. Duval   +13 more
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Southernmost Eurasian Record of Reindeer (Rangifer) in MIS 8 at Galería (Atapuerca, Spain): Evidence of Progressive Southern Expansion of Glacial Fauna Across Climatic Cycles

Quaternary
During the Pleistocene, the successive ice ages prompted the southward expansion of the “Mammoth Steppe” ecosystem, a prevalent habitat that supported species adapted to cold environments such as the mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, and reindeer.
Jan van der Made, Ignacio A. Lazagabaster, Paula García-Medrano, Isabel Cáceres   +3 more
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Luis Gerardo Vega Toscano (1956-2021). Recuerdo personal desde la amistad y la profunda admiración

Trabajos de Prehistoria, 2022
Manuel Santonja
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Artificial intelligence for the identification of taphonomic bio-accumulator agents: an actualistic test of potential faunal accumulation agency applied to Tritons Cave (Lleida, Spain)

Royal Society Open Science
Studying bone surface modifications (BSMs) in neotaphonomic research is an important aid to reconstruct agency in the archaeological and palaeontological record.
Blanca Jiménez-García, Cristian Micó, Marcos Pizarro-Monzo, Gabriel Cifuentes-Alcobendas, Maite Arilla, Jordi Rosell, Florent Rivals, Ruth Blasco, Enrique Baquedano, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo   +9 more
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Taphonomic study of the cave bears (Ursus cf. deningeri and U. spelaeus) from the Sima I of the El Polvorín cave (Northern Iberian Peninsula)

Quaternary Science Advances
Cave bears used caves for hibernation and giving birth. Caves maintain stable conditions of temperature and humidity, which facilitates the preservation of fossil accumulations.
Manuel Rodríguez-Almagro, Asier Gómez-Olivencia, Mónica Villalba de Alvarado, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Nohemi Sala   +4 more
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Importance and assessment of the Microlevallois production in levels II and III of Abrigo de la Quebrada (Chelva, Valencia)

Zephyrus, 2013
The Levallois products –blanks and cores– from levels II and III of Abrigo de la Quebrada are analyzed. Among the ensemble of blanks, those of small size reach significant percentages. We focus on their characteristics, including the extent to which they
Valentín VILLAVERDE, Aleix EIXEA, Joseba RIOS-GARAIZAR, João ZILHÃO   +3 more
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The Influence of Hand Dimensions on Finger Flexion during Lower Paleolithic Stone Tool Use in a Comfortable Grip

Quaternary
Considering the biomechanical and cognitive aspects involved in tool manipulation, hand size emerges as a critical factor. Males, on average, exhibit greater grip strength attributed to larger hand dimensions.
Annapaola Fedato, María Silva-Gago, Marcos Terradillos-Bernal, Rodrigo Alonso-Alcalde, Emiliano Bruner   +4 more
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