A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania

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Autor(a) principal: Baquedano, Enrique
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Arsuaga, Juan L., Pérez-González, Alfredo, Laplana, César, Márquez, Belén, Huguet, Rosa, Gómez-Soler, Sandra, Villaescusa, Lucía, Galindo-Pellicena, M. Ángeles, Rodríguez, Laura, García-González, Rebeca, Ortega, M.-Cruz, Martín-Perea, David M., Ortega, Ana I., Hernández-Vivanco, Lucía, Ruiz-Liso, Gonzalo, Gómez-Hernanz, Juan, Alonso-Martín, José I., Abrunhosa, Ana, Moclán, Abel, Casado, Ana I., Vegara-Riquelme, Marina, Álvarez-Fernández, Ana, Domínguez-García, Ángel C., Álvarez-Lao, Diego J., García, Nuria, Sevilla, Paloma, Blain, Hugues-Alexandre, Ruiz-Zapata, Blanca, Gil-García, M. José, Álvarez-Vena, Adrián, Sanz, Teresa, Quam, Rolf, Higham, Tom
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19351
Resumo: This work examines the possible behaviour of Neanderthal groups at the Cueva Des-Cubierta (central Spain) via the analysis of the latter's archaeological assemblage. Alongside evidence of Mousterian lithic industry, Level 3 of the cave infill was found to contain an assemblage of mammalian bone remains dominated by the crania of large ungulates, some associated with small hearths. The scarcity of post-cranial elements, teeth, mandibles and maxillae, along with evidence of anthropogenic modification of the crania (cut and percussion marks), indicates that the carcasses of the corresponding animals were initially processed outside the cave, and the crania were later brought inside. A second round of processing then took place, possibly related to the removal of the brain. The continued presence of crania throughout Level 3 indicates that this behaviour was recurrent during this level's formation. This behaviour seems to have no subsistence-related purpose but to be more symbolic in its intent.
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spelling A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore craniaMultiple carnivore taxaBison-priscus bojanusHammerstone percussionIberian PeninsulaTooth marksBonePleistoceneAssemblageSiteTransportThis work examines the possible behaviour of Neanderthal groups at the Cueva Des-Cubierta (central Spain) via the analysis of the latter's archaeological assemblage. Alongside evidence of Mousterian lithic industry, Level 3 of the cave infill was found to contain an assemblage of mammalian bone remains dominated by the crania of large ungulates, some associated with small hearths. The scarcity of post-cranial elements, teeth, mandibles and maxillae, along with evidence of anthropogenic modification of the crania (cut and percussion marks), indicates that the carcasses of the corresponding animals were initially processed outside the cave, and the crania were later brought inside. A second round of processing then took place, possibly related to the removal of the brain. The continued presence of crania throughout Level 3 indicates that this behaviour was recurrent during this level's formation. This behaviour seems to have no subsistence-related purpose but to be more symbolic in its intent.Direccion General de Investigacion e Innovacion Tecnologica de la Comunidad de Madrid - European Social Fund H2019/HUM-5840, Spanish Government PCG2018-094125-B-100, European Social Fund (ESF) H2019/HUM-5840, PEJ-2020-AI/HUM-18786, European Social Funds via the Consejeria de Educacion BDNS 376 , 062, Complutense University of Madrid POP-UCM-CT17/17-CT18/17, Fundacion General de la Universidad de Alcala-Museo Arqueologico y Paleontologico de la Comunidad de Madrid - Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad PTA2018-015145-I, MAPCM PTA2018-015145-I, Spanish Government FPU18/05632Nature PortfolioSapientiaBaquedano, EnriqueArsuaga, Juan L.Pérez-González, AlfredoLaplana, CésarMárquez, BelénHuguet, RosaGómez-Soler, SandraVillaescusa, LucíaGalindo-Pellicena, M. ÁngelesRodríguez, LauraGarcía-González, RebecaOrtega, M.-CruzMartín-Perea, David M.Ortega, Ana I.Hernández-Vivanco, LucíaRuiz-Liso, GonzaloGómez-Hernanz, JuanAlonso-Martín, José I.Abrunhosa, AnaMoclán, AbelCasado, Ana I.Vegara-Riquelme, MarinaÁlvarez-Fernández, AnaDomínguez-García, Ángel C.Álvarez-Lao, Diego J.García, NuriaSevilla, PalomaBlain, Hugues-AlexandreRuiz-Zapata, BlancaGil-García, M. JoséÁlvarez-Vena, AdriánSanz, TeresaQuam, RolfHigham, Tom2023-03-30T08:39:34Z2023-012023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19351eng2397-337410.1038/s41562-022-01503-7info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-24T10:31:49Zoai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/19351Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:09:00.731673Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
spellingShingle A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
Baquedano, Enrique
Multiple carnivore taxa
Bison-priscus bojanus
Hammerstone percussion
Iberian Peninsula
Tooth marks
Bone
Pleistocene
Assemblage
Site
Transport
title_short A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
title_full A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
title_fullStr A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
title_full_unstemmed A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
title_sort A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
author Baquedano, Enrique
author_facet Baquedano, Enrique
Arsuaga, Juan L.
Pérez-González, Alfredo
Laplana, César
Márquez, Belén
Huguet, Rosa
Gómez-Soler, Sandra
Villaescusa, Lucía
Galindo-Pellicena, M. Ángeles
Rodríguez, Laura
García-González, Rebeca
Ortega, M.-Cruz
Martín-Perea, David M.
Ortega, Ana I.
Hernández-Vivanco, Lucía
Ruiz-Liso, Gonzalo
Gómez-Hernanz, Juan
Alonso-Martín, José I.
Abrunhosa, Ana
Moclán, Abel
Casado, Ana I.
Vegara-Riquelme, Marina
Álvarez-Fernández, Ana
Domínguez-García, Ángel C.
Álvarez-Lao, Diego J.
García, Nuria
Sevilla, Paloma
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Ruiz-Zapata, Blanca
Gil-García, M. José
Álvarez-Vena, Adrián
Sanz, Teresa
Quam, Rolf
Higham, Tom
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Pérez-González, Alfredo
Laplana, César
Márquez, Belén
Huguet, Rosa
Gómez-Soler, Sandra
Villaescusa, Lucía
Galindo-Pellicena, M. Ángeles
Rodríguez, Laura
García-González, Rebeca
Ortega, M.-Cruz
Martín-Perea, David M.
Ortega, Ana I.
Hernández-Vivanco, Lucía
Ruiz-Liso, Gonzalo
Gómez-Hernanz, Juan
Alonso-Martín, José I.
Abrunhosa, Ana
Moclán, Abel
Casado, Ana I.
Vegara-Riquelme, Marina
Álvarez-Fernández, Ana
Domínguez-García, Ángel C.
Álvarez-Lao, Diego J.
García, Nuria
Sevilla, Paloma
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Ruiz-Zapata, Blanca
Gil-García, M. José
Álvarez-Vena, Adrián
Sanz, Teresa
Quam, Rolf
Higham, Tom
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Sapientia
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Baquedano, Enrique
Arsuaga, Juan L.
Pérez-González, Alfredo
Laplana, César
Márquez, Belén
Huguet, Rosa
Gómez-Soler, Sandra
Villaescusa, Lucía
Galindo-Pellicena, M. Ángeles
Rodríguez, Laura
García-González, Rebeca
Ortega, M.-Cruz
Martín-Perea, David M.
Ortega, Ana I.
Hernández-Vivanco, Lucía
Ruiz-Liso, Gonzalo
Gómez-Hernanz, Juan
Alonso-Martín, José I.
Abrunhosa, Ana
Moclán, Abel
Casado, Ana I.
Vegara-Riquelme, Marina
Álvarez-Fernández, Ana
Domínguez-García, Ángel C.
Álvarez-Lao, Diego J.
García, Nuria
Sevilla, Paloma
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Ruiz-Zapata, Blanca
Gil-García, M. José
Álvarez-Vena, Adrián
Sanz, Teresa
Quam, Rolf
Higham, Tom
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Multiple carnivore taxa
Bison-priscus bojanus
Hammerstone percussion
Iberian Peninsula
Tooth marks
Bone
Pleistocene
Assemblage
Site
Transport
topic Multiple carnivore taxa
Bison-priscus bojanus
Hammerstone percussion
Iberian Peninsula
Tooth marks
Bone
Pleistocene
Assemblage
Site
Transport
description This work examines the possible behaviour of Neanderthal groups at the Cueva Des-Cubierta (central Spain) via the analysis of the latter's archaeological assemblage. Alongside evidence of Mousterian lithic industry, Level 3 of the cave infill was found to contain an assemblage of mammalian bone remains dominated by the crania of large ungulates, some associated with small hearths. The scarcity of post-cranial elements, teeth, mandibles and maxillae, along with evidence of anthropogenic modification of the crania (cut and percussion marks), indicates that the carcasses of the corresponding animals were initially processed outside the cave, and the crania were later brought inside. A second round of processing then took place, possibly related to the removal of the brain. The continued presence of crania throughout Level 3 indicates that this behaviour was recurrent during this level's formation. This behaviour seems to have no subsistence-related purpose but to be more symbolic in its intent.
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