Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)

Little is known about the subsistence practices of the frst European settlers, mainly due to the shortage of archaeological sites in Europe older than a million years. This article contributes to the knowledge of the subsistence of the frst Europeans with new zooarchaeology and taphonomic data from...

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Autores: Yravedra Sainz De Los Terreros, José, Solano, José Antonio, Herranz Rodrigo, Darío, Linares Matás, Gonzalo J., Saarinen, Juha, Rodriguez Alba, Juan José, Titton, Stefanía, Serrano Ramos, Alexia, Courtenay, Lloyd A., Mielgo, Clara, Luzón, Carmen, Cámara, José, Sánchez Bandera, Christian, Montilla, Eva, Toro Moyano, Isidro, Barsky, Deborah, Fortelius, Mikael, Agusti, Jordi, Blain, Hugues-Alexandre, Oms, Oriol, Jiménez Arenas, Juan Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Early Pleistocene
Taphonomy
First settlement of Europe
Cutmarks
Hominin-carnivore interactions
Bone surface modifcations
Arqueología
Prehistoria
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spelling Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)Yravedra Sainz De Los Terreros, JoséSolano, José AntonioHerranz Rodrigo, DaríoLinares Matás, Gonzalo J.Saarinen, JuhaRodriguez Alba, Juan JoséTitton, StefaníaSerrano Ramos, AlexiaCourtenay, Lloyd A.Mielgo, ClaraLuzón, CarmenCámara, JoséSánchez Bandera, ChristianMontilla, EvaToro Moyano, IsidroBarsky, DeborahFortelius, MikaelAgusti, JordiBlain, Hugues-AlexandreOms, OriolJiménez Arenas, Juan ManuelEarly PleistoceneTaphonomyFirst settlement of EuropeCutmarksHominin-carnivore interactionsBone surface modifcationsArqueologíaPrehistoria5505.01 Arqueología5504.05 PrehistoriaLittle is known about the subsistence practices of the frst European settlers, mainly due to the shortage of archaeological sites in Europe older than a million years. This article contributes to the knowledge of the subsistence of the frst Europeans with new zooarchaeology and taphonomic data from the Palaeolithic site of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain). We present the results of the analysis of the faunal assemblages retrieved in the context of new excavations undertaken between 2016 and 2020. We have followed a standard methodology for the identifcation and quantifcation of species, mortality profles, skeletal representation and taphonomic analysis. With regard to the taphonomic evidence, we have documented the extent of rounding, abrasion and other alterations. Finally, we examined traces from the activities of carnivores and hominins that led to the accumulation and alteration of the bone assemblages. Results indicate that the archaeo-paleontological deposits from Barranco León present a dual-patterned mixed taphonomic origin. The frst phase primarily involved waterborne processes (BL-D1), which led to the accumulation of lithic raw materials, a few archaeological stone tools, and some faunal remains with percussion and cutmarks. The second phase (BL-D2) contains several stone tools associated with faunal remains with more anthropogenic alterations, such as cutmarks and percussion marks. After analysing the Barranco León zooarchaeological assemblage, the present study concludes that hominins had access to the meat and within-bone nutrients of animals of diverse sizes. However, the specifc carcass acquisition mechanisms that hominins followed are less certain because the presence of tooth marks suggests that carnivores also played a role in the accumulation and modifcation of the Barranco León faunal assemblage.Springer NatureUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20222022-06-2820222022-06-28journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71708reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/717082026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)
title Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)
spellingShingle Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)
Yravedra Sainz De Los Terreros, José
Early Pleistocene
Taphonomy
First settlement of Europe
Cutmarks
Hominin-carnivore interactions
Bone surface modifcations
Arqueología
Prehistoria
5505.01 Arqueología
5504.05 Prehistoria
title_short Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)
title_full Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)
title_fullStr Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)
title_sort Unravelling Hominin Activities in the Zooarchaeological Assemblage of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Yravedra Sainz De Los Terreros, José
Solano, José Antonio
Herranz Rodrigo, Darío
Linares Matás, Gonzalo J.
Saarinen, Juha
Rodriguez Alba, Juan José
Titton, Stefanía
Serrano Ramos, Alexia
Courtenay, Lloyd A.
Mielgo, Clara
Luzón, Carmen
Cámara, José
Sánchez Bandera, Christian
Montilla, Eva
Toro Moyano, Isidro
Barsky, Deborah
Fortelius, Mikael
Agusti, Jordi
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Oms, Oriol
Jiménez Arenas, Juan Manuel
author Yravedra Sainz De Los Terreros, José
author_facet Yravedra Sainz De Los Terreros, José
Solano, José Antonio
Herranz Rodrigo, Darío
Linares Matás, Gonzalo J.
Saarinen, Juha
Rodriguez Alba, Juan José
Titton, Stefanía
Serrano Ramos, Alexia
Courtenay, Lloyd A.
Mielgo, Clara
Luzón, Carmen
Cámara, José
Sánchez Bandera, Christian
Montilla, Eva
Toro Moyano, Isidro
Barsky, Deborah
Fortelius, Mikael
Agusti, Jordi
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Oms, Oriol
Jiménez Arenas, Juan Manuel
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author2 Solano, José Antonio
Herranz Rodrigo, Darío
Linares Matás, Gonzalo J.
Saarinen, Juha
Rodriguez Alba, Juan José
Titton, Stefanía
Serrano Ramos, Alexia
Courtenay, Lloyd A.
Mielgo, Clara
Luzón, Carmen
Cámara, José
Sánchez Bandera, Christian
Montilla, Eva
Toro Moyano, Isidro
Barsky, Deborah
Fortelius, Mikael
Agusti, Jordi
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
Oms, Oriol
Jiménez Arenas, Juan Manuel
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Early Pleistocene
Taphonomy
First settlement of Europe
Cutmarks
Hominin-carnivore interactions
Bone surface modifcations
Arqueología
Prehistoria
5505.01 Arqueología
5504.05 Prehistoria
topic Early Pleistocene
Taphonomy
First settlement of Europe
Cutmarks
Hominin-carnivore interactions
Bone surface modifcations
Arqueología
Prehistoria
5505.01 Arqueología
5504.05 Prehistoria
description Little is known about the subsistence practices of the frst European settlers, mainly due to the shortage of archaeological sites in Europe older than a million years. This article contributes to the knowledge of the subsistence of the frst Europeans with new zooarchaeology and taphonomic data from the Palaeolithic site of Barranco León (Orce, Granada, Spain). We present the results of the analysis of the faunal assemblages retrieved in the context of new excavations undertaken between 2016 and 2020. We have followed a standard methodology for the identifcation and quantifcation of species, mortality profles, skeletal representation and taphonomic analysis. With regard to the taphonomic evidence, we have documented the extent of rounding, abrasion and other alterations. Finally, we examined traces from the activities of carnivores and hominins that led to the accumulation and alteration of the bone assemblages. Results indicate that the archaeo-paleontological deposits from Barranco León present a dual-patterned mixed taphonomic origin. The frst phase primarily involved waterborne processes (BL-D1), which led to the accumulation of lithic raw materials, a few archaeological stone tools, and some faunal remains with percussion and cutmarks. The second phase (BL-D2) contains several stone tools associated with faunal remains with more anthropogenic alterations, such as cutmarks and percussion marks. After analysing the Barranco León zooarchaeological assemblage, the present study concludes that hominins had access to the meat and within-bone nutrients of animals of diverse sizes. However, the specifc carcass acquisition mechanisms that hominins followed are less certain because the presence of tooth marks suggests that carnivores also played a role in the accumulation and modifcation of the Barranco León faunal assemblage.
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