Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)

Understanding the relationship between Neanderthal groups and their environment and they it is essential to comprehending their ways of life. In this article, we use both zooarchaeology and taphonomy to study the fauna assemblages found in Level 4 of Prado Vargas Cave (Cornejo, Burgos, Spain). The r...

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Autores: Fuente Juez, Héctor de la, Navazo Ruiz, Marta, Benito Calvo, Alfonso, Rivals, Florent, Amo Salas, Mariano, Alonso García, Pedro
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Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
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Palavra-chave:Middle Paleolithic
Neanderthal
Zooarcheology
Taphonomy
Seasonality
Dental wear
Prehistoria-Burgos
Arqueología-Burgos
Prehistoric peoples
Archaeology-Burgos
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spelling Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)Fuente Juez, Héctor de laNavazo Ruiz, MartaBenito Calvo, AlfonsoRivals, FlorentAmo Salas, MarianoAlonso García, PedroMiddle PaleolithicNeanderthalZooarcheologyTaphonomySeasonalityDental wearPrehistoria-BurgosArqueología-BurgosPrehistoric peoplesArchaeology-BurgosUnderstanding the relationship between Neanderthal groups and their environment and they it is essential to comprehending their ways of life. In this article, we use both zooarchaeology and taphonomy to study the fauna assemblages found in Level 4 of Prado Vargas Cave (Cornejo, Burgos, Spain). The results point to a site in which the main accumulating agent was Neanderthal groups, who transported small- and medium-sized animal carcasses—with deer as the dominant taxon—according to their general utility to systematically and intensely exploit the major muscle bundles, bone marrow, skin, and tendons. According to dental microwear analysis, reiterated and prolonged occupations occurred in diverse moments, suggesting that the site was used most often as a long-term campsite. We detected a minimal amount of carnivore activity, who accessed the cave during periods of human absence and modified some of the remains left by the Neanderthals. Together, this information indicates that Prado Vargas is a key site to understand the dynamics of the Neanderthals in the linking area between the Castillan Plateau and the Cantabrian Range.We are grateful for the financial support received from the Junta de Castilla y León, through the Consejería de Cultura y Turismo, Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural, which funded the project “Intervención arqueológica en la Cueva de Prado Vargas, in Cornejo” (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos) (SUBV-22/011-BU). We also want to thank Beni and the mayors of La Merindad de Sotoscueva and Cornejo for their support and collaboration. The same goes for all of those who participated and participate in excavation campaigns, without whom we would not have been able to do this work. Finally, a special thanks to the Prehistory Laboratory of the UBU partners, Marta Santamaría and Pedro Alonso, for their immeasurable and indispensable support.Springer202320232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10259/7917reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)instname:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)EspañolArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 2023, V. 15, n. 11, 164https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-023-01857-7Atribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/79172026-05-28T07:56:11Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)
title Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)
spellingShingle Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)
Fuente Juez, Héctor de la
Middle Paleolithic
Neanderthal
Zooarcheology
Taphonomy
Seasonality
Dental wear
Prehistoria-Burgos
Arqueología-Burgos
Prehistoric peoples
Archaeology-Burgos
title_short Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)
title_full Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)
title_fullStr Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)
title_sort Too good to go? Neanderthal subsistence strategies at Prado Vargas Cave (Burgos, Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fuente Juez, Héctor de la
Navazo Ruiz, Marta
Benito Calvo, Alfonso
Rivals, Florent
Amo Salas, Mariano
Alonso García, Pedro
author Fuente Juez, Héctor de la
author_facet Fuente Juez, Héctor de la
Navazo Ruiz, Marta
Benito Calvo, Alfonso
Rivals, Florent
Amo Salas, Mariano
Alonso García, Pedro
author_role author
author2 Navazo Ruiz, Marta
Benito Calvo, Alfonso
Rivals, Florent
Amo Salas, Mariano
Alonso García, Pedro
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Middle Paleolithic
Neanderthal
Zooarcheology
Taphonomy
Seasonality
Dental wear
Prehistoria-Burgos
Arqueología-Burgos
Prehistoric peoples
Archaeology-Burgos
topic Middle Paleolithic
Neanderthal
Zooarcheology
Taphonomy
Seasonality
Dental wear
Prehistoria-Burgos
Arqueología-Burgos
Prehistoric peoples
Archaeology-Burgos
description Understanding the relationship between Neanderthal groups and their environment and they it is essential to comprehending their ways of life. In this article, we use both zooarchaeology and taphonomy to study the fauna assemblages found in Level 4 of Prado Vargas Cave (Cornejo, Burgos, Spain). The results point to a site in which the main accumulating agent was Neanderthal groups, who transported small- and medium-sized animal carcasses—with deer as the dominant taxon—according to their general utility to systematically and intensely exploit the major muscle bundles, bone marrow, skin, and tendons. According to dental microwear analysis, reiterated and prolonged occupations occurred in diverse moments, suggesting that the site was used most often as a long-term campsite. We detected a minimal amount of carnivore activity, who accessed the cave during periods of human absence and modified some of the remains left by the Neanderthals. Together, this information indicates that Prado Vargas is a key site to understand the dynamics of the Neanderthals in the linking area between the Castillan Plateau and the Cantabrian Range.
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