Nobody's land? The oldest evidence of early Upper Paleolithic settlements in inland Iberia

The Iberian Peninsula is a key region for unraveling human settlement histories of Eurasia during the period spanning the decline of Neandertals and the emergence of anatomically modern humans (AMH). There is no evidence of human occupation in central Iberia after the disappearance of Neandertals ~4...

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Autores: Sala, Nohemi, Alcaraz Castaño, Manuel|||0000-0001-6291-9512, Arriolabengoa, Martin, Martínez Pillado, Virginia, Pantoja Pérez, Ana, Rodríguez Hidalgo, Antonio, Téllez, Edgar, Cubas Morera, Miriam|||0000-0002-2386-8473, Castillo Jiménez, Samuel|||0000-0003-3042-8940, Arnold, Lee J., Demuro, Martina, Duval, Mathieu, Arteaga Brieba, Andión, Llamazares, Javier, Ochando, Juan, Cuenca Bescós, Gloria, Marín Arroyo, Ana Belén, Martín Seijo, María, Luque Ripoll, Luis de, Pablos Fernández, Adrián, Alonso Llamazares, Carmen, Arlegi, Mikel, Rodríguez Almagro, Manuel, Calvo Simal, Cecilia, Izquierdo, Beatriz, Cuartero Monteagudo, Felipe|||0000-0002-9024-2980, Torres Iglesias, Leire, Agudo Pérez, Lucía, Arribas, Alfonso, Carrión, José S., Magri, Donatella, Zhao, J.- X.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/62179
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/62179
https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ado3807
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Historia
History
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Sumario:The Iberian Peninsula is a key region for unraveling human settlement histories of Eurasia during the period spanning the decline of Neandertals and the emergence of anatomically modern humans (AMH). There is no evidence of human occupation in central Iberia after the disappearance of Neandertals ~42,000 years ago until approximately 26,000 years ago, rendering the region “nobody’s land” during the Aurignacian period. The Abrigo de la Malia provides irrefutable evidence of human settlements dating back to 36,200 to 31,760 calibrated years before the present (cal B.P.) This site also records additional levels of occupation around 32,420 to 26,260 cal B.P., suggesting repeated settlement of this territory. Our multiproxy examination identifies a change in climate trending toward colder and more arid conditions. However, this climatic deterioration does not appear to have affected AMH subsistence strategies or their capacity to inhabit this region. These findings reveal the ability of AMH groups to colonize regions hitherto considered uninhabitable, reopening the debate on early Upper Paleolithic population dynamics of southwestern Europe.

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