What lies in between: Levallois, discoid and intermediate methods by Guillermo Bustos-Pérez, Javier Baena, Manuel Vaquero

Subjects: “…lithic technology; experimental archaeology; levallois; discoid; middle palaeolithic; machine learning…”
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Neanderthal Fossils, Mobile Toolkit and a Hyena Den: The Archaeological Assemblage of Lateral Gallery 1 in Cova Del Gegant (NE Iberian Peninsula) by Joan Daura, Montserrat Sanz, Manuel Vaquero, Juan Manuel López-García, Hugues-Alexandre Blain, Antonio Sánchez Marco

“…Lateral Gallery 1 (GL1) in Cova del Gegant is a Middle Palaeolithic assemblage yielding diagnostic Neanderthal remains, together with Mousterian tools and faunal remains. …”
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Convergent evidence of eagle talons used by late Neanderthals in Europe: a further assessment on symbolism. by Matteo Romandini, Marco Peresani, Véronique Laroulandie, Laure Metz, Andreas Pastoors, Manuel Vaquero, Ludovic Slimak

“…After excluding that these specimens met the nutritional requirements for human subsistence, we discuss the possible implications these findings perform in our current knowledge of the European Middle Palaeolithic context.…”
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Potential siliceous sources during Prehistory: Results of prospecting in the East margin of the Ebro Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula) by María Soto, Bruno Gómez de Soler, Josep Vallverdú, Manuel Vaquero

“…We present the results of prospecting in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula, with the aim of identifying the  siliceous sources potentially used by the populations that occupied the marginal basins of the Ebro depression during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. We intend to define the main characteristics of the cherts in the region studied, taking into account the palaeoenvironment in which silicifications are mainly formed, and the premise that siliceous rocks acquire the attributes of enclosing rocks. …”
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Testing a hypothesis about the importance of the quality of raw material on technological changes at Abric Romaní (Capellades, Spain): Some considerations using a high-resolution t... by Francesca Romagnoli, Amelia Bargalló, Maria Gema Chacón, Bruno Gómez de Soler, Manuel Vaquero

“…Technological changes have been identified in several European Middle Palaeolithic sites. Specifically, the turnover in discoid and Levallois knapping methods has traditionally been explained by raw material constraints that are usually related to foraging areas and mobility strategies of Neanderthal groups. …”
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