High Resolution Archaeology and Neanderthal Behavior Time and Space in Level J of Abric Romaní (Capellades, Spain)

The aim of this book is to provide a new insight on Neanderthal behaviour using the data recovered in level J of Romaní rockshelter (north-eastern Spain). Due to the sedimentary dynamics that formed the Romaní deposit, the occupation layers are characterized by a high temporal resolution, which make...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Carbonell i Roura, Eudald (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 . Introduction: Neanderthal Behavior and Temporal Resolution of Archeological Assemblages. PART I. THE ABRIC ROMANI AND THE ARCHEOLOGICAL LEVEL J (CA. 50 KA)
  • 2. The Abric Romaní Site and the Capellades Region (Barcelona, Spain)
  • 3. Spatial patterns in level J: travertine blocks, combustion activity areas, and archeological remains
  • 4. Microstratigraphic Analysis of the Level J Deposits. A Dual Paleoenvironmental-Paleoethnographic Contribution to the Paleolithic Archaeology at the Abric Romani Site
  • 5. Neanderthal Landscapes and Their Home Environment: Floral and Faunal Records from Level J
  • 6. Level J Taphonomy
  • PART II. HUMAN ACTIVITY
  • 7. The Lithic Assemblage of Level J
  • 8. Occupational patterns and subsistence strategies at Level J
  • 9. Hearth Functioning and Forest Resource Exploitation Based on the Archeobotanical Assemblage from Level J
  • PART III. CONCLUSIONS
  • 10. Conclusions: Landscapes, Campsites, Time, and Neanderthal Behavior.