Location,location, location: changes in the diversity of animal resources exploited by Tardiglacial humans in northern Spain |
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| Authors: | Pablo Turrero Eva García‐Vázquez Miguel Arbizu Gema E Adán |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geology, University of Oviedo, Spain;2. Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Prey diversity of Homo sapiens in north Iberia exhibited shifts associated with climate warming after the Last Glacial Maximum, as deduced from animal remains obtained from Upper Palaeolithic caves in Asturias (northern Spain). Significant association of prey diversity and river proximity was found during adverse climate conditions, indicating opportunistic predation. A high increase of prey diversity was found when small animals (including fish) were taken into account in archaeological records, highlighting the importance of this type of prey in Palaeolithic diets. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | biodiversity climate change Late Upper Palaeolithic human diet opportunistic predation |
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