RT Journal Article
T1 Identifying activity areas in a neanderthal hunting camp (the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter, Spain) via spatial analysis
A1 Moclán, Abel
A1 Huguet Pamiès, Rosa
A1 Márquez, Belén
A1 Álvarez Fernández, Ana
A1 Laplana Conesa, César
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Pérez González, Alfredo José
A1 Baquedano, Enrique
AB Spatial analysis has been much used to examine the distribution of archaeological remains at Pleistocene sites. However, little is known about the distribution patterns at sites identified as hunting camps, i.e., places occupied over multiple short periods for the capture of animals later transported to a base camp. The present work examines a Neanderthal hunting camp (the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter in Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain) to determine whether different activities were undertaken in different areas of the site. A spatial pattern was detected with a main cluster of materials (lithic tools, faunal remains, and coprolites) clearly related to the presence of nearby hearths—the backbone of the utilised space. This main cluster appears to have been related to collaborative and repetitive activities undertaken by the hunting parties that used the site. Spatial analysis also detected a small, isolated area perhaps related to carcasses processing at some point in time and another slightly altered by water.
PB Springer
SN 1866-9557
YR 2023
FD 2023-03-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88309
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88309
LA eng
NO CRUE-CSIC
NO Junta de Castilla y León
NO European Social Funds
NO Reale Foundation
NO Fundación Atapuerca
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Museo Arqueológico Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
NO Canal de Isabel II-Gestión
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025