RT Journal Article
T1 Dragged, lagged, or undisturbed: reassessing the autochthony of the hominin-bearing assemblages at Gran Dolina (Atapuerca, Spain)
A1 Saladié, Palmira
A1 Rodríguez Hidalgo, Antonio
A1 Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel
A1 Vallverdú Poch, Josep
A1 Mosquera Martínez, Marina
A1 Ollé Canellas, Andreu
A1 Huguet Pamiès, Rosa
A1 Cáceres Cuello de Oro, Isabel
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, José María
A1 Carbonell i Roura, Eudald
AB The TD6 unit of the Gran Dolina contains an assemblage of the Early Pleistocene, interpreted firstly as a home base. More recently has been proposed a transported origin of the remains according to the sedimentology. Following this model, the remains should be dragged or lagged in a predictable pattern related to their weight, density, shape, and size. Conversely, the debris generated in an undisturbed residential camp should retain spatial relations of codependence caused by the depositional process, not related to inherent variables of materials. To check if the remains were recovered in their original depositional place (aggregated) or are the product of transportation (segregated or random spatial relation), we have evaluated different variables: the spatial arrangement between osteological and lithic tools; the integrity of the bones and their structural characters (shape and tissue composition); postdepositional modifications; and the specimen size distribution. The combined results indicate that the layers that conform the TD6.2 subunit were undisturbed, while TD6.1 was affected by postdepositional processes, probably water flows, resulting in a lagged assemblage. In conclusion, TD6.2 is best interpreted as a well-preserved home base and should play a key role in studies of the behavior of the first European populations.
PB Springer
SN 1866-9557, ESSN: 1866-9565
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8672
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8672
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
NO Generalitat de Catalunya
NO Cultural and Tourism Council of Castilla y León
NO Atapuerca Foundation
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025