RT Journal Article
T1 Mixed sites: assessing carnivore, Neanderthal, and abiotic agency at Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain)
A1 Mielgo Villalpando, Clara
A1 Huguet Pamiès, Rosa
A1 Moclán, Abel
A1 Martín Perea, David Manuel
A1 Laplana Conesa, César
A1 Márquez, Belén
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Pérez González, Alfredo José
AB Understanding taphonomic processes is essential for reconstructing past environmental dynamics and interpreting mixed sites, where successive occupations by different biological agents have occurred and, in many cases, have been modified by post-depositional processes. Such is the case in the western part of Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid). In this study, three Units with different taphonomic histories were analysed. Unit 32 A contains fossil remains that were incorporated by low-energy water currents during the cave's opening. Unit 23 shows an accumulation of bone remains that were resedimented and reworked by a high-energy current, which illustrates how post-depositional processes can create an assemblage with asynchronous taphocoenoses embedded in the same geological event. Finally, Unit 2/3 contains a bone assemblage that was primarily produced by hyenas, although it may also have been used sporadically by Neanderthals and other small carnivores. These findings provide a reference for comparison and evaluation of other archaeo-palaeontological sites with similar problems in caves and mixed sites.
PB Springer
SN 1866-9557
YR 2025
FD 2025-04-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120114
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120114
LA eng
NO Mielgo, C., Huguet, R., Moclán, A., Martín-Perea, D. M., Laplana, C., Márquez, B., Arsuaga, J. L., Pérez-González, A., & Baquedano, E. (2025). Mixed sites: Assessing carnivore, Neanderthal, and abiotic agency at Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del valle, madrid, spain). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 17(5), 101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-025-02214-6
NO Ministerio de Universidades
NO European Union"NextGenerationEU/PRTR
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO European Social Fund
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
NO MARPA
NO Canal de Isabel II-Gestión
NO CRUE-CSIC
DS Docta Complutense
RD 14 jun 2025