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El Esquilleu cave opens in the calcareous south-eastern slopes of the La Hermida Gorge (Cantabria, Northern Spain) at 350 m asl. The cave has yielded 35 stratigraphic levels whose chronology (>53 and 30 Kyrs. BP) and lithic…
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The available archaeological evidence indicates that two species of south American camelids, llama (Lama grama) and Alpaca (Vicuna pacos) were domesticated in the central and potentially south central Andes by 4000 BC (Wheeler 1984,…
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The Sheffield cutlery industry is at least 700 years old. Historical descriptions of the trade have generally focussed on the craft organisation by the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire and the manufacture of steel for the blades.…
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A Final Jomon “bone midden” site characterized by a dense accumulation of deer and wild boar remains was analyzed. The relatively even distribution of limb elements was reconstructed by counting mid-shaft portions. This…
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Northern and Eastern Morocco is a region of key interest for the understanding of human evolution and behavioural development. Recently, new projects have been initiated in which key sites are sampled and investigated in order to…
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The domestication of the two-humped camel (Camelus bactrianus) has promoted unprecedented progress in cultural and economic development for ancient human civilisations in the cold deserts of Eurasia. However, time and place of the origin…
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Nowadays, biological invasions are among the most important threats to native faunas and floras and to human health, domestic stocks and crops. An important part of these invasions is due to commensal and anthropophile animals. Among…
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Many methods of recording and quantification are currently employed in vertebrate faunal analysis. These systems have developed over the last century in response to a diversity of research objectives and challenges, and as a result,…
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The red deer found today belongs to the subspecies Cervus elaphus hippelaphus and it was reported in the maritime peninsula during the XIX and the beginning of XX century. In the north-eastern part of the same region, Cervus elaphus…
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The site of Aszód lies in the central part of Hungary, on the eastern side of the Danube. In the neolithic times, the river acted as a border between the two parts of the country. The site gains importance, because though it is…
