The research problem -- Human origins and the problem of Neandertals -- Foraging theory and the archaeological record -- Saint-Césaire -- The fauna -- Taphonomy -- Seasonality -- Transport decisions and currency analysis -- Testing the hypotheses -- Diet breadth at the regional level -- An alternative look at the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition
Summary
"In the field of human evolution, few subjects have generated as much controversy as the fate of the Neandertals. Most debates have centered on the problem of their affiliation with early modern humans. This book examines the hypothesis that Neandertals and early modern humans differed in terms of subsistance. To assess this hypothesis, the analysis focuses on animal bones accumulated by these groups at Saint-Cesaire, a collapsed cave in western France. The faunal evidence suggests that Neandertals and early modern humans exploited a similar range of game species"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 13, 2020)
