The earliest human occupation of Atapuerca in the European context

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the body of knowledge on the first human occupations predating MIS 21 in the Atapuerca karst system. These occupations are described in terms of their ecological, cultural and technological context based on the Sima del Elefante and Gran Dolina sites. Th...

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Published in:Anthropologie (Paris) 2024-03, Vol.128 (1), p.103233, Article 103233
Main Authors: Carbonell, Eudald, Rodríguez-Álvarez, Xosé Pedro, Parés, Josep M., Huguet, Rosa, Rosell, Jordi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Changements climatiques
Climatic changes
Early Pleistocene
Flux migratoires
Gran Dolina
Lithic technology
Migratory flows
Pléistocène inferieur
Sima del Elefante
Technologie lithique
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the body of knowledge on the first human occupations predating MIS 21 in the Atapuerca karst system. These occupations are described in terms of their ecological, cultural and technological context based on the Sima del Elefante and Gran Dolina sites. This paper focuses on the lower units of these sedimentary infills, specifically Unit TE9 of Sima del Elefante and Unit TD4 of Gran Dolina. In addition, evidence of the earliest human settlements in Europe is reviewed and hypotheses about the dynamics and intensity of that settlement are proposed. L’objectif de cet article est de contribuer au corpus des connaissances sur les premières occupations humaines antérieures au MIS 21 dans le système karstique d’Atapuerca. Ces occupations sont décrites dans leur contexte écologique, culturel et technologique sur la base des sites de Sima del Elefante et de Gran Dolina. Cet article se concentre sur les unités inférieures de ces remplissages sédimentaires, en particulier l’unité TE9 de Sima del Elefante et l’unité TD4 de Gran Dolina. En outre, les preuves des premières occupations humaines en Europe sont examinées et des hypothèses sur la dynamique et l’intensité de ces occupations sont proposées.
ISSN:0003-5521
1873-5827
DOI:10.1016/j.anthro.2024.103233