The Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition occupations from Cova Foradada (Calafell, NE Iberia).

ABSTRACT: The Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition in Europe covers the last millennia of Neanderthal life together with the appearance and expansion of Modern Human populations. Culturally, it is defined by the Late Middle Paleolithic succession, and by Early Upper Paleolithic complexes like the Châtelperronian (southwestern Europe), the Protoaurignacian, and the Early Aurignacian. Up to now, the southern boundary for the transition has been established as being situated between France and Iberia, in the Cantabrian façade and Pyrenees. According to this, the central and southern territories of Iberia are claimed to have been the refuge of the last Neanderthals for some additional millennia after they were replaced by anatomically Modern Humans on the rest of the continent. In this paper, we prese

SUBMITTER: Morales JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6522054 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature