RT Journal Article
T1 Shellfish collection on the westernmost Mediterranean, Bajondillo cave (160-35 cal kyr BP): a case of behavioral convergence?
A1 Cortés-Sánchez, Miguel
A1 Simón-Vallejo, M. Dolores
A1 Jiménez-Espejo, Francisco
A1 Lozano-Francisco, María del Carmen
A1 Vera-Peláez, José L.
A1 Maestro González, Antonio
A1 Morales Muñiz, Arturo
K1 Pleistoceno
K1 Moluscos
K1 Marisqueo
K1 Paleolítico medio
K1 Geomorfología
AB The Middle (MP) and Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP) evidences of shellfish collection on the southernIberian site of Bajondillo cave are presented and compared with Westernmost Mediterranean archaeologicalsites. The main feature is stasis for Mytilus galloprovincialis represents the dominant taxon duringa ~120kyr temporal sequence. The second feature is the decrease of the shellfishing signal when sitedistance to the coast increases. The data reveal that shellfish collection was practiced during MarineIsotopic Stage 4, a poorly documented stage in terms of aquatic adaptations. Striking is also that molluscassemblages evidence an uninterrupted decreasing trend in terms of remains from the earliest to thelatest levels, in particular when H. sapiens replaced H. neanderthalensis. Although taxa of secondaryimportance are too scarce to make reliable inferences, another difference between the MP and EUPcollections is the substantial increase of infaunal bivalves in the latter cultural period. Warm and coldwater mollusc records match temperature rises and drops although the scarcity of data do not allow oneto proceed beyond qualitative statements. Likewise, the prevalence of fresh and brackish water molluschint at a permanent presence of freshwater around the site at all times. When compared with assemblagesfrom the Alboran sea region (Westernmost Mediterranean Sea), the Bajondillo cave collections areremarkable for their abundance of mussels. Comparison between Bajondillo cave and Pinnacle Pointreveal that infaunal bivalve abundances in the South African site are far higher than those recorded in theMP levels, though not those from the EUP.
PB Elsevier Ltd.
YR 2019
FD 2019-02-19
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34216
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34216
LA eng
NO Cortés Sánchez, M.; Simón-Vallejo, M. D.; Jiménez-Espejo, F.; Jiménez-Espejo, F.; Lozano-Francisco, M. C.; Vera-Peláez, J. L.; Maestro, A.; Morales-Muñiz, A. 2019. Shellfish collection on the westernmost Mediterranean, Bajondillo cave (160-35 cal kyr BP): a case of behavioral convergence? Quaternary Science Reviews, 217: 284e296
NO PTDC/HAH/64548/2006Fundaçao para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal) HUM-143 (Universidad de Granada) Consejería de Cultura de la Junta de AndalucíaICArEHB (Universidad de Algarve, Portugal)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
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