Big Game and Small Prey: Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic Economy from Valencia (Spain) |
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Authors: | J Emili Aura Tortosa V Villaverde Bonilla M Pérez Ripoll R Martínez Valle P Guillem Calatayud |
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Institution: | (1) Dept. de Prehistòria y Arqueologia, Universitat de València, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 28, E-46010 Valencia, Spain;(2) Instituto de Arte Rupestre, Museu de la Valltorta. Generalitat Valenciana, Pla de l'Om s/n, E-12179 Tírig, Castellón, Spain |
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Abstract: | This study analyzes the faunal assemblages corresponding to the Middle and Upper Paleolithic and the Early Epipaleolithic for the central Spanish Mediterranean Region dated from between 135,000 and 9,000 B.P. To interpret these data, we employ a zooarchaeological and paleoeconomic perspective. Human large and small game hunting systems are analyzed through the identification of the origins of faunal assemblages, bone breackage patterns, and prey selection patterns. Our study shows that hunting systems changed significantly through time, which may be related to the characteristics of the Mediterranean ecosystem and, above all, to cultural changes. |
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Keywords: | Middle and Upper Paleolithic zooarchaeology paleoeconomy hunting strategies evolution Spain |
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