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Vorkommen und Verhalten von Neandertalern in Mittel- und Nordwesteuropa während MIS 5e

Neanderthal presence and behaviour in central and Northwestern Europe during MIS 5e

Présence et comportement des néandertaliens en Europe centrale et du Nord-Ouest pendant OIS 5e

Stefan Wenzel

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The dense interglacial forests of Central and Northwestern Europe are considered to have been less productive environments and therefore less favourable habitats for humans than the grasslands of glacial Europe. However, there are several sites which attest to the presence of hominids from the beginning of MIS 5e to its climatic optimum (Quercetum mixtum-Corylus phase). So far, there is no evidence of hominids during the Carpinus phase, and only a few archaeological sites are known from younger biozones of the Eemian. Britain seems to have been totally unpopulated due to its island position. The Early Neanderthals inhabiting Europe hunted big game and presumably cached goods and practised symbolic behaviour. Artefacts made of material found more than 60 km away from the outcrops are indicative of mobility and social networks no different to those of Neanderthals living under more continental climatic conditions.
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hal-02176082 , version 1 (07-07-2019)

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Stefan Wenzel. Neanderthal presence and behaviour in central and Northwestern Europe during MIS 5e. Frank Sirocko, Martin Claussen, María Fernanda Sánchez Goñi, Thomas Litt. The Climate of Past Interglacials, 7, pp.173-193, 2007, Developments in Quaternary Sciences, 978-0-444-52955-8. ⟨10.1016/S1571-0866(07)80037-6⟩. ⟨hal-02176082⟩
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