| Neanderthals in Context: A Report of the 1995-98 Excavations at Gorham's and Vanguard Caves, Gibraltar Contributor(s): Barton, R. N. E. (Author), Stringer, C. B. (Author), Finlayson, J. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1905905246 ISBN-13: 9781905905249 Publisher: Oxford University School of Archaeology OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Science | Paleontology - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 569.986 |
| Series: Oxford University School of Archaeology Monographs |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.4" W x 11.8" (3.75 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Excavations at the adjacent sites of Gorham's Cave and Vanguard Cave have yielded a rich combination of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental finds covering a timespan of over 100,000 years. This volume deals with the primary results of the 1995-1998 excavations at both caves. The 24 chapters by leading specialists cover a range of topics from information concerning the nature and sequence of Middle Palaeolithic Neanderthal occupations to the reconstruction of the environmental context of these activities, based on proxy indicators such as sediments, charcoal, amphibians, reptiles, avifaunal remains, and small and large mammals. The Gibraltar evidence provides a rare insight into the lives of Neanderthals in a western Mediterranean coastal setting. It also presents site information on some of the last Neanderthal populations and the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition. |