Middle Pleistocene ecology and Neanderthal subsistence: Insights from stable isotope analyses in Payre (Ardèche,southeastern France) |
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| Authors: | Michaela Ecker Hervé Bocherens Marie-Anne Julien Florent Rivals Jean-Paul Raynal Marie-Hélène Moncel |
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| Institution: | 1. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Abteilung Ältere Urgeschichte und Quartärökologie, Schloss, Burgsteige 11, 72070 Tübingen, Germany;2. Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Biogeologie, Universität Tübingen, Hölderlinstrasse 12, 72070 Tübingen, Germany;3. Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie, Universität Tübingen, Rümelinstrasse 23, 72070 Tübingen, Germany;4. IPHES, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, C/Escorxador s/n, 43003 Tarragona, Spain;5. Area de Prehistoria, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Avinguda de Catalunya 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain;6. Université Bordeaux 1, UMR 5199 PACEA, PPP, Bât. B18, av. des Facultés, 33405 Talence, France;g Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;h UMR 7194, CNRS – Department of Prehistory, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | The Middle Palaeolithic site of Payre in southeastern France yields abundant archaeological material associated with fossil hominid remains. With its long sequence of Middle Pleistocene deposits, Payre is a key site to study the Middle Palaeolithic chronology of this region. This study is the first to investigate carbon and oxygen isotope contents of Neanderthal tooth enamel bioapatite, together with a wide range of herbivorous and carnivorous species. The aim is to contribute to the understanding of hunting behaviour, resource partitioning, diet and habitat use of animals and Neanderthals through a palaeoecological reconstruction. |
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| Keywords: | Carbon isotopes Oxygen isotopes Diet Middle Palaeolithic Rhô ne Valley Southeastern France |
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