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@article{item_3487981,
title = {{Multi-isotope zooarchaeological investigations at Abri du Maras: The paleoecological and paleoenvironmental context of Neanderthal subsistence strategies in the Rh{\^o}ne Valley during MIS 3}},
author = {Britton, Kate and Jimenez, Elodie-Laure and Le Corre, Mael and Pederzani, Sarah Caroline and Daujeard, Camille and Jaouen, Klervia and Vettese, Delphine and T{\"u}tken, Thomas and Hublin, Jean-Jacques and Moncel, Marie-H{\'e}l{\`e}ne},
language = {eng},
issn = {00472484},
doi = {10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103292},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-01},
abstract = {{The exploitation of mid- and large-sized herbivores (ungulates) was central to hominin subsistence across Late Pleistocene Europe. Reconstructing the paleoecology of prey-taxa is key to better understanding procurement strategies, decisions and behaviors, and the isotope analysis of faunal bones and teeth found at archaeological sites represent a powerful means of accessing information about past faunal behaviors. These isotope zooarchaeological approaches also have a near-unique ability to reveal environmental conditions contemporary to the human activities that produced these remains. Here, we present the results of a multi-isotope, multitissue study of ungulate remains from the Middle Paleolithic site of Abri du Maras, southern France, providing new insights into the living landscapes of the Rh{\^o}ne Valley during MIS 3 (level 4.2 {\textequals} 55 $\pm$ 2 to 42 $\pm$ 3 ka; level 4.1 {\textequals} 46 $\pm$ 3 to 40 $\pm$ 3 ka). Isotope data (carbon, nitrogen) reveal the dietary niches of different ungulate taxa, including the now-extinct giant deer (Megaloceros). Oxygen isotope data are consistent with a mild seasonal climate during level 4.2, where horse (Equus), bison (Bison), and red deer (Cervus elaphus) were exploited year-round. Strontium and sulfur isotope analyses provide new evidence for behavioral plasticity in Late Pleistocene European reindeer (Rangifer) between level 4.2 and level 4.1, indicating a change from the migratory to the sedentary ecotype. In level 4.1, the strong seasonal nature of reindeer exploitation, combined with their nonmigratory behavior, is consistent with a seasonally restricted use of the site by Neanderthals at that time or the preferential hunting of reindeer when in peak physical condition during the autumn.}},
journal = {{Journal of Human Evolution}},
volume = {174},
eid = {103292},
}