@article{10902/35358,
year = {2024},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/35358},
abstract = {The extended period of coexistence between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in Europe coincided with the emergence of regionally distinctive lithic industries, signalling the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic. The Iberian Peninsula was on the periphery of pioneering Upper Palaeolithic developments, with archaeological remains primarily found in northern territories. We report the discovery of an initial Upper Palaeolithic lithic industry at Cueva Millán in the hinterlands of Iberia. This industry, termed here Arlanzian, not only represents the earliest and southernmost evidence of such industries in Iberia but also lacks a direct counterpart. However, it exhibits chronological and technological parallels with the lithic industries associated with the earliest expansion of Homo sapiens throughout Eurasia. We interpret this as potential evidence of its intrusive nature, but not necessarily associated with a migration event, as more complex scenarios derived from inter-population connectivity must be also considered. The biological identity of the Arlanzian makers remains unknown, but they coexisted with declining Neanderthal groups from neighbouring territories.},
organization = {Research and fieldwork at Cueva Millan are coordinated by the research group “DURIUS: Investigaciones prehistóricas desde el Duero” of the Universidad de Valladolid in the framework of a project led by P.S.Y. and funded by the Junta de Castilla y Leon (Spain), Diputacion de Burgos (Spain), and Ayuntamiento de Hortiguela (Spain). This research has been also funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 805478, MULTIPALEOIBERIA, PI: M.A.C.; grant agreement No 818299, SUBSILIENCE, PI: A.B.M.A.). OSL dating analyses were partly funded by Australian Research Council Future Fellowship grant FT200100816 awarded to M.D. A.C.A. acknowledges the financial support given by the PID2019-105796GB-I00 of the Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI/https:// doi.org/ 10. 13039/ 50110 00110 33)”. P.S.Y. was provided access to analyse the 1980s lithic collection of Cueva Millan by the Consejeria de Cultura of the Junta de Castilla y Leon and the director of the Museo de Burgos (M. Negro), and to analyse the C.A.S. lithic collection of Cueva Millan by the director of the Museo de Dinosaurios de Salas de los Infantes (F. Torcida). The research of P.S.Y. was funded by the Universidad de Valladolid postdoctoral research program.},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
publisher = {Scientific Reports, 2024, 14(1), 21705},
title = {Initial Upper Palaeolithic lithic industry at Cueva Millán in the hinterlands of Iberia},
author = {Sánchez Yustos, Policarpo and Marín Arroyo, Ana Belén and Arnold, Lee J. and Luque, Luis and Kehl, Martin and López Sáez, José Antonio and Carrancho Alonso, Ángel and Demuro, Martina and Sanz Royo, Alicia and Buckley, Michael and Maíllo Fernández, José Manue and Cuartero Monteagudo, Felipe and Llamazares González, Javier and Ruiz Alonso, Mónica and Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger, Reyes and García Soto, Ernesto and Alcaraz Castaño, Manuel},
}