The faunal assemblage from La Sassa cave (Latium, Italy):Environmental perspective of a Late Pleistocene cave hyena – Brown bear den
La Sassa cave (Sonnino, central Italy) is a recently investigated MIS 3 site of southern Latium, a region characterised by a large number of caves and open-air Late Pleistocene sites. This paper describes the large faunal assemblage discovered at La Sassa cave, providing taphonomic and stratigraphic...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/eaaaafb7-f402-4b74-8cc5-306e20bdf16d 2024-06-23T07:57:21+00:00 The faunal assemblage from La Sassa cave (Latium, Italy):Environmental perspective of a Late Pleistocene cave hyena – Brown bear den Gatta, Maurizio Fiorillo, Angelica Salari, Leonardo Francesca Achino, Katia Federico Rolfo, Mario Alessandri, Luca 2022-12 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/eaaaafb7-f402-4b74-8cc5-306e20bdf16d https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/eaaaafb7-f402-4b74-8cc5-306e20bdf16d https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103691 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/260595176/1_s2.0_S2352409X22003546_main.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141820149&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/eaaaafb7-f402-4b74-8cc5-306e20bdf16d info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Gatta , M , Fiorillo , A , Salari , L , Francesca Achino , K , Federico Rolfo , M & Alessandri , L 2022 , ' The faunal assemblage from La Sassa cave (Latium, Italy) : Environmental perspective of a Late Pleistocene cave hyena – Brown bear den ' , Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports , vol. 46 , 103691 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103691 Crocuta crocuta Large mammals Last Glacial Mediterranean MIS 3 Ursus arctos article 2022 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103691 2024-06-10T17:31:53Z La Sassa cave (Sonnino, central Italy) is a recently investigated MIS 3 site of southern Latium, a region characterised by a large number of caves and open-air Late Pleistocene sites. This paper describes the large faunal assemblage discovered at La Sassa cave, providing taphonomic and stratigraphic analyses which allow us to interpret the outer rooms of the cave as a cave hyena communal den and the inner area as a possibly coeval brown bear hibernating shelter. Archaeological evidence also indicates a human frequentation of the surrounding area occurred. In addition, a first environmental reconstruction of the area is provided based on faunal data. Results suggest a composite hilly landscape, with forests and grasslands interspersed by scrubland areas, rocky bands and wetlands, between the Pontine Plain and the modest peaks of the Ausoni Mountains. This contribution improves our palaeoecological perspective of the area around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum with intense human occupation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos University of Groningen research database Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 46 103691 |
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La Sassa cave (Sonnino, central Italy) is a recently investigated MIS 3 site of southern Latium, a region characterised by a large number of caves and open-air Late Pleistocene sites. This paper describes the large faunal assemblage discovered at La Sassa cave, providing taphonomic and stratigraphic analyses which allow us to interpret the outer rooms of the cave as a cave hyena communal den and the inner area as a possibly coeval brown bear hibernating shelter. Archaeological evidence also indicates a human frequentation of the surrounding area occurred. In addition, a first environmental reconstruction of the area is provided based on faunal data. Results suggest a composite hilly landscape, with forests and grasslands interspersed by scrubland areas, rocky bands and wetlands, between the Pontine Plain and the modest peaks of the Ausoni Mountains. This contribution improves our palaeoecological perspective of the area around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum with intense human occupation. |
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Gatta, Maurizio Fiorillo, Angelica Salari, Leonardo Francesca Achino, Katia Federico Rolfo, Mario Alessandri, Luca |
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The faunal assemblage from La Sassa cave (Latium, Italy):Environmental perspective of a Late Pleistocene cave hyena – Brown bear den |
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The faunal assemblage from La Sassa cave (Latium, Italy):Environmental perspective of a Late Pleistocene cave hyena – Brown bear den |
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The faunal assemblage from La Sassa cave (Latium, Italy):Environmental perspective of a Late Pleistocene cave hyena – Brown bear den |
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Gatta , M , Fiorillo , A , Salari , L , Francesca Achino , K , Federico Rolfo , M & Alessandri , L 2022 , ' The faunal assemblage from La Sassa cave (Latium, Italy) : Environmental perspective of a Late Pleistocene cave hyena – Brown bear den ' , Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports , vol. 46 , 103691 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103691 |
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