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Neanderthal Cannibalism at Moula-Guercy, Ardèche, France

Defleur, Alban, White, Tim, Valensi, Patricia, Slimak, Ludovic, Crégut-Bonnoure, Évelyne·1999·Science

Abstract

The cave site of Moula-Guercy, 80 meters above the modern Rhone River, was occupied by Neanderthals approximately 100,000 years ago. Excavations since 1991 have yielded rich paleontological, paleobotanical, and archaeological assemblages, including parts of six Neanderthals. The Neanderthals are contemporary with stone tools and faunal remains in the same tightly controlled stratigraphic and spatial contexts. The inference of Neanderthal cannibalism at Moula-Guercy is based on comparative analysis of hominid and ungulate bone spatial distributions, modifications by stone tools, and skeletal part representations.

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  • Varied practices of consumption identified among Neanderthal populations at Moula-Guercy, Cueva del Sidrón, Cueva del Boquete de Zafarraya, Padrelles, and Troisième caverne of Goyet are broadly interpreted as nutritional.

    “For example, while varied practices of consumption have been identified amongst Neanderthal populations from Moula-Guercy (France)14, Cueva del Sidrón (Spain)15, Cueva del Boquete de Zafarraya (Spain)16, Padrelles (France)1718, and Troisième caverne of Goyet (Belgium)11, all are broadly interpreted as nutritional.”

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Authors
Defleur, A., White, T., Valensi, P., Slimak, L., & Crégut-Bonnoure, E.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (US)
  • Laboratoire de Préhistoire du Lazaret, 33 bis Boulevard Franck Pilatte, 06300 Nice, France.
  • MuseéRequien, Rue Joseph Vernet, 84000, Avignon, France.
Corresponding author
Defleur, Alban
Venue
Science
Published
1999-10
Volume
286
Issue
5437
Pages
128-131
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2091392940
Cited by
203
References
9
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FWCI
35.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeological and Geological Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Keywords
Neanderthal skeletal remains, Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition, Ardèche
MeSH terms
Animals, Archaeology, Bone and Bones, Cannibalism, Deer, Fossils, France, Humans, Hominidae, History, Ancient

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