Abstract：
:Garcia et al. (2011) recently discussed early human dispersals into the Iberian Peninsula, describing several putative lithic artifacts (Martínez et al., 2010) recovered from layer 7 of the Vallpara díssection (Madurell-Malapeira et al., 2010) in Terrassa (Vallès-Penedès Basin, Catalonia, Spain). According to the authors' opinion, such evidence (1) fills a gap in the chronology of early human occupation in Iberia, (2) indicates that these populations had primary and early access to carcasses, and (3) confirms that early human populations were equipped with advanced cultural traits enabling them to survive in unfavourable climatic conditions. We argue below that the record of human activity at Vallparadís (Martínez et al., 2010;Garcia et al., 2011) is doubtful and even that if confirmed, a chronological gap would remain (contra Garcia et al., 2011). Additional remarks on assertions by these authors on the Vallparadís geology, taphonomy and paleonvironment are also provided.
journal_name
J Hum Evoljournal_title
Journal of human evolutionauthors
Madurell-Malapeira J,Alba DM,Minwer-Barakat R,Aurell-Garrido J,Moyà-Solà Sdoi
10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.10.005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-01-01 00:00:00pages
169-73issue
1eissn
0047-2484issn
1095-8606pii
S0047-2484(11)00203-Xjournal_volume
62pub_type
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