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[article in Spanish] CONSERVATION OF BONE REMAINS AND STONE TOOLS OF THE PLEISTOCENE SITES OF THE TRINCHERA DEL FERROCARRIL (ATAPUERCA, BURGOS) This article describes the restoration works carried out on the sites of the Trinchera... more
Desde el punto de vista de la tecnología el inicio del Paleolítico medio se caracterizó por la aparición del Modo técnico 3. La aparición de este Modo técnico tuvo lugar en Europa hace alrededor de 300 ka. El paso del Modo 2 al Modo 3 fue... more
During the last years researchers have debated about when the settlement of Europe took place. The sites of the Iberian Peninsula have provided information that allows us to affirm that humans arrived to Europe more than one million years... more
In this article, the foot in the Homo fossil record throughout the world is reviewed. The main problem with the study of foot remains is the paucity of fossils from this anatomical area, in particular from the earlier members of the genus... more
The preservation of Homo fossil foot remains prior to modern humans and Neandertals is very scarce throughout the fossil record. Understanding foot morphology in human evolution is essential to know taxonomic processes and to acquiring... more
Evidence of interpersonal violence has been documented previously in Pleistocene members of the genus Homo, but only very rarely has this been posited as the possible manner of death. Here we report the earliest evidence of lethal... more
Seventeen Middle Pleistocene crania from the Sima de los Huesos site (Atapuerca, Spain) are analyzed, including seven new specimens. This sample makes it possible to thoroughly characterize a Middle Pleistocene hominin paleodeme and to... more
Pleistocene level TD6-2 of the Gran Dolina site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) is the result of anthropogenic accumulation. Hominin groups occupied the cave as a home base, where they brought in, butchered and consumed the carcasses of... more
Summary: The establishment of the new species ‘Homo antecessor’ was mainly based on the remains of an immature individual ATD6-69, found at the TD6 litostratigraphic unit (LU) of the Gran Dolina site in the Sierra de Atapuerca—Burgos,... more
"This work presents a methodological revision of the usewear analysis applied to ancient lithic assemblages. The aim of this revision is the application of usewear to the Atapuerca sites. In this way, functional data recovered so far at... more
The phylogenetic affinities of Homo antecessor, a hominin dating from the early Middle Pleistocene of Europe, are still unclear. In this study we conducted a comprehensive review of the TD6 hypodigm within the context of the historical... more
RESUMEN: Covacha de los Zarpazos (TZ) es una cavidad perteneciente al Complejo Galería. Está formado por tres Unidades TZ-TG-TN, situados en la Trinchera del Ferrocarril, en la Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos).Contamos con una datación por... more
The paleontological and archaeological record of the localities of the Trinchera del Ferrocarril represents key periods in the biological and cultural evolution of man, as well as in faunal, environmental and climatic history of Europe.... more
This paper presents and describes new foot fossils from the species Homo antecessor, found in level TD6 of the site of Gran Dolina (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain). These new fossils consist of an almost complete left talus (ATD6-95)... more
In this paper we present a chronological synthesis of the archaeological and palaeontological research developed at the Sierra de Atapuerca, especially the Lower and Middle Pleistocene sites. We emphasize the future of the research in... more
Resumen para la ESO de la prehistoria.
The middle Pleistocene site of Atapuerca (Spain) has many archaeological, palaeontological and human remains in stratigraphic position. Amphibian remains are abundant and easily identifiable in many levels of the site. We have... more
The site of Valle de las Orquídeas is the first Upper Pleistocene open-air locality excavated at Sierra de Atapuerca. We have two TL dates from the terra-rossa forming the stratigraphic sequences: 27,507 ± 2,295 years BP and 29,955 ±... more
Abstract. The dissemination of archaeological and paleontological discoveries is important in any Western society, and the transmission of findings from Atapuerca to younger generations is a priority. As such, it is essential that... more
The existence of calcanei in the fossil record prior to modern humans and Neandertals is very scarce. This skeletal element is fundamental to understanding the evolution of the morphology of the foot in human evolution. Here we present... more
In this study, a new Early Pleistocene proximal hand phalanx (ATE9-2) from the Sima del Elefante cave site (TE - Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain), ascribed to Homo sp., is presented and comparatively described in the context of the evolution... more
The ''Atapuerca: our ancestors" exhibition at the MNCN shows the results of 20 years of scientific research. Innovative exhibition resources have been applied, including the newest audio-visual technologies, models, dioramas, and non... more
The earliest hominin occupation of Europe is one of the most debated topics in palaeoanthropology. However, the purportedly oldest of the Early Pleistocene sites in Eurasia lack precise age control and contain stone tools rather than... more