Reply on RC1

Published: Nov. 13, 2023

Abstract. During the Late Pleistocene, stadial and interstadial fluctuations affected vegetation, fauna, human groups that were forced to cope with these pronounced climatic environmental changes in time space. These especially abrupt during Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 3. However, little is still known about local regional conditions experienced by hominins Europe. Here we reconstruct trends northern Iberia considering stable isotopic composition of ungulate skeletal tissues found archaeological deposits dated between 80 15,000 cal BP. The carbon oxygen preserved carbonate fraction tooth enamel provides a reliable high-resolution proxy food water consumed animals, which indirectly related environment, climate, allowing us estimate paleotemperatures rainfall data. This study presents 44 bovine, equid, cervid teeth from five sites Vasco-Cantabrian region (El Castillo, El Otero, Axlor, Labeko Koba, Aitzbitarte III) one Mediterranean area (Canyars), where evidence attested Mousterian Magdalenian. isotope values reflect animals feeding on C3 plants mix-feeder diet mainly developed open environments. value ranges point differentiated ecological niches for equids bovines, Aurignacian region. Temperature estimations based compositions obtained indicate colder more arid than nowadays Aurignacian. contemporary site shows slightly lower temperatures an period when graze landscapes. In region, MIS2, Gravettian data landscape opening, whereas Magdalenian warmer but arid.

Language: Английский

Reply on RC2

Published: Nov. 13, 2023

Abstract. During the Late Pleistocene, stadial and interstadial fluctuations affected vegetation, fauna, human groups that were forced to cope with these pronounced climatic environmental changes in time space. These especially abrupt during Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 3. However, little is still known about local regional conditions experienced by hominins Europe. Here we reconstruct trends northern Iberia considering stable isotopic composition of ungulate skeletal tissues found archaeological deposits dated between 80 15,000 cal BP. The carbon oxygen preserved carbonate fraction tooth enamel provides a reliable high-resolution proxy food water consumed animals, which indirectly related environment, climate, allowing us estimate paleotemperatures rainfall data. This study presents 44 bovine, equid, cervid teeth from five sites Vasco-Cantabrian region (El Castillo, El Otero, Axlor, Labeko Koba, Aitzbitarte III) one Mediterranean area (Canyars), where evidence attested Mousterian Magdalenian. isotope values reflect animals feeding on C3 plants mix-feeder diet mainly developed open environments. value ranges point differentiated ecological niches for equids bovines, Aurignacian region. Temperature estimations based compositions obtained indicate colder more arid than nowadays Aurignacian. contemporary site shows slightly lower temperatures an period when graze landscapes. In region, MIS2, Gravettian data landscape opening, whereas Magdalenian warmer but arid.

Language: Английский