Consisting of 54 pieces from at least three individuals, this is the most important Neanderthal collection in Catalonia and one of the most important in the Iberian Peninsula
Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES)
In all the site
The URV and the IPHES are taking part in an intervention that has confirmed that the cave was used as a camp for a long period of time and has identified rock art produced using a so-far undocumented technique
The URV professor and IPHES researcher will lead the SCAVENGERS project, in which he will investigate the interaction between carnivores and humans in prehistoric habitats.
This international organisation provides greater insight into the scientific understanding of prehistory and protohistory, the period from the origins of humanity to the end of the Iron Age.
Since 2006, fifteen promotions of master students have been graduated and more than 200 research works have been completed
To find out, the researchers have generated a 3D model, the first of its kind in this type of geological structures
Despite currently having a small-scale excavated area, it has been possible to distinguish several moments of occupation and, within them, to identify areas of activity
Torrential rains in Barranco León allowed the first hominins to opportunistically take advantage of an accumulation of raw materials
Its name, Canis orcensis, is dedicated to the Andalusian town where it has been found
Some of the samples were obtained from Atapuerca, a confirmed international benchmark for genetic studies of the first hominin populations
This is stated in an article published in the Journal of Human Evolution and headed by members of the IPHES-CERCA and the URV
The presence of macaques in northern Africa dates back to the upper Miocene, about 6-7 million years ago. Shortly thereafter (about 5,5 million years ago), first representatives are found in Europe (Spain and Italy), which migrated on during the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Now, an article published in Journal of Human Evolution and led by research staff from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), the Universitat Rovira i Virgili
This is revealed by a new site, yielding the oldest stone tools documented to date in the Oldupai Gorge
By applying forensic criteria, it has been possible to reconstruct how the trauma that ended the life of the deceased occurred
First author is Marina Lozano (IPHES-URV), who has published a paper about this research in the Journal of Archaeological Science
Since 2006, fifteen promotions of master students have been graduated and more than 200 research works have been completed
It takes 63rd place for a study on the oldest remains of the first humans discovered outside of Africa
Theory sessions were held on 25 and 26 October at the Catalunya campus, followed by a practical session at Tinglado 4 and the Port Museum on 27 October
The URV’s Vice-Rector for Internationalisation, Dr Mar Gutiérrez-Colón, and the Head of the International Center, Ms Marina Casals, paid an official visit to Morocco from 30 May to 4 June
On 8 April Abdelaziz Jatim visited the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution, and was then welcomed at the Rectorate Building by Josep Anton Ferré, rector of the URV. The IPHES collaborates with the Université Mohamed I Oujda in the fields of archaeology, geology, paleontology and the socialization of science