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Alonso Caño, Goizane 2653d375-f955-416f-ac45-e15af7ef0e44 600 Díez Fernández-Lomana, Juan Carlos 595 600 0000-0002-3856-1837 Sánchez Marco, Antonio c51f5700-77d2-4321-bff7-baff75384943 600 2026-01-07T10:07:17Z 2026-01-07T10:07:17Z 2025-06 2352-409X https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11178 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105266 Small-prey exploitation has been considered an important component of socio-economic development of past human groups. Consequently, several studies have set the focus on taphonomical analysis of small animals such as birds or leporids. Nevertheless, human groups are not the only agents that can produce bone accumulations, as archaeological assemblages can also be the result of non-human predators and natural phenomena. For this reason, it is essential to determine the taphonomical pattern of each potential accumulator, with the aim of identifying their inputs. This work presents the first taphonomical analysis of an avian sample from Valdegoba Cave. The assemblage shows a mixed origin of both human and non-human (probably a nocturnal bird of prey) predator contributions. Clear evidence of human processing − such as the presence of cut marks − demonstrates intentional bird processing. Neanderthal groups from Valdegoba therefore show a broad spectrum diet, from large herbivores to small animals. These findings position Valdegoba cave as a unique Mousterian site in the region, thereby expanding the understanding of Neanderthal behaviour and small-prey use. This work was developed thanks to the contribution of “Junta de Castilla y Le´ on”, “Consejería de Educaci´on” and “Consejería de Cultura of Castilla y Le´ on” through multiple funding projects, namely: “Programa de apoyo a Proyectos de Investigaci´ on” and “Ayudas a Proyectos de Investigaci´on competitivos en la Universidad de Burgos”. We would like to acknowledge the Universidad Aut´ onoma de Madrid (UAM) archaeozoology laboratory for the access to the archaeological material, and the University of Burgos Human Evolution Laboratory for the use of the facilities. application/pdf eng Elsevier Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 2025, V. 66, p. 105266 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105266 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Excavaciones arqueológicas Arqueología-Burgos Paleontología Excavations (Archaeology) Archaeology-Burgos Paleontology Insights into neanderthal bird hunting practices during MIS5-3: Taphonomical analysis of avian remains from Valdegoba cave (Burgos, Spain) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 66 105266 THUMBNAIL Alonso-joas_2025.pdf.jpg Alonso-joas_2025.pdf.jpg IM Thumbnail image/jpeg 5108 https://riubu.ubu.es/bitstream/10259/11178/4/Alonso-joas_2025.pdf.jpg 45c39c3d1a8a1f338c35fdf9c0873ba0 MD5 4 LICENSE license.txt license.txt text/plain; charset=utf-8 1362 https://riubu.ubu.es/bitstream/10259/11178/3/license.txt 5d013bfa6e473ff0db22cd82a4d71a70 MD5 3 CC-LICENSE license_rdf license_rdf application/rdf+xml; charset=utf-8 805 https://riubu.ubu.es/bitstream/10259/11178/2/license_rdf 4460e5956bc1d1639be9ae6146a50347 MD5 2 ORIGINAL Alonso-joas_2025.pdf Alonso-joas_2025.pdf application/pdf 9667781 https://riubu.ubu.es/bitstream/10259/11178/1/Alonso-joas_2025.pdf 43622e55293bfd051e4d76dc08179d65 MD5 1 10259/11178 oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/11178 2026-01-08 02:05:40.946 Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos bubrep@ubu.es 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