Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar—The persistence of a Neanderthal population
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Publication Date
4-1-2008
Abstract
The stratigraphy of the late Neanderthal occupation of Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar, between 33 and 24 ka BP, the latest known site of Neanderthal occupation, is discussed. Level IV at Gorham's Cave exclusively records Neanderthal occupation and is characterised by Mousterian technology and a sequence of 22 AMS dates. The overlying Level III is Upper Palaeolithic, and the earliest diagnostic culture is the Solutrean at around 18.5 ka BP. A dating interval of over four thousand years separates these two horizons. The ecological and bioclimatic characteristics of the site are considered as an explanation for the late survival of the Neanderthals in the region.
Keywords
Neanderthals, Caves, Excavations (Archaeology), Europe, Gibraltar
Geographic Subject
Europe; Gibraltar
Document Type
Article
Notes
Volume 181, Issue 1 8 p.
Identifier
K26-05479
Recommended Citation
Finlayson, Clive; Fa, Darren A.; and Jiménez Espejo, Francisco, "Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar—The persistence of a Neanderthal population" (2008). KIP Articles. 2207.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/2207
