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Morales Pérez, J. V., & Sanchis Serra, A. (2009). The quaternary fossil record of the genus testudo in the iberian peninsula. archaeological implications and diachronic distribution in the western mediterranean. Journal of Archaelogical Science, 36(5), 1152–1162. 
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Resource type: Journal Article
BibTeX citation key: Prez2009
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Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südwesteuropa = South-Western Europe, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo hermanni
Creators: Morales Pérez, Sanchis Serra
Collection: Journal of Archaelogical Science
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Abstract     
Testudinidae This paper explores the presence of tortoise remains and its meaning in Palaeolithic archaeological contexts. We focus on two topics: (1) the presence or absence of the genus Testudo from the Early Pleistocene to the Holocene in SW Europe; and (2) the relationship between Testudo and the palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental conditions diachronically. In order to address this objective, we collected published and unpublished data from different sites on the eastern Iberian Peninsula. The results obtained by this study demonstrate that Testudo hermanni was the only tortoise present in this area until recent times and its presence in archaeological sites is almost always related to anthropic activities. Finally, the disappearance of Testudo from archaeological sites in some areas is related to climatic changes and events that occurred during the last stages of the Pleistocene.
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