MARINE RESOURCE EXPLOITATION DURING
THE MIDDLE AND EARLY UPPER PALEOLITHIC IN EUROPE:

Overview of the Available Evidence

Esteban ÁLVAREZ-FERNÁNDEZ

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Abstract

In this article, we propose a critical analysis of the available information relating to the first evidence of marine resource consumption in European Pleistocene sites, with particular focus on the existing data for the Mousterian and the Aurignacian. This review concentrates on different aspects, such as the identification and quantification of remains, as well as taphonomic characteristics. In spite of the rarity of the available remains, we consider that mollusks, mammals, crustaceans, echinoderms, fish and birds play a secondary role in the diet of both Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans.

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