Vestidos como las fieras. Explotación neandertal de pieles de depredadores por motivos sociales e ideológicos en el yacimiento de Arrillor (Álava/Araba, España)

• Autores: Antonio J. Romero, J. Carlos Díez, Diego Arceredillo Alonso, Antonio J. Torres, Loli Mesa Algar, Andoni Sáenz de Buruaga Blázquez
• Localización: Cànids i grups humans en el passat: VI Jornades d'Arqueozoologia del Museu de Prehistòria de València / coord. por Alfred Sanchis Serra, 2024, ISBN 978-84-7795-314-2, págs. 83-110
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • The interaction between hominins and other predators has been a topic of interest in scientific literature. In this text, we present a reflection based on the carnivore remains found in Lam, Lm and Amk levels of the Mousterian site of Arrillor (Álava/Araba, Spain). Drawing on available ethnographic and archaeological data to comprehend the motivations of hunter-gatherer groups for hunting dangerous predators, it’s plausible to understand that Neanderthal hunting of predators such as bears, wolves, and perhaps leopards and foxes at Arrillor also had a symbolic and social dimension, linked to the use of these predators’ skins.