Abel Moclán
Biographic Data
| ID | 79531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abel Moclán |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abel |
| FAMILY NAME | Moclán |
| SIGNATURE | MOCLÁN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Alcalá |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5555-7760 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 157 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Towards a formation model of the Neanderthal symbolic accumulation of herbivore crania: Spatial patterns shaped by rockfall dynamics in Level 3 of Des-Cubierta Cave (Lozoya valley, Madrid, Spain)
Understanding formation processes is crucial for interpreting sites with complex sedimentary histories and exceptional archaeological records, such as Level 3 of Des-Cubierta Cave. This Middle Paleolithic unit contains an assemblage of anthropically modified ungulate horned crania, Mousterian lithics, and evidence of fire use, all preserved in a clast-supported gravel deposit shaped by successive rockfalls. This study integrates geostatistical an…
The New Taphonomy and How It Can Boost the Role of the Asian Pleistocene Archaeological Record in Human Evolution
Debates on human behavioral evolution have largely focused on African and European records, while Asia’s contribution remains underrepresented. Despite the significance of the Asian Pleistocene fossil record, its behavioral insights have been hindered by limited taphonomic research, restricted dissemination, and shifting academic trends. Many key Chinese archaeofaunal sites, particularly in karstic contexts, contain complex palimpsests that chall…
Traces of the Distant Human Past: Understanding the Archaeology of our Origins
Traces of the Distant Human Past offers a critical examination of early human behavior by challenging traditional narratives and pushing for a more scientific, theoretically informed approach to archaeology. Emphasizing the importance of understanding early humans within their environmental context, the contributors to this volume propose a shift towards theoretical frameworks and ecological perspectives in archaeological research. They highlight…
Mixed sites: Assessing carnivore, Neanderthal, and abiotic agency at Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain)
Understanding taphonomic processes is essential for reconstructing past environmental dynamics and interpreting mixed sites, where successive occupations by different biological agents have occurred and, in many cases, have been modified by post-depositional processes. Such is the case in the western part of Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid). In this study, three Units with different taphonomic histories were analysed. Unit 32 A contai…
Alteration by natural processes or anthropogenic manipulation? Assessing human skull breakage through machine learning algorithms
Bone breakage is one of the most common features in the archaeological record. Fractures occur at different times and are classified as fresh or dry depending on the presence or absence of collagen in the bone. In the study of human remains, the timing of the occurrence of a fracture is of crucial importance as it can sometimes be linked to the cause of death. Types of skull breakage can be classified based on when they occurred, though not all f…
First asserted record of the house mouse in Morocco: Application of a multidisciplinary approach to the site of Rirha (5th − 1st c. BC)
Intra-site spatial approaches based on taphonomic analyses to characterize assemblage formation at Pleistocene sites: A case study from Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain)
Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid) has been interpreted as a hyena den with sporadic occupations of Homo neanderthalensis in the western part of the site (level 23). In order to identify the different formation processes in this area of the site, spatial analyses have been carried out with GIS and spatial statistics based on the taphonomic analysis of the faunal remains. Based on the vertical and sectional analyses of the assemblage, it…
Estudio de un pequeño équido altomedieval del yacimiento de Salmedina 2 (Vallecas, Madrid)
En este trabajo, presentamos por primera vez el yacimiento de Salmedina 2 (Vallecas, Madrid) y el estudio de un pequeño équido, de los materiales óseos, cerámicos y líticos identificados en el Hoyo 17. Las dataciones radiométricas realizadas indican diferentes ocupaciones desde el Calcolítico (2632-2469 cal aC) hasta momentos altomedievales (774-660 cal dC) en contexto cultural visigodo. Las características morfológicas y métricas del esqueleto d…
Are highly accurate models of agency in bone breaking the result of misuse of machine learning methods
Aproximación tafonómica al Abrigo de Navalmaíllo: El uso de fragmentos diafisarios de animales de talla grande como retocadores óseos
Los retocadores óseos son considerados como parte de la industria ósea de los grupos humanos pleistocenos. Normalmente se caracterizan por ser fragmentos de diáfisis de ungulados empleados para retocar el filo de una herramienta lítica. Estos objetos son relativamente abundantes en contextos del Paleolítico Medio, aunque hay una amplia variabilidad según los diferentes yacimientos. En este trabajo presentamos dos nuevas evidencias de retocadores …
Spatial analysis of an Early Middle Palaeolithic kill/butchering site: The case of the Cuesta de la Bajada (Teruel, Spain)
Kill/butchering sites are some of the most important places for understanding the subsistence strategies of hunter-gatherer groups. However, these sites are not common in the archaeological record, and they have not been sufficiently analysed in order to know all their possible variability for ancient periods of the human evolution. In the present study, we have carried out the spatial analysis of the Early Middle Palaeolithic (MIS 9-8) site of C…
Identifying activity areas in a neanderthal hunting camp (the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter, Spain) via spatial analysis
Spatial analysis has been much used to examine the distribution of archaeological remains at Pleistocene sites. However, little is known about the distribution patterns at sites identified as hunting camps, i.e., places occupied over multiple short periods for the capture of animals later transported to a base camp. The present work examines a Neanderthal hunting camp (the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter in Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain) to determine…
A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
This work examines the possible behaviour of Neanderthal groups at the Cueva Des-Cubierta (central Spain) via the analysis of the latter's archaeological assemblage. Alongside evidence of Mousterian lithic industry, Level 3 of the cave infill was found to contain an assemblage of mammalian bone remains dominated by the crania of large ungulates, some associated with small hearths. The scarcity of post-cranial elements, teeth, mandibles and maxill…
Author Correction: A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
ATR-FTIR to distinguish Holocene fumier facies. A perspective from bone diagenesis at El Mirador cave (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
Identifying the bone-breaker at the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid) using machine learning algorithms
Assessing functionality during the early Acheulean in level TKSF at Thiongo Korongo site (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)
Classifying agency in bone breakage: An experimental analysis of fracture planes to differentiate between hominin and carnivore dynamic and static loading using machine learning (ML) algorithms
Cut marks made with quartz tools: An experimental framework for understanding cut mark morphology, and its use at the Middle Palaeolithic site of the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter (Pinilla del Valle, Madri…
An experimental study of the patterned nature of anthropogenic bone breakage and its impact on bone surface modification frequencies
Classifying agency in bone breakage: An experimental analysis of fracture planes to differentiate between hominin and carnivore dynamic and static loading using machine learning (ML) algorithms
Assessing functionality during the early Acheulean in level TKSF at Thiongo Korongo site (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)
Identifying the bone-breaker at the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid) using machine learning algorithms
Cut marks made with quartz tools: An experimental framework for understanding cut mark morphology, and its use at the Middle Palaeolithic site of the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter (Pinilla del Valle, Madri…
A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
This work examines the possible behaviour of Neanderthal groups at the Cueva Des-Cubierta (central Spain) via the analysis of the latter's archaeological assemblage. Alongside evidence of Mousterian lithic industry, Level 3 of the cave infill was found to contain an assemblage of mammalian bone remains dominated by the crania of large ungulates, some associated with small hearths. The scarcity of post-cranial elements, teeth, mandibles and maxill…
An experimental study of the patterned nature of anthropogenic bone breakage and its impact on bone surface modification frequencies
Identifying activity areas in a neanderthal hunting camp (the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter, Spain) via spatial analysis
Spatial analysis has been much used to examine the distribution of archaeological remains at Pleistocene sites. However, little is known about the distribution patterns at sites identified as hunting camps, i.e., places occupied over multiple short periods for the capture of animals later transported to a base camp. The present work examines a Neanderthal hunting camp (the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter in Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain) to determine…
Aproximación tafonómica al Abrigo de Navalmaíllo: El uso de fragmentos diafisarios de animales de talla grande como retocadores óseos
Los retocadores óseos son considerados como parte de la industria ósea de los grupos humanos pleistocenos. Normalmente se caracterizan por ser fragmentos de diáfisis de ungulados empleados para retocar el filo de una herramienta lítica. Estos objetos son relativamente abundantes en contextos del Paleolítico Medio, aunque hay una amplia variabilidad según los diferentes yacimientos. En este trabajo presentamos dos nuevas evidencias de retocadores …
Spatial analysis of an Early Middle Palaeolithic kill/butchering site: The case of the Cuesta de la Bajada (Teruel, Spain)
Kill/butchering sites are some of the most important places for understanding the subsistence strategies of hunter-gatherer groups. However, these sites are not common in the archaeological record, and they have not been sufficiently analysed in order to know all their possible variability for ancient periods of the human evolution. In the present study, we have carried out the spatial analysis of the Early Middle Palaeolithic (MIS 9-8) site of C…
Intra-site spatial approaches based on taphonomic analyses to characterize assemblage formation at Pleistocene sites: A case study from Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain)
Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid) has been interpreted as a hyena den with sporadic occupations of Homo neanderthalensis in the western part of the site (level 23). In order to identify the different formation processes in this area of the site, spatial analyses have been carried out with GIS and spatial statistics based on the taphonomic analysis of the faunal remains. Based on the vertical and sectional analyses of the assemblage, it…
Estudio de un pequeño équido altomedieval del yacimiento de Salmedina 2 (Vallecas, Madrid)
En este trabajo, presentamos por primera vez el yacimiento de Salmedina 2 (Vallecas, Madrid) y el estudio de un pequeño équido, de los materiales óseos, cerámicos y líticos identificados en el Hoyo 17. Las dataciones radiométricas realizadas indican diferentes ocupaciones desde el Calcolítico (2632-2469 cal aC) hasta momentos altomedievales (774-660 cal dC) en contexto cultural visigodo. Las características morfológicas y métricas del esqueleto d…
Alteration by natural processes or anthropogenic manipulation? Assessing human skull breakage through machine learning algorithms
Bone breakage is one of the most common features in the archaeological record. Fractures occur at different times and are classified as fresh or dry depending on the presence or absence of collagen in the bone. In the study of human remains, the timing of the occurrence of a fracture is of crucial importance as it can sometimes be linked to the cause of death. Types of skull breakage can be classified based on when they occurred, though not all f…
First asserted record of the house mouse in Morocco: Application of a multidisciplinary approach to the site of Rirha (5th − 1st c. BC)
Author Correction: A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
Cut marks made with quartz tools: An experimental framework for understanding cut mark morphology, and its use at the Middle Palaeolithic site of the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter (Pinilla del Valle, Madri…
An experimental study of the patterned nature of anthropogenic bone breakage and its impact on bone surface modification frequencies
Assessing functionality during the early Acheulean in level TKSF at Thiongo Korongo site (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)
Classifying agency in bone breakage: An experimental analysis of fracture planes to differentiate between hominin and carnivore dynamic and static loading using machine learning (ML) algorithms
Identifying the bone-breaker at the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid) using machine learning algorithms
ATR-FTIR to distinguish Holocene fumier facies. A perspective from bone diagenesis at El Mirador cave (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
Estudio de un pequeño équido altomedieval del yacimiento de Salmedina 2 (Vallecas, Madrid)
En este trabajo, presentamos por primera vez el yacimiento de Salmedina 2 (Vallecas, Madrid) y el estudio de un pequeño équido, de los materiales óseos, cerámicos y líticos identificados en el Hoyo 17. Las dataciones radiométricas realizadas indican diferentes ocupaciones desde el Calcolítico (2632-2469 cal aC) hasta momentos altomedievales (774-660 cal dC) en contexto cultural visigodo. Las características morfológicas y métricas del esqueleto d…
Are highly accurate models of agency in bone breaking the result of misuse of machine learning methods
Aproximación tafonómica al Abrigo de Navalmaíllo: El uso de fragmentos diafisarios de animales de talla grande como retocadores óseos
Los retocadores óseos son considerados como parte de la industria ósea de los grupos humanos pleistocenos. Normalmente se caracterizan por ser fragmentos de diáfisis de ungulados empleados para retocar el filo de una herramienta lítica. Estos objetos son relativamente abundantes en contextos del Paleolítico Medio, aunque hay una amplia variabilidad según los diferentes yacimientos. En este trabajo presentamos dos nuevas evidencias de retocadores …
Spatial analysis of an Early Middle Palaeolithic kill/butchering site: The case of the Cuesta de la Bajada (Teruel, Spain)
Kill/butchering sites are some of the most important places for understanding the subsistence strategies of hunter-gatherer groups. However, these sites are not common in the archaeological record, and they have not been sufficiently analysed in order to know all their possible variability for ancient periods of the human evolution. In the present study, we have carried out the spatial analysis of the Early Middle Palaeolithic (MIS 9-8) site of C…
Identifying activity areas in a neanderthal hunting camp (the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter, Spain) via spatial analysis
Spatial analysis has been much used to examine the distribution of archaeological remains at Pleistocene sites. However, little is known about the distribution patterns at sites identified as hunting camps, i.e., places occupied over multiple short periods for the capture of animals later transported to a base camp. The present work examines a Neanderthal hunting camp (the Navalmaíllo Rock Shelter in Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain) to determine…
A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
This work examines the possible behaviour of Neanderthal groups at the Cueva Des-Cubierta (central Spain) via the analysis of the latter's archaeological assemblage. Alongside evidence of Mousterian lithic industry, Level 3 of the cave infill was found to contain an assemblage of mammalian bone remains dominated by the crania of large ungulates, some associated with small hearths. The scarcity of post-cranial elements, teeth, mandibles and maxill…
Author Correction: A symbolic Neanderthal accumulation of large herbivore crania
Alteration by natural processes or anthropogenic manipulation? Assessing human skull breakage through machine learning algorithms
Bone breakage is one of the most common features in the archaeological record. Fractures occur at different times and are classified as fresh or dry depending on the presence or absence of collagen in the bone. In the study of human remains, the timing of the occurrence of a fracture is of crucial importance as it can sometimes be linked to the cause of death. Types of skull breakage can be classified based on when they occurred, though not all f…
First asserted record of the house mouse in Morocco: Application of a multidisciplinary approach to the site of Rirha (5th − 1st c. BC)
Intra-site spatial approaches based on taphonomic analyses to characterize assemblage formation at Pleistocene sites: A case study from Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain)
Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid) has been interpreted as a hyena den with sporadic occupations of Homo neanderthalensis in the western part of the site (level 23). In order to identify the different formation processes in this area of the site, spatial analyses have been carried out with GIS and spatial statistics based on the taphonomic analysis of the faunal remains. Based on the vertical and sectional analyses of the assemblage, it…
The New Taphonomy and How It Can Boost the Role of the Asian Pleistocene Archaeological Record in Human Evolution
Debates on human behavioral evolution have largely focused on African and European records, while Asia’s contribution remains underrepresented. Despite the significance of the Asian Pleistocene fossil record, its behavioral insights have been hindered by limited taphonomic research, restricted dissemination, and shifting academic trends. Many key Chinese archaeofaunal sites, particularly in karstic contexts, contain complex palimpsests that chall…
Traces of the Distant Human Past: Understanding the Archaeology of our Origins
Traces of the Distant Human Past offers a critical examination of early human behavior by challenging traditional narratives and pushing for a more scientific, theoretically informed approach to archaeology. Emphasizing the importance of understanding early humans within their environmental context, the contributors to this volume propose a shift towards theoretical frameworks and ecological perspectives in archaeological research. They highlight…
Mixed sites: Assessing carnivore, Neanderthal, and abiotic agency at Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain)
Understanding taphonomic processes is essential for reconstructing past environmental dynamics and interpreting mixed sites, where successive occupations by different biological agents have occurred and, in many cases, have been modified by post-depositional processes. Such is the case in the western part of Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid). In this study, three Units with different taphonomic histories were analysed. Unit 32 A contai…
Towards a formation model of the Neanderthal symbolic accumulation of herbivore crania: Spatial patterns shaped by rockfall dynamics in Level 3 of Des-Cubierta Cave (Lozoya valley, Madrid, Spain)
Understanding formation processes is crucial for interpreting sites with complex sedimentary histories and exceptional archaeological records, such as Level 3 of Des-Cubierta Cave. This Middle Paleolithic unit contains an assemblage of anthropically modified ungulate horned crania, Mousterian lithics, and evidence of fire use, all preserved in a clast-supported gravel deposit shaped by successive rockfalls. This study integrates geostatistical an…
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