M Sanz
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 37256 |
|---|---|
| NOME | M Sanz |
| PRENOMES | M |
| SOBRENOME | Sanz |
| ASSINATURA | SANZ M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universitat de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2263-0121 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 41 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 197 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
A GIS‐Based Approach to Modeling Carnivore Activity in the Pleistocene Site of Cova del Rinoceront (Iberian Peninsula)
A significant methodological difficulty in the interpretation of Pleistocene zooarchaeological assemblages is the identification of taphonomic agents that modify and break bones. Carnivores, in particular, have been a main focus, as competition with carnivores may have affected carcass acquisition opportunities for humans in the past. In recent years, new techniques and methodologies have been developed for taphonomic analysis, and experimental t…
Following the lynx
Non‐Ingested Scapulae and Mandibles Accumulated in Nests by Bearded Vultures ( Gypaetus barbatus ) in Corsica
The bearded vulture ( Gypaetus barbatus ) is a scavenger and bone‐eating vulture that also transports bones to the nest to feed the nestlings. Bones found at nests are characterized by the accumulation of small‐ to medium‐sized ungulates, a high number of third and second phalanges and digestive corrosion marks on regurgitated bones. This actualistic study explores the taphonomic signatures of modern free‐ranging bearded vultures left on mandible…
Nordic irruptive birds within a Mediterranean avian assemblage at the Neanderthal and modern human site of Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona)
Ocupaciones efímeras en cueva desde la protohistoria hasta la actualidad
Las cavidades han sido lugares utilizados reiteradamente a lo largo de la historia y con distintas funcionalidades tal y como evidencia la tipología de los restos arqueológicos hallados. Así, la presencia de materiales arqueológicos en cuevas y abrigos desde la protohistoria hasta la actualidad está documentada en un buen número de yacimientos, pero pocos han sido objeto de estudio específico. La baja tasa de sedimentación y la escasez del regist…
Overview of the European Upper Palaeolithic
The European Upper Palaeolithic represents a period of special relevance during which anatomically modern human (Homo sapiens) populations arrive and radiate throughout the continent, while Neanderthals are gradually assimilated. The territorial and demographic expansion of anatomically modern humans (AMH) into new areas that took place during this period and the increase in funerary ritual resulted in a numerous collection of well-preserved huma…
The residential occupation of the Gruta da Aroeira (Almonda, Portugal) cave site
The Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal), with evidence of human occupancy dating back ∼ 400,000 years, is one of very few Middle Pleistocene cave sites to provide a fossil hominin cranium in association with Acheulean bifaces and the by-products of fire usage. Zooarchaeological, taphonomic and tooth-wear analyses suggest that the accumulation of the faunal remains and their modification are anthropogenic. Large game constituted the basis of…
Pigmented supports in the upper Palaeolithic
Estudio zooarqueológico de los restos faunísticos procedentes del nivel Neolítico cardial de Cova Bonica (Vallirana, Barcelona)
En este trabajo se presenta el estudio zooarqueológico y tafonómico del conjunto faunístico recuperado en los niveles de Neolítico antiguo cardial de Cova Bonica (Vallirana, Barcelona). Los restos analizados proceden de un contexto funerario, datado entre el 5470 y el 5220 cal BCE, siendo uno de los más antiguos de la península ibérica. Los restos humanos recuperados así como la presencia de distintas estructuras informan sobre un uso de la cueva…
The Latest Occurrence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Rhinocerotidae) in Europe
New rhino remains recovered from Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona) confirm the presence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Toula, 1902) at the site and the taxon’s persistence until the late Middle–early Upper Pleistocene in Europe, that is, its latest documented occurrence. The three individuals recovered from the site are compared with specimens of other Pleistocene species, including those of S. hemitoechus, S. kirchbergensis and C…
Les sinus frontaux au cours de l'évolution humaine
Les sinus frontaux sont des cavités qui se situent à l’intérieur de l’os frontal, à la jonction entre le visage et la voûte crânienne, et à proximité du cerveau. Nous proposons l’étude la plus complète jamais réalisée de ces sinus, grâce à une méthodologie facile à mettre en œuvre et reproductible. La taille des sinus frontaux est corrélée à la taille du crâne, et en lien avec celle des reliefs osseux situés au-dessus des orbites, chez les chimpa…
Neanderthal Fossils, Mobile Toolkit and a Hyena Den
Lateral Gallery 1 (GL1) in Cova del Gegant is a Middle Palaeolithic assemblage yielding diagnostic Neanderthal remains, together with Mousterian tools and faunal remains. It is a good archive for evaluating the environmental conditions of the coastal areas during MIS 4 and MIS 3 in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula, and also the Neanderthals’ behaviour and mobility. Here we provide a comprehensive assessment of all of the data available from GL1, s…
A speleothem record from Portugal reveals phases of increased winter precipitation in western Iberia during the Holocene
The European climate during the Holocene period is characterised by frequent changes of temperature and precipitation. The North Atlantic plays a major role as a driver for European climate and is a dominant precipitation source, particularly for the western European and north African realm. Atmospheric pressure gradients over the Atlantic (North Atlantic Oscillation, NAO), Atlantic circulation patterns (Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, AMO) or…
Upper Pleistocene equids from Terrasses de la Riera dels Canyars (NE Iberian Peninsula)
The cochlea of the Aroeira 3 Middle Pleistocene cranium-a comparative study
The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula over the past 8000 years
Genomics of the Iberian Peninsula Ancient DNA studies have begun to help us understand the genetic history and movements of people across the globe. Focusing on the Iberian Peninsula, Olalde et al. report genome-wide data from 271 ancient individuals from Iberia (see the Perspective by Vander Linden). The findings provide a comprehensive genetic time transect of the region. Linguistics analysis and genetic analysis of archaeological human remains…
Corporal games in 19th century physical education as a prelude to modern sports in Spain
School physical education in Spain was developed in the 19th century, coinciding with the establishment and expansion of the European gymnastic systems of physical education. In that scenario, physical-education content was subject to European influences, as evidenced by documentary sources from the period. The main aim of this study is to highlight the influence exerted by physical education on the process of social acceptance of sport in Spain.…
Ontogenetic dental patterns in Pleistocene hyenas ( Crocuta crocuta Erxleben, 1777) and their palaeobiological implications
During the Pleistocene, humans and hyenas co‐occurred at sites, which included cavities and rock‐shelters, accumulating bone assemblages attributable to both the hominids and carnivores. Studies of these co‐occurrences have given rise to much debate about the relationships established, suggesting that an interpretation of the nature of the biological activities conducted could be useful for understanding predator behaviour and for reconstructing …
Hunting strategy and seasonality in the last interglacial occupation of Cueva Antón (Murcia, Spain)
Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
New macaque remains from the Middle Pleistocene of Gruta da Aroeira (Almonda karst system, Portugal)
Deciphering Neolithic activities from a Cardial burial site (Cova Bonica) on the western Mediterranean coast
Taphonomic inferences about Middle Pleistocene hominins
Cannibalism, secondary treatment of the corpse and accumulation induced by carnivores can all be discarded, making an accident the most plausible explanation for the cranial fracture
The bony labyrinth in the Aroeira 3 Middle Pleistocene cranium
Reconstruction of the palaeoenvironment and anthropogenic activity from the Upper Pleistocene/Holocene anthracological records of the NE Iberian Peninsula (Barcelona, Spain)
A Neandertal mandible from the Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona, Spain)
Stratigraphic context and direct dating of the Neandertal mandible from Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona)
Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
On the track of anthropogenic activity in carnivore dens
The bony labyrinth in the Aroeira 3 Middle Pleistocene cranium
Carcass damage and digested bone from mountain lions (Felis concolor)
Predator Agents and Leporid Accumulations
Neanderthal Fossils, Mobile Toolkit and a Hyena Den
Lateral Gallery 1 (GL1) in Cova del Gegant is a Middle Palaeolithic assemblage yielding diagnostic Neanderthal remains, together with Mousterian tools and faunal remains. It is a good archive for evaluating the environmental conditions of the coastal areas during MIS 4 and MIS 3 in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula, and also the Neanderthals’ behaviour and mobility. Here we provide a comprehensive assessment of all of the data available from GL1, s…
Upper Pleistocene equids from Terrasses de la Riera dels Canyars (NE Iberian Peninsula)
Ontogenetic dental patterns in Pleistocene hyenas ( Crocuta crocuta Erxleben, 1777) and their palaeobiological implications
During the Pleistocene, humans and hyenas co‐occurred at sites, which included cavities and rock‐shelters, accumulating bone assemblages attributable to both the hominids and carnivores. Studies of these co‐occurrences have given rise to much debate about the relationships established, suggesting that an interpretation of the nature of the biological activities conducted could be useful for understanding predator behaviour and for reconstructing …
New macaque remains from the Middle Pleistocene of Gruta da Aroeira (Almonda karst system, Portugal)
Taphonomic inferences about Middle Pleistocene hominins
Cannibalism, secondary treatment of the corpse and accumulation induced by carnivores can all be discarded, making an accident the most plausible explanation for the cranial fracture
Hunting strategy and seasonality in the last interglacial occupation of Cueva Antón (Murcia, Spain)
First Evidence of Collective Human Inhumation from the Cardial Neolithic (Cova Bonica, Barcelona, NE Iberian Peninsula)
Excavations at Cova Bonica (Barcelona, Spain) have revealed 98 human remains, grouped into five age clusters and corresponding to a minimum of six non-articulated individuals. The remains are clearly associated with Cardial pottery, lithic artifacts, and ornaments suggesting an Early Neolithic horizon. The radiocarbon dating of three human individuals provides a reliable attribution to this period, with a range between ca. 5470 and 5220 cal b.c.,…
Objetos de oro y epicampaniforme en la Cova del Gegant. Relaciones en la costa mediterránea de la Península Ibérica durante la Edad del Bronce
En este trabajo se analiza el estrato XXV de la Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona), adscrito a la Edad del Bronce, y se destaca la problemática cronológica de este período. En este yacimiento encontramos decoraciones epicampaniformes del “Grupo del Nordeste”, tradicionalmente atribuidas a un Bronce Antiguo, un osario colectivo datado por C14 en el Bronce Medio, ornamentos en ámbar/resina de amplia cronología y dos piezas áureas, muy escasas en e…
Estudio zooarqueológico de los restos faunísticos procedentes del nivel Neolítico cardial de Cova Bonica (Vallirana, Barcelona)
En este trabajo se presenta el estudio zooarqueológico y tafonómico del conjunto faunístico recuperado en los niveles de Neolítico antiguo cardial de Cova Bonica (Vallirana, Barcelona). Los restos analizados proceden de un contexto funerario, datado entre el 5470 y el 5220 cal BCE, siendo uno de los más antiguos de la península ibérica. Los restos humanos recuperados así como la presencia de distintas estructuras informan sobre un uso de la cueva…
Deciphering Neolithic activities from a Cardial burial site (Cova Bonica) on the western Mediterranean coast
The Neandertals of northeastern Iberia
Overview of the European Upper Palaeolithic
The European Upper Palaeolithic represents a period of special relevance during which anatomically modern human (Homo sapiens) populations arrive and radiate throughout the continent, while Neanderthals are gradually assimilated. The territorial and demographic expansion of anatomically modern humans (AMH) into new areas that took place during this period and the increase in funerary ritual resulted in a numerous collection of well-preserved huma…
The residential occupation of the Gruta da Aroeira (Almonda, Portugal) cave site
The Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal), with evidence of human occupancy dating back ∼ 400,000 years, is one of very few Middle Pleistocene cave sites to provide a fossil hominin cranium in association with Acheulean bifaces and the by-products of fire usage. Zooarchaeological, taphonomic and tooth-wear analyses suggest that the accumulation of the faunal remains and their modification are anthropogenic. Large game constituted the basis of…
The Latest Occurrence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Rhinocerotidae) in Europe
New rhino remains recovered from Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona) confirm the presence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Toula, 1902) at the site and the taxon’s persistence until the late Middle–early Upper Pleistocene in Europe, that is, its latest documented occurrence. The three individuals recovered from the site are compared with specimens of other Pleistocene species, including those of S. hemitoechus, S. kirchbergensis and C…
The cochlea of the Aroeira 3 Middle Pleistocene cranium-a comparative study
The Emperor's Psycholinguistics
The Emperor's Psycholinguistics
A Neandertal mandible from the Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona, Spain)
Stratigraphic context and direct dating of the Neandertal mandible from Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona)
Step-By-Step Design of an FPGA-Based Digital Compensator for DC/DC Converters Oriented to an Introductory Course
In this paper, a short introductory course to introduce field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based digital control of dc/dc switching power converters is presented. Digital control based on specific hardware has been at the leading edge of low-medium power dc/dc switching converters in recent years. Besides industry's interest in this topic, from the educational point of view, digital control is a multidisciplinary subject that is very attractive…
Description and Assessment of Activities Oriented to Enhance a First Course on Power Electronics
The ongoing search for excellence in education requires the review and renewal of teaching strategies, concentrating efforts on courses that are not attractive to students or are considered to be unsuccessful. This paper is focused on an undergraduate power electronics course in which students had poor academic results in the past. The actions taken to improve the situation over the last several academic years are described, and an exhaustive ana…
Neandertal mtDNA from a Late Pleistocene Human Mandible from the Cova del Gegant (Spain)
Carcass damage and digested bone from mountain lions (Felis concolor)
La Dolina de l’Esquerda de les Alzines (Macizo del Garraf, Barcelona)
La Dolina de l’Esquerda de les Alzines constituye el primer yacimiento del Pleistoceno superior del macizo del Garraf que ha proporcionado abundantes restos líticos del Paleolítico. Los caracteres de este conjunto así como los datos cronológicos no permiten ubicarlo en los grupos tipológicos del Paleolítico medio ni del superior. La singularidad de esta nueva localidad radica en su ubicación en el interior de una dolina, un tipo de depósito poco …
Predator Agents and Leporid Accumulations
La Cova de l’Avi (Vallirana, Barcelona) y el inicio del Neolítico final en el Nordeste de la Península Ibérica. Inhumaciones colectivas y nuevas redes de intercambio
Entre el Neolítico medio y el Neolítico final en el Nordeste de la Península Ibérica se producen cambios destacados en las pautas funerarias y en la cultura material de los grupos humanos, especialmente en los ajuares y lugares de enterramiento. Durante el Neolítico medio-reciente son típicas las inhumaciones primarias individuales en fosas con ajuares de cuentas de variscita, sílex melado, vasos cerámicos y puntualmente obsidiana. Por el contrar…
On the track of anthropogenic activity in carnivore dens
The Neandertals of northeastern Iberia
Palaeoenvironmental record of the Cal Maurici wetland sediment archive in Barcelona (NE Iberian Peninsula) between c. 6000 and 4000 cal. yr BP
This study presents the results of a multi-proxy analysis conducted to improve our understanding of the palaeoenvironmental conditions of the freshwater and brackish marshes of Cal Maurici (Barcelona, Spain) and the human impact on them during the mid-Holocene (6171–3891 cal. yr BP). The study integrates data from pollen, phytolith, diatom, charcoal, seeds and malacological analyses and helps to reconstruct the ecological conditions during the ea…
Reconstruction of the palaeoenvironment and anthropogenic activity from the Upper Pleistocene/Holocene anthracological records of the NE Iberian Peninsula (Barcelona, Spain)
Trazando los orígenes del comportamiento simbólico a través del registro arqueológico paleolítico Tracking the origins of symbolic behavior through the Paleolithic archaeological record
En los últimos decenios, los restos arqueológicos que nos evidencian el comportamiento simbólico por parte de los grupos humanos han ido retrocediendo en el tiempo, hasta situarse en las primeras sociedades paleolíticas. En el presente artículo, se hace un recorrido por las principales evidencias que nos muestran este comportamiento en los grupos de cazadores-recolectores, con especial hincapié en los neandertales y sus ancestros. El trabajo se c…
First Evidence of Collective Human Inhumation from the Cardial Neolithic (Cova Bonica, Barcelona, NE Iberian Peninsula)
Excavations at Cova Bonica (Barcelona, Spain) have revealed 98 human remains, grouped into five age clusters and corresponding to a minimum of six non-articulated individuals. The remains are clearly associated with Cardial pottery, lithic artifacts, and ornaments suggesting an Early Neolithic horizon. The radiocarbon dating of three human individuals provides a reliable attribution to this period, with a range between ca. 5470 and 5220 cal b.c.,…
Objetos de oro y epicampaniforme en la Cova del Gegant. Relaciones en la costa mediterránea de la Península Ibérica durante la Edad del Bronce
En este trabajo se analiza el estrato XXV de la Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona), adscrito a la Edad del Bronce, y se destaca la problemática cronológica de este período. En este yacimiento encontramos decoraciones epicampaniformes del “Grupo del Nordeste”, tradicionalmente atribuidas a un Bronce Antiguo, un osario colectivo datado por C14 en el Bronce Medio, ornamentos en ámbar/resina de amplia cronología y dos piezas áureas, muy escasas en e…
Deciphering Neolithic activities from a Cardial burial site (Cova Bonica) on the western Mediterranean coast
Taphonomic inferences about Middle Pleistocene hominins
Cannibalism, secondary treatment of the corpse and accumulation induced by carnivores can all be discarded, making an accident the most plausible explanation for the cranial fracture
The bony labyrinth in the Aroeira 3 Middle Pleistocene cranium
The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula over the past 8000 years
Genomics of the Iberian Peninsula Ancient DNA studies have begun to help us understand the genetic history and movements of people across the globe. Focusing on the Iberian Peninsula, Olalde et al. report genome-wide data from 271 ancient individuals from Iberia (see the Perspective by Vander Linden). The findings provide a comprehensive genetic time transect of the region. Linguistics analysis and genetic analysis of archaeological human remains…
Corporal games in 19th century physical education as a prelude to modern sports in Spain
School physical education in Spain was developed in the 19th century, coinciding with the establishment and expansion of the European gymnastic systems of physical education. In that scenario, physical-education content was subject to European influences, as evidenced by documentary sources from the period. The main aim of this study is to highlight the influence exerted by physical education on the process of social acceptance of sport in Spain.…
Ontogenetic dental patterns in Pleistocene hyenas ( Crocuta crocuta Erxleben, 1777) and their palaeobiological implications
During the Pleistocene, humans and hyenas co‐occurred at sites, which included cavities and rock‐shelters, accumulating bone assemblages attributable to both the hominids and carnivores. Studies of these co‐occurrences have given rise to much debate about the relationships established, suggesting that an interpretation of the nature of the biological activities conducted could be useful for understanding predator behaviour and for reconstructing …
Hunting strategy and seasonality in the last interglacial occupation of Cueva Antón (Murcia, Spain)
Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
Geography (29 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (26 obras) · Archaeology (23 obras) · Geology (17 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (16 obras) · Paleontology (16 obras) · Pleistocene (16 obras) · Biology (15 obras) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (12 obras) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (12 obras)