RT Journal Article
T1 Industria del Paleolítico Medio en Beefsteak Cave (Gibraltar): implicaciones paleoambientales
T1 The Middle Palaeolithic industry in Beefsteak Cave (Gibraltar): palaeoenvironmental implications
A1 Giles, Francisco
A1 Finlayson, Clive
A1 Finlayson, Geraldine
A1 Fa, Darren A.
A1 Rodríguez Vidal, Joaquín
A1 Cáceres Puro, Luis Miguel
A1 Martínez Aguirre, Arancha
A1 Santiago, A.
A1 Gutiérrez López, José María
AB Beefsteak Cave is located towards the southern end of the Rock of Gibraltar, along the cliff line betweenthe wave-eroded platforms of Europa and Windmill Hill Flats. Set within the grey dolomites of the earlyJurassic Europa Member, the Cave is almost certainly of marine origin. It was probably formed during asea-level highstand earlier than 250 ky. The exposed brecciated deposits form part of an earlier gallerywithin a larger cave system that has since been eroded away.The Cave still contains almost 5m of brecchiated deposits, within which six broad levels are identified. Atleast three of these levels contain in situ lithic industry. The lithic tools are identified as Middle Palaeolithic,with flint, jasper and sandstone being used as raw materials. A sample from Level D was dated using Useries(alpha-spectrometry) and gave an age of 98.8 ±15.5 ky BP.The results here presented are the earliest known recorded Middle Palaeolithic artefacts from Gibraltar.During periods of human occupation, this cave would have commanded a strong position above EuropaFlats with Windmill Hill Flats in close proximity. Fossil evidence from the area suggests that a diversecommunity of ungulate herbivores would have inhabited both plains and would have been an accessiblefood resource for the human inhabitants of the Cave
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8363
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8363
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RD 29 may 2026