La Universidad de Cantabria cuestiona el mito de los neandertales en paisajes helados

Un estudio de la Universidad de Cantabria basado en el yacimiento de Axlor revela que los neandertales habitaron bosques templados hace entre 100.000 y 50.000 años.

La investigación analizó 33 muestras de sedimento recogidas desde 2019 en Axlor, Dima (Bizkaia). Identificó cerca de 9.000 microrestos vegetales que reconstruyen un paisaje dominado por un bosque templado atlántico.

Los resultados muestran que la cubierta forestal persistió incluso en fases frías, con especies como robles, avellanos, abedules y tilos. La humedad constante y los cursos de agua mantuvieron un entorno rico en recursos.

Talía Lazuen, investigadora de la UC, declaró que los datos demuestran la capacidad de los neandertales para habitar ecosistemas boscosos y templados. Sebastián Pérez-Díaz destacó la calidad del registro palinológico para estudiar el Paleolítico Medio.

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