Universidade da Cantábria desafia mito dos neandertais em paisagens geladas

Um estudo da Universidade da Cantábria baseado no sítio de Axlor revela que os neandertais habitavam florestas temperadas entre 100.000 e 50.000 anos atrás.

A pesquisa analisou 33 amostras de sedimento coletadas desde 2019 em Axlor, em Dima (Bizkaia). Foram identificados quase 9.000 microrrestos vegetais que reconstituem uma paisagem dominada por uma floresta atlântica temperada.

Os resultados mostram que a cobertura florestal persistiu mesmo durante fases frias, com espécies como carvalhos, aveleiras, bétulas e tílias. A umidade constante e os cursos d'água mantiveram um ambiente rico em recursos.

Talía Lazuen, pesquisadora da UC, afirmou que os dados demonstram a capacidade dos neandertais de habitar ecossistemas arborizados e temperados. Sebastián Pérez-Díaz destacou a qualidade do registro palinológico para o estudo do Paleolítico Médio.

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