Describes and expands on many innovative techniques for archeological and geological data acquisition and analysisProvides the basic context of and data from recent excavations at a major Middle Paleolithic siteSynthesizes multiple types of data to offer a comprehensive interpretation of a cave site regularly occupied by the Neanderthals

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Introduction.- Stratigraphy, Deposits and Site Formation.- An Absolute Chronological Framework for Pech IV.- Taphonomical and Zooarchaeological Analysis of Bordes' Excavated Material from Levels I2 and Y-Z.- Zooarchaeological Analysis of the Assemblage from the 20002003 Excavations.- The Lithic Assemblages.- Summary and Conclusions.