Table 1 Summary of the specimens sampled per sites and archaeological levels and their chrono-cultural adscription.
Broad cultural attribution | Temporal span (Ka BP uncal). | Site | Level | No. Samples for δ13C and δ15N analysis | No. aliquots analysed for δ34S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red deer | Horse | Red deer | Horse | ||||
Gravettian | 28 | Bolinkoba | VI/F | 4 | 7 | — | — |
Amalda | VI | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
31–29 | Aitzbitarte III | IV | 5 | — | 2 | — | |
Va | 5 | — | 4 | — | |||
Vb Upper | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Aurignacian | 31 | Ekain | IXb | 4 | — | — | — |
Aitzbitarte III | Vb Central | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
35–32 | Labeko Koba | IV | — | 1 | — | — | |
V | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
VI | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | |||
Châtelperronian | 38–37 | IX Lower | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Mousterian | n/a | Lezetxiki | V | 4 | — | — | — |
IV | 5 | — | — | — | |||
44–42 | Amalda | VII | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
>49 | Axlor | IV | 12 | 2 | — | — | |
60–50 (based on typology) | VI | 12 | 6 | — | — | ||
VIII | 10 | — | — | — | |||
Totals | 92 | 46 | 18 | 12 | |||
