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<p>The fauna collected from the prehistoric El Harhoura 1 cave in Temara, near Rabat, Morocco, is remarkably rich in terms of both species diversity and individuals numbers. This diversity reflects the presence of a varied environment in the region during the period. The species assemblage found at the site is largely contemporaneous with the Late Pleistocene faunas (isotopic stage 3). Across all archaeological layers, the remains of certain species categories are highly abundant, indicating a selective hunting strategy employed by prehistoric populations based on animal size. Small- to medium-sized carcasses were fully processed on-site, as evidenced by the distribution of preserved skeletal remains. In contrast, larger game was only occasionally hunted, and their carcasses were not transported back to the site in their entirety. The mortality profile of medium-sized species shows a representation of all age classes, with a predominance of adults, suggesting that hunting activities targeted adult animals in full maturity.</p>

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Subsistence Behaviors of Prehistoric Humans: the Case of Quaternary Vertebrates from El Harhoura 1 Cave (Temara-Rabat, Morocco)

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    2026年1月6日

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  • Hassan Aouraghe,
  • Hicham Mhamdi

摘要

The fauna collected from the prehistoric El Harhoura 1 cave in Temara, near Rabat, Morocco, is remarkably rich in terms of both species diversity and individuals numbers. This diversity reflects the presence of a varied environment in the region during the period. The species assemblage found at the site is largely contemporaneous with the Late Pleistocene faunas (isotopic stage 3). Across all archaeological layers, the remains of certain species categories are highly abundant, indicating a selective hunting strategy employed by prehistoric populations based on animal size. Small- to medium-sized carcasses were fully processed on-site, as evidenced by the distribution of preserved skeletal remains. In contrast, larger game was only occasionally hunted, and their carcasses were not transported back to the site in their entirety. The mortality profile of medium-sized species shows a representation of all age classes, with a predominance of adults, suggesting that hunting activities targeted adult animals in full maturity.