Cf. Rodriguez et al., CHARACTERIZATION AND DEPOSITIONAL EVOLUTION OF HYENA (CROCUTA-CROCUTA) COPROLITES FROM LA VALINA CAVE (NORTHWEST SPAIN), Journal of archaeological science, 22(5), 1995, pp. 597-607
Archaeological excavation of La Valina site, a karstic cave located in
northwest Spain, documented a level of human occupation and a later o
ne of carnivores that can be attributed to Upper Plesitocene (35,000 B
P) by the C-14 dating obtained from bone samples. Among carnivore rema
ins many coprolites were recovered which, based on morphological and b
iometrical characteristics, correspond to Crocuta crocuta. Micromorpho
logical analysis of thin sections, mineralogical and palynological ana
lysis let us deduce the deposition period of seats during the year and
also the postdepositional changes undergone by coprolites to reach th
eir present state. (C) 1995 Academic Press Limited