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 | |||