Neanderthal subsistence at Chez-Pinaud Jonzac (Charente-Maritime, France): A kill site dominated by reindeer remains, but with a horse-laden diet?

During the MIS 4 in Southwestern France, Quina Neanderthal from north of Aquitaine was characterized by a hunting specialization on reindeer and lack diversity their diet. They developed task-specific locations dedicated to capture, butchery, consumption reindeer, whole society seems, this region, be dependent food resource. In context, site Chez-Pinaud at Jonzac (France) occupies specific place. First, interpreted as kill butchery site, recent recovery underlines importance large ungulate (horse bison) faunal spectrum (30% NISP). Considering quantity meat grease that these species can provide hunters, new zooarchaeological analyses suggest least horse may have played major role diet population. Since is one largest sites for period, results relativize population diversityl