Neanderthals versus Modern Humans: Evidence for Resource Competition from Isotopic Modelling

Table 4

Characterization of the simulations performed with IsoSource according to the different geographical groups and the three clusters considered.

Simulations

Conditions tested

Whole fauna/whole hominids

Whole fauna/associated hominids

Fauna without reindeer/whole hominids

Fauna without reindeer/associated hominids

Fauna without horse/whole hominids

Fauna without horse/associated hominids

Reindeer/whole hominids

Reindeer/associated hominids

Whole fauna (𝛿^15N − 1SD)/whole hominids

Whole fauna (𝛿^15N − 1SD)/associated hominids

Whole fauna (𝛿^15N + 1SD)/whole hominids

Whole fauna (𝛿^15N + 1SD)/associated hominids

MOIS3 Neanderthals

Southern Europe area

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cold environment

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Whole dataset

X

X

X

X

X

X

MOIS3 modern humans

Southern Europe area

X

X

X

Cold environment

X

X

X

X

Whole dataset

X

X

X

MOIS2 modern humans

Southern Europe area

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cold environment

X

X

X

X

X

X

Whole dataset

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X