a b s t r a c tThis study analyses the fossil record of leopards in the Iberian Peninsula. According to the systematic and morphometric features of new remains, identified mainly in Late Pleistocene palaeontological and archaeological sites of the Mediterranean region, they can be attributed to Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758. The findings include the most complete leopard skeleton from the Iberian Peninsula and one of the most complete in Europe, found in a chasm (Avenc de Joan Guit on) south of Valencia. The new citations and published data are used to establish the leopard's distribution in the Iberian Peninsula, showing its maximum development during the Late Pleistocene. Some references suggest that the species survived for longer here (Lateglacial-Early Holocene) than in other parts of Europe. Finally, the contexts of appearance and origin of leopard remains are described and the processes of interaction with prehistoric human groups are assessed.
Se trata de dar a conocer la existencia de tres pequeños puentes ubicados en las inmediaciones de Bocairent, comarca de la Vall d’Albaida (Valencia), presentando un avance de su estudio, con descripción y primeras planimetrías.
Estos puentes se encuentran en viales muy secundarios en la actualidad, e incluso fuera de uso en un caso. Realizados en canteria, con sillares de piedra local, su antigüedad es indudable. A falta de otros datos, por el contexto y por sus propias características edilicias, se plantea la hipótesis de que fueran construidos hacia finales del siglo X, o principios del siglo XI. Su construcción estaría relacionada con la adecua- ción de los accesos al hisn de Bocairent y, probable- mente, con el paso de un camino entre la costa -Denia- y el interior peninsular.
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