Alexandre PayaTelmo PereiraJordi RosellPatrícia MonteiroEduardo PaixãoDavid NoraSandra AssisCarlos SimõesÉvora, MarinaVânia CarvalhoTrenton Holliday2026-02-272026-02-272023http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/21582The Last Glacial Maximum brought long-term harsh climatic and environmental conditions. Because of that, human groups had to adapt to such changes, which was done through the development of new technologies, ecodynamics and settlement patterns. Buraca da Moira is a cave in Central Portugal with LGM human occupations in which faunal remains with different preservation conditions were recovered. The geomorphological setting of the site, in a valley sheltered from strong winds, with access to both lithic raw materials and fresh water, proves advantageous for Pleistocene human groups to settle in such places. This presentation focuses on the zooarchaeological assemblage recovered from the layers associated with the LGM, including the taphonomical patterns. Our results showed the diversity of fauna consumed between the Solutrean and the Gravettian, and the anthropic activity on some specimens, such as cut marks, impact notches and burning, while carnivore activity was sparse. Together, this allowed us to access the nature of the accumulation and its relationship with the remaining archaeological materials.engLast glacial MaximumTaphonomyCentral Portugalconference proceedings2025-01-02cv-prod-333505510.13140/RG.2.2.34094.48969