Table 1 Sites and layers with cut-marked raptor phalanges interpreted as symbolic elements associated with Neanderthals or transitional MP/UP populations.

CP, Châtelperronian; CM, Classic Mousterian; L, Levallois; M, Mousterian; MTA, Mousterian of Acheulean Tradition; N, Neronian; N/A, not applicable/unknown.

Site	Layer	Age (ka)	Cultural attribution	Taxa CM	Common name	CM NISP	Bird NISP	Raptor NISP	Reference
Baume de Gigny*	XV	50	MP	Cygnus cygnus	Whooper swan	1	N/A	N/A	(13, 14)
Combe Grenal	52	90	MP-CM	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden eagle	1	7	1	(13)
Fumane	A12	MIS3	MP-L	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden eagle	1	N/A	1	(15, 16)
Fumane*	A9	38–42	MP-D	Tetrao tetrix	Black grouse	1	N/A	N/A	(17)
Grotte de L’Hyene	N/A	MIS3	MP	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden eagle	1	N/A	N/A	(13, 16)
Grotte du Renne	IX-X	44–42	CP	Haliaetus albicilla	White-tailed eagle	1	N/A	N/A	(18)
Grotte du Renne	IX-X	44–42	CP	Bubo bubo	European eagle-owl	1	N/A	N/A	(18)
Krapina	N/A	100–130	MP-M	Haliaetus albicilla	White-tailed eagle	5	29	12	(19)
Les Fieux	I/J	60–40	MP-DM	Haliaetus albicilla	White-tailed eagle	1	81	3	(13, 20)
Les Fieux	Jbase	60–40	MP-MTA	Haliaetus albicilla	White-tailed eagle	1	42	4	(13, 20)
Les Fieux	Ks	MIS3	MP-MTA	Haliaetus albicilla	White-tailed eagle	2	97	8	(13, 20)
Les Fieux	Ks	MIS3	MP-MTA	Aegypius monachus	Cinereous vulture	1	97	8	(13, 20)
Les Fieux	Rec. clean	MIS3	MP-MTA	Haliaetus albicilla	White-tailed eagle	2	>2	2	(13, 20)
Mandrin	E	52–56	MP-N	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden eagle	1	11	1	(15)
Pech de l’Azé I	4	44–48	MP-MTA	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden eagle	2	92	5	(14, 21)
Pech de l’Azé IV	8	100	MP-M	Medium- sized raptor	N/A	1	1	1	(22)
Rio Secco	7	48–49	MP-M	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden eagle	1	15	1	(15)
Cova Foradada	IV1	>39	CP	Aquila [heliaca] adalberti	(Iberian?) Imperial eagle	1	41	12	This work, (23)

*The cases of Baume de Gigny and Fumane A9 correspond to other birds than raptors.