Abstract
Epigravettian dwellings from Eastern Europe give the Mammoth a privileged place: in the spectacular and elaborated architecture of their huts, like in the leading site Mezhyrich. However, the range of hunted and/or eaten game shows a variety of species including small ones such as the hare, testifying economical choices or even cultural practices where the Mammoth is not dominant. Magdalenian cave art, in Western Europe, gives the Mammoth a significant, sometimes exceptional place, like in Rouffignac or Combarelles, next to the even more important place of the Bison or the Horse. However, the dietary habits of the artists prove the prominent value of the Reindeer compared with the Horse. In Western Europe, wide and different landscapes and environments produced an economical-cultural mosaic. In the eastern part of Europe, the strong uniformity of climates and environments promoted an economical and environmental block leading to a sedentary lifestyle of the people, demonstrated by the concentration of huts. In the dreams of the hunters, as well as in their daily life, the incredible complexity of the relationship between men with animals revealed its creative and nourishing power.
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