A population study on the Cave Bears ( Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller-Heinroth) from Galician caves, NW of Iberian Peninsula Estudio poblacional del Oso de las Cavernas (Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller-Heinroth) de cuevas gallegas, NW de la Península Ibérica GRANDAL D’ANGLADE, A. & LOPEZ GONZALEZ, F. Abstract A population study of two contemporary sites of Ursus spelaeus from Serra do Courel (Galicia, NW of Iberian Peninsula) has been carried out. The different morphology of the sites, as well as the taphonomical processes that affected the deposits produce a biased preservation of the bone remains that is interpreted in this paper. Key words: Galicia, Pleistocene, Ursus spelaeus, population study GRANDAL D’ANGLADE, A. & LOPEZ GONZALEZ, F. (Instituto Universitario de Xeoloxía. Universidade da Coruña. Campus da Zapateira s/n. 15071 A Coruña. España. Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe. 15168 O Castro, Sada, A Coruña.España). Cadernos Lab. Xeolóxico de Laxe Coruña. 1998. Vol. 23, pp. 215-224