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Sautuola: Revista del Instituto de Prehistoria y Arqueología Sautuola, 2018
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The archaeological investigations carried out in the last twenty years in the Lower Valley of the... more The archaeological investigations carried out in the last twenty years in the Lower Valley of the River Güena ˜ (Asturias, central part of northern Spain) have documented different prehistoric sites, particularly with Middle and Upper Palaeolithic occupations. This paper presents the first results of the archaeological excavation carried out in the cave of La Cuevona de Avín. From the systematic study of the biotic and abiotic remains, a total of three occupation phases (Phases 1 to 3) have been determined, dated in the Late Pleistocene. The lithic studies indicate the use of local raw materials (mainly quartzite), but also regional ones (different types of flint) in the whole sequence. Retouched implements are typologically representative only during the Upper Magdalenian (Phase II) and use-wear analysis indicates the manufacture and use of artefacts in situ during this phase. Archaeozoological studies reveal continuity in subsistence strategies throughout the sequence, noting specialization in red deer hunting during the Azilian (Phase I), and more diversified prey in the older phases of the sequence
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Montes, R., Lasheras, JA,(eds.). Neandertales …, 2005
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The archaeological investigations carried out in the last twenty years in the Lower Valley of the... more The archaeological investigations carried out in the last twenty years in the Lower Valley of the River Güena ˜
(Asturias, central part of northern Spain) have documented different prehistoric sites, particularly with Middle
and Upper Palaeolithic occupations. This paper presents the first results of the archaeological excavation carried
out in the cave of La Cuevona de Avín. From the systematic study of the biotic and abiotic remains, a total of
three occupation phases (Phases 1 to 3) have been determined, dated in the Late Pleistocene. The lithic studies
indicate the use of local raw materials (mainly quartzite), but also regional ones (different types of flint) in the
whole sequence. Retouched implements are typologically representative only during the Upper Magdalenian
(Phase II) and use-wear analysis indicates the manufacture and use of artefacts in situ during this phase.
Archaeozoological studies reveal continuity in subsistence strategies throughout the sequence, noting specialization in red deer hunting during the Azilian (Phase I), and more diversified prey in the older phases of the
sequence
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En El Centenario De La Cueva De El Castillo El Ocaso De Los Neandertales 2006 Isbn 84 608 0411 9 Pags 417 434, 2006
Localización: En el centenario de la cueva de El Castillo: el ocaso de los neandertales/coord. po... more Localización: En el centenario de la cueva de El Castillo: el ocaso de los neandertales/coord. por Victoria Cabrera Valdés, Federico Bernaldo de Quirós, José Manuel Maíllo Fernández, 2006, ISBN 84-608-0411-9, págs. 417-434
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Iv Congreso Del Neolitico Peninsular 27 30 De Noviembre De 2006 Vol 1 2008 Isbn 978 84 96979 13 0 Pags 374 378, 2008
Localización: IV Congreso del Neolítico Peninsular: 27-30 de noviembre de 2006/coord. por Mauro S... more Localización: IV Congreso del Neolítico Peninsular: 27-30 de noviembre de 2006/coord. por Mauro Severo Hernández Pérez, Jorge A. Soler Díaz, Juan Antonio López Padilla, Vol. 1, 2008, ISBN 978-84-96979-13-0, págs. 374-378
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El Abrigo Y La Cueva De Benzu Memoria De Los Trabajos Arqueologicos De Una Decada En Ceuta 2013 Isbn 978 84 9828 426 3 Pags 278 282, 2013
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Arqueologia Y Medio Ambiente El Primer Milenio a C En El Duero Medio 1995 Isbn 84 7846 387 9 Pags 395 416, 1995
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During the Holocene, intense changes in climate, in environment and in cultural systems have occu... more During the Holocene, intense changes in climate, in environment and in cultural systems have occurred. Cultural trajectories have shown trends fairly coincident with climatic changes in Mediterranean and north-African areas. In particular, three dry events occurring at ca. 8200 cal yr BP, ca. 6000 cal yr BP and ca. 4200 cal yr BP seem to have been of key relevance for fairly synchronous climatic-cultural changes (Mercuri et al., in press). Archaeobotanical records (pollen and macroremains) help to recognise and date human presence and activity in different territories indicating that when human groups occupied a region they exploited the territory and operated a choice of useful plants for food, building and fire. Humans used and selected what the territory offered. When climatic-environmental changes occurred, humans changed their plant resources from time to time moving towards what was available in the territory and changing their subsistence strategies. Over-exploitation of thinned plant ressources including overgrazing, sometimes accelerated the evolution of aridity in a drying climatic phase. In these cases humans enforced aridity crisis and the relevant climate signal in palaeoclimatic records was enhanced. When dry climate depleted water and plant resources under a sustainable level, humans necessarily moved to new places.This work reports pollen and charcoal studies from six archaeological sites located around Mediterranean basin covering the three main dry events mentioned above :Wadi-Teshuinat area (south-western Libya), Benz\ufa cave (Ceuta, Spain, north-western Africa), La Vaquera cave (central Spain), Lago di Mezzano (central Italy), Terramara di Montale (northern Italy) and Arslantepe (eastern Anatolia, Turkey).Archaeobotany suggests that Bronze age has probably marked the environment more than the Neolithic, possibly because there is a relationship between knowledge improvement, culture development and evolution of complexity in land exploitation.The work was partially financed by project PICAR - cultural landscaPe and human Impact in Circum-mediterranean countries - Programmi di Ricerca scientifica di rilevante Interesse Nazionale 2008FJCEF4Mercuri AM, Sadori L, Uzquiano Ollero P. in press. Mediterranean and north-African cultural adaptations to mid-Holocene environmental and climatic changes. The Holocene
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La recogida de …, 2003
Localización: La recogida de muestras en arqueobotánica: objetivos y propuestas metodológicas: la... more Localización: La recogida de muestras en arqueobotánica: objetivos y propuestas metodológicas: la gestión de los recursos vegetales y la transformación del paleopaisaje en el Mediterráneo occidental, 2003, ISBN 84-393-6369-9, págs. 19-29
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... Actualmente la investigación de este yacimiento está dirigida por Juan Luis Arsuaga, Enrique ... more ... Actualmente la investigación de este yacimiento está dirigida por Juan Luis Arsuaga, Enrique Baquedano y Alfredo Pérez González. ... Los resultados polínicos de este nivel han revelado a su vez el dominio del pino a nivel regional ya que se trata de un polen anemófilo y que ...
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Localización: Arqueología y Medio ambiente: el primer milenio a. C. en el Duero medio/coord. por ... more Localización: Arqueología y Medio ambiente: el primer milenio a. C. en el Duero medio/coord. por Germán Delibes de Castro Árbol académico, Zoa Escudero Navarro, Fernando Romero Carnicero, Arturo Morales Muñiz, 1995, ISBN 84-7846-387-9, págs. ...
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El yacimiento de Cueva Blanca (Hellín, Albacete), descubierto en 2006, contiene un nivel de ocupa... more El yacimiento de Cueva Blanca (Hellín, Albacete), descubierto en 2006, contiene un nivel de ocupación humana atribuido al Mesolítico geométrico. En esta comunicación se presentan los resultados más significativos de la investigación multidisciplinar que venimos desarrollando en él desde que en 2008 se llevara a cabo la primera campaña de excavación. Se trata del primer yacimiento de este periodo en estratigrafía de la zona de Campos de Hellín (Albacete). Así mismo, en una de sus paredes son visibles representaciones de arte prehistórico, circunstancia que incrementa la importancia de este enclave.
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(Asturias, central part of northern Spain) have documented different prehistoric sites, particularly with Middle
and Upper Palaeolithic occupations. This paper presents the first results of the archaeological excavation carried
out in the cave of La Cuevona de Avín. From the systematic study of the biotic and abiotic remains, a total of
three occupation phases (Phases 1 to 3) have been determined, dated in the Late Pleistocene. The lithic studies
indicate the use of local raw materials (mainly quartzite), but also regional ones (different types of flint) in the
whole sequence. Retouched implements are typologically representative only during the Upper Magdalenian
(Phase II) and use-wear analysis indicates the manufacture and use of artefacts in situ during this phase.
Archaeozoological studies reveal continuity in subsistence strategies throughout the sequence, noting specialization in red deer hunting during the Azilian (Phase I), and more diversified prey in the older phases of the
sequence
(Asturias, central part of northern Spain) have documented different prehistoric sites, particularly with Middle
and Upper Palaeolithic occupations. This paper presents the first results of the archaeological excavation carried
out in the cave of La Cuevona de Avín. From the systematic study of the biotic and abiotic remains, a total of
three occupation phases (Phases 1 to 3) have been determined, dated in the Late Pleistocene. The lithic studies
indicate the use of local raw materials (mainly quartzite), but also regional ones (different types of flint) in the
whole sequence. Retouched implements are typologically representative only during the Upper Magdalenian
(Phase II) and use-wear analysis indicates the manufacture and use of artefacts in situ during this phase.
Archaeozoological studies reveal continuity in subsistence strategies throughout the sequence, noting specialization in red deer hunting during the Azilian (Phase I), and more diversified prey in the older phases of the
sequence
Coímbre cave (142 meters asl) is located on the southwestern slope of Mount Pendendo (529 m), in the small valley of Besnes river, tributary of Cares river, in a medium-higher mountain are in the central-western Cantabria –northern Iberian Peninsula- (Álvarez-Alonso et al., 2009; 2013b). The landscape in the surroundings of the cave –situated in an interior valley but near to the current coast in a low altitude- can be described as a mountainous environment where valleys, small hills and steep mountains with high slopes are integrated, which confer a relative variety of ecosystems to this area. Coímbre contains an important archaeological site divided in two different areas. B Area, is the farthest from the entrance, and is the place where took place the excavations carried out to date, between 2008 and 2012 (Álvarez-Alonso et al., 2009, 2011, 2013a, 2013b).
Coímbre B shows a complete and very interesting Magdalenian sequence (with Lower, Middle and Upper Magdalenian levels), and a gravettian level, that converts this cave in one of the biggest habitat areas in western Cantabria. Its rich set of bone industries, mobiliar art and ornaments, provide key information that shows the connections between this area, the Pyrenees and the south-west of Aquitaine.
Moreover, Coímbre cave presents an interesting set of Magdalenian engravings, locatedin different places of the cavity, both in open and accessible areas, and in narrower and inaccessible places, which clearly define two different symbolic spaces. All this artistic expressions belong to the Magdalenian, and it is possible to establish a division between a set of engravings framed in the first stages of this period (the most abundant and remote); and a more limited set of engravings, in which stand out a block with a engraving of a bison with a deep trace of more than one meter long, that belongs to the recent Magdalenian.
This work presents the preliminary results of the analysis of Magdalenian occupations in Coímbre, after the end of the excavations in B Area, and the study of its rock art, shaping this site as one of the most important places of Magdalenian human activities in western Cantabria.
change and woodland exploitation by late Mesolithic groups settled in the ‘Campos de Hellín’, a region of SE Spain. Radiocarbon ages indicate occupations
in the period between 7610 ± 40 BP (8450–8370 cal. BP) and 6730 ± 40 BP (7660–7560 cal. BP). The seasonal short character of human occupation, major
vegetation features and the site chronology relate it to the 8.2 ka cal. BP cooling event and the subsequent aridity responsible for open landscapes and the
becoming of human settlement in SE Spain. A Mediterranean open coniferous woodland composed of Pinus and Juniperus has been inferred around the
site where Pinus halepensis and Rhamnus lycioides were the main sources of firewood managed by late Mesolithic inhabitants. Steppe and scrub conditions
are also identified by the abundance of Ephedra and Asteraceae. Environmental factors, such as an irregular rainfall regime, are also suggested to explain
the fluctuations of the main woody taxa identified. Furthermore, pollen and charcoal data were also correlated with the palynological and anthracological
information available for the western Mediterranean area. However, human impact is scarce, as indicated by the nature of human occupation. The increase
of Poaceae and Amaranthaceae as well as the appearance of Boraginaceae, Cichorioideae, Plantago lanceolata and Cerealia towards the top of the sequence
(L1A) are indicative of human activities carried out at the site during later prehistoric periods.
change and woodland exploitation by late Mesolithic groups settled in the ‘Campos de Hellín’, a region of SE Spain. Radiocarbon ages indicate occupations
in the period between 7610 ± 40 BP (8450–8370 cal. BP) and 6730 ± 40 BP (7660–7560 cal. BP). The seasonal short character of human occupation, major
vegetation features and the site chronology relate it to the 8.2 ka cal. BP cooling event and the subsequent aridity responsible for open landscapes and the
becoming of human settlement in SE Spain. A Mediterranean open coniferous woodland composed of Pinus and Juniperus has been inferred around the
site where Pinus halepensis and Rhamnus lycioides were the main sources of firewood managed by late Mesolithic inhabitants. Steppe and scrub conditions
are also identified by the abundance of Ephedra and Asteraceae. Environmental factors, such as an irregular rainfall regime, are also suggested to explain
the fluctuations of the main woody taxa identified. Furthermore, pollen and charcoal data were also correlated with the palynological and anthracological
information available for the western Mediterranean area. However, human impact is scarce, as indicated by the nature of human occupation. The increase
of Poaceae and Amaranthaceae as well as the appearance of Boraginaceae, Cichorioideae, Plantago lanceolata and Cerealia towards the top of the sequence
(L1A) are indicative of human activities carried out at the site during later prehistoric periods.