Sex identi cation from fragmentary archeozoological assemblages is particularly challenging in th... more Sex identi cation from fragmentary archeozoological assemblages is particularly challenging in the Equid family, including for horses, donkeys and their hybrids. This limitation has precluded in-depth investigations of sex-ratio variation in various temporal, geographic and social contexts. Recently, shallow DNA sequencing has offered an economical solution to equine sex determination, even in environments where DNA preservation conditions is not optimal. In this study, we applied state-of-the-art methods in ancient DNA-based equine sex determination to 897 osseous remains in order to assess whether equal proportions of males and females could be found in a range of archeological contexts in France. We found Magdalenian horse hunt not focused on isolated bachelors, and Upper Paleolithic habitats and natural traps equally balancing sex ratios. In contrast, Iron Age sacri cial rituals appeared to have been preferentially oriented to male horses and this practice extended into the Roman Period. During Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Modern Period, cities emerged as environments largely dominated by horse males. This strong sex-bias was considerably reduced, and sometimes even absent, in various rural contexts. Combined with previous archaeozoological work and textual evidence, our results portray an urban economy fueled by adult, often old, males, and rural environments where females and subadults of both sexes were maintained to sustain production demands.
Creating Participatory Dialogue in Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Interpretation: Multinational Perspectives, 2022
We present our experiences with a series of ‘forgotten groups’ that empower themselves through ou... more We present our experiences with a series of ‘forgotten groups’ that empower themselves through outreach activities. The authors coordinate or advise different activities, but the protagonists and promoters are those people, the ‘forgotten groups’. This work includes a description of objectives, methods and practices when coordinating inclusive outreach programmes and three case studies: puppet shows designed and performed by senior citizens and Roma women, prehistoric pottery workshops with senior citizens and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients, and prehistoric cookery explained and performed by young newcomers. In most cases, these activities obtained a relevant success promoting inclusive dissemination, empowering the participants and achieving the transmission of concepts about archaeology and prehistory. They also helped us to understand that we need to open significant communication channels with such ‘forgotten groups’, to discover which their ongoing interests are. Finally, we highlight the importance of feedback and assessment for the success of these activities.
There are strong interactions between an economic system and its ecological context. In this sens... more There are strong interactions between an economic system and its ecological context. In this sense, livestock have been an integral part of human economies since the Neolithic, contributing significantly to the creation and maintenance of agricultural anthropized landscapes. For this reason, in the frame of the ERC-StG project ’ZooMWest’ we collected and analyzed thousands of zooarchaeological data from NE Iberia. By considering these data in comparison with ecological indicators (archaeobotanical remains) and archaeological evidence (settlement characteristics and their distribution) this paper seeks to characterize changes in animal production and the relationship between people, livestock, and their environment. These methods allow for an investigation of the topic at different scales (site, zone, territory) with a broad diachronic perspective, and for consideration of orography and cultural traditions alongside climatic factors. Through this integration of various streams of evi...
<jats:p>This study uses faunal and epigraphic evidence from the valley of Cabrera de Mar in... more <jats:p>This study uses faunal and epigraphic evidence from the valley of Cabrera de Mar in present-day Catalonia (Spain) as proxies for understanding complex processes and dynamics of cultural change between the late Iron Age and early Roman times. The faunal remains indicate significant dietary change, although the epigraphic evidence implies that language—in contrast—changed at a slower pace, as shown by the use of indigenous onomastics and the continued use of the Iberian script, coin legends included. To ensure an interdisciplinary analysis, the study also discusses change as perceptible in architectural remains, ceramics and funerary practices. Our study shows that cultural change can take place at different levels and according to different rhythms, not only on regional and settlement planes but also at neighbourhood and household scales. Finally, our results highlight the value of archaeology as a tool for studying and understanding colonial encounters.</jats:p>
Supplementary materials Fig. 1. Reconstruction of the probability density function for each site ... more Supplementary materials Fig. 1. Reconstruction of the probability density function for each site and period given the values detailed in table 4. Table 1. Results Mann-Whitney U test for the Comparison of the LSI bone lengths values by the Cattle of Monédière and Lattara . (In blue) Significant difference: *(0.05-0.01), **(0.01-0.001), ***(< 0.001) ; N= Non Significant difference (Wilcox test); NA= missing value. Table 2. Results Mann-Whitney U test for the Comparison of the LSI bone widths values by the Cattle of Monédière and Lattara. (In blue) Significant difference: *(0.05-0.01), **(0.01-0.001), ***(< 0.001) ; N= Non Significant difference (Wilcox test); NA= missing value. Table 3. Results Mann-Whitney U test for the Comparison of the LSI bone lengths values by the Sheep/Goat of Monédière and Lattara. (In green) Significant difference: *(0.05-0.01), **(0.01-0.001), ***(< 0.001) ; N= Non Significant difference (Wilcox test); NA= missing value. Table 4. Results Mann-Whitn...
This article is a summary of the most important results obtained on the archaeozoological materia... more This article is a summary of the most important results obtained on the archaeozoological material recovered from the inside of Navetiforme I of Els Closos de Ca'n Gaià (Portocolom, Mallorca).
La fouille recente d'un puits romain du IIIe siecle de notre ere sur le site d'Ambrussum ... more La fouille recente d'un puits romain du IIIe siecle de notre ere sur le site d'Ambrussum (Herault) a mis au jour un assemblage faunique correspondant pour l'essentiel a la decharge de cadavres animaux. Parmi ces carcasses, on a denombre un ensemble de squelettes de chiens, de bœufs, et de lapins. L'assemblage de chiens vient en quelque sorte completer ceux exhumes a Lattes en 1998 (deux puits des Ier et IIe siecle de notre ere). En parallele, une base de donnees osteometriques est en cours de realisation a partir de squelettes actuels de chiens de races connues, afin d'offrir un referentiel destine a la comparaison et a la caracterisation des morphotypes canins archeologiques. En effet, des travaux preliminaires fondes sur les assemblages des puits lattois avaient souleve la question de l'apparition de morphotypes jusque-la inconnus des assemblages protohistoriques dans le sud de la Gaule. Se pose ainsi la question de la diversification des types de chiens en...
L’etude des restes de macromammiferes des puits anciens de Lattara s’integre a un programme de re... more L’etude des restes de macromammiferes des puits anciens de Lattara s’integre a un programme de recherche archeologique dont la phase de terrain s’est deroulee entre 1998 et 2000. Ce program- me comprend la fouille et l’etude de l’ensemble des mobiliers af- ferents a travers une demarche pluridisciplinaire, depuis la fouille jusqu’au laboratoire. Le present travail s’inscrit dans la ligne des travaux archeozoologiques mis en place en 1989 (Colomer 1989, Colomer et Gardeisen 1992, Gardeisen 1999, Gardeisen 2003). Cependant, a l’inverse des ensembles fauniques jusqu’a ce jour etudies, le materiel issu des puits presente des caracteristiques tout a fait originales qui le distinguent des contextes domestiques habi- tuels en milieu urbain : il s’agit, en effet, pour la majorite des lots osseux, de restes d’animaux entiers composant des ensembles clos et proteges des remaniements posterieurs a leur depot. Le degre de conservation des squelettes est ainsi exceptionnel pour le site.
Dans le cadre d'un programme de recherche thematique consacre aux puits de la ville antique d... more Dans le cadre d'un programme de recherche thematique consacre aux puits de la ville antique de Lattes, les fouilles recentes ont mis au jour des assemblages fauniques complexes et denses associes a un mobilier archeologique abondant et varie. Les populations de lagomorphes issues de ces assemblages en provenance de trois puits dates des premier et second siecles de notre ere, et particulierement riches du point de vue faunique, soulevent le probleme de la presence de populations de lapins consequentes dans la ville, a une epoque ou leur elevage (ou captivite) n'est pas clairement atteste, tout au moins dans le contexte gallo-romain de la Gaule meridionale. Les lots fauniques observes dans les puits gallo-romains lattois sont a ce jour le premier exemple de la presence de lapins probablement captifs dans une cite dont on sait les relations avec le monde mediterraneen et le role des diverses influences culturelles dans son evolution globale. Cette contribution se propose d'...
Domestication of horses fundamentally transformed long-range mobility and warfare1. However, mode... more Domestication of horses fundamentally transformed long-range mobility and warfare1. However, modern domesticated breeds do not descend from the earliest domestic horse lineage associated with archaeological evidence of bridling, milking and corralling2–4 at Botai, Central Asia around 3500 bc3. Other longstanding candidate regions for horse domestication, such as Iberia5 and Anatolia6, have also recently been challenged. Thus, the genetic, geographic and temporal origins of modern domestic horses have remained unknown. Here we pinpoint the Western Eurasian steppes, especially the lower Volga-Don region, as the homeland of modern domestic horses. Furthermore, we map the population changes accompanying domestication from 273 ancient horse genomes. This reveals that modern domestic horses ultimately replaced almost all other local populations as they expanded rapidly across Eurasia from about 2000 bc, synchronously with equestrian material culture, including Sintashta spoke-wheeled char...
Sex identi cation from fragmentary archeozoological assemblages is particularly challenging in th... more Sex identi cation from fragmentary archeozoological assemblages is particularly challenging in the Equid family, including for horses, donkeys and their hybrids. This limitation has precluded in-depth investigations of sex-ratio variation in various temporal, geographic and social contexts. Recently, shallow DNA sequencing has offered an economical solution to equine sex determination, even in environments where DNA preservation conditions is not optimal. In this study, we applied state-of-the-art methods in ancient DNA-based equine sex determination to 897 osseous remains in order to assess whether equal proportions of males and females could be found in a range of archeological contexts in France. We found Magdalenian horse hunt not focused on isolated bachelors, and Upper Paleolithic habitats and natural traps equally balancing sex ratios. In contrast, Iron Age sacri cial rituals appeared to have been preferentially oriented to male horses and this practice extended into the Roman Period. During Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Modern Period, cities emerged as environments largely dominated by horse males. This strong sex-bias was considerably reduced, and sometimes even absent, in various rural contexts. Combined with previous archaeozoological work and textual evidence, our results portray an urban economy fueled by adult, often old, males, and rural environments where females and subadults of both sexes were maintained to sustain production demands.
Creating Participatory Dialogue in Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Interpretation: Multinational Perspectives, 2022
We present our experiences with a series of ‘forgotten groups’ that empower themselves through ou... more We present our experiences with a series of ‘forgotten groups’ that empower themselves through outreach activities. The authors coordinate or advise different activities, but the protagonists and promoters are those people, the ‘forgotten groups’. This work includes a description of objectives, methods and practices when coordinating inclusive outreach programmes and three case studies: puppet shows designed and performed by senior citizens and Roma women, prehistoric pottery workshops with senior citizens and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients, and prehistoric cookery explained and performed by young newcomers. In most cases, these activities obtained a relevant success promoting inclusive dissemination, empowering the participants and achieving the transmission of concepts about archaeology and prehistory. They also helped us to understand that we need to open significant communication channels with such ‘forgotten groups’, to discover which their ongoing interests are. Finally, we highlight the importance of feedback and assessment for the success of these activities.
There are strong interactions between an economic system and its ecological context. In this sens... more There are strong interactions between an economic system and its ecological context. In this sense, livestock have been an integral part of human economies since the Neolithic, contributing significantly to the creation and maintenance of agricultural anthropized landscapes. For this reason, in the frame of the ERC-StG project ’ZooMWest’ we collected and analyzed thousands of zooarchaeological data from NE Iberia. By considering these data in comparison with ecological indicators (archaeobotanical remains) and archaeological evidence (settlement characteristics and their distribution) this paper seeks to characterize changes in animal production and the relationship between people, livestock, and their environment. These methods allow for an investigation of the topic at different scales (site, zone, territory) with a broad diachronic perspective, and for consideration of orography and cultural traditions alongside climatic factors. Through this integration of various streams of evi...
<jats:p>This study uses faunal and epigraphic evidence from the valley of Cabrera de Mar in... more <jats:p>This study uses faunal and epigraphic evidence from the valley of Cabrera de Mar in present-day Catalonia (Spain) as proxies for understanding complex processes and dynamics of cultural change between the late Iron Age and early Roman times. The faunal remains indicate significant dietary change, although the epigraphic evidence implies that language—in contrast—changed at a slower pace, as shown by the use of indigenous onomastics and the continued use of the Iberian script, coin legends included. To ensure an interdisciplinary analysis, the study also discusses change as perceptible in architectural remains, ceramics and funerary practices. Our study shows that cultural change can take place at different levels and according to different rhythms, not only on regional and settlement planes but also at neighbourhood and household scales. Finally, our results highlight the value of archaeology as a tool for studying and understanding colonial encounters.</jats:p>
Supplementary materials Fig. 1. Reconstruction of the probability density function for each site ... more Supplementary materials Fig. 1. Reconstruction of the probability density function for each site and period given the values detailed in table 4. Table 1. Results Mann-Whitney U test for the Comparison of the LSI bone lengths values by the Cattle of Monédière and Lattara . (In blue) Significant difference: *(0.05-0.01), **(0.01-0.001), ***(< 0.001) ; N= Non Significant difference (Wilcox test); NA= missing value. Table 2. Results Mann-Whitney U test for the Comparison of the LSI bone widths values by the Cattle of Monédière and Lattara. (In blue) Significant difference: *(0.05-0.01), **(0.01-0.001), ***(< 0.001) ; N= Non Significant difference (Wilcox test); NA= missing value. Table 3. Results Mann-Whitney U test for the Comparison of the LSI bone lengths values by the Sheep/Goat of Monédière and Lattara. (In green) Significant difference: *(0.05-0.01), **(0.01-0.001), ***(< 0.001) ; N= Non Significant difference (Wilcox test); NA= missing value. Table 4. Results Mann-Whitn...
This article is a summary of the most important results obtained on the archaeozoological materia... more This article is a summary of the most important results obtained on the archaeozoological material recovered from the inside of Navetiforme I of Els Closos de Ca'n Gaià (Portocolom, Mallorca).
La fouille recente d'un puits romain du IIIe siecle de notre ere sur le site d'Ambrussum ... more La fouille recente d'un puits romain du IIIe siecle de notre ere sur le site d'Ambrussum (Herault) a mis au jour un assemblage faunique correspondant pour l'essentiel a la decharge de cadavres animaux. Parmi ces carcasses, on a denombre un ensemble de squelettes de chiens, de bœufs, et de lapins. L'assemblage de chiens vient en quelque sorte completer ceux exhumes a Lattes en 1998 (deux puits des Ier et IIe siecle de notre ere). En parallele, une base de donnees osteometriques est en cours de realisation a partir de squelettes actuels de chiens de races connues, afin d'offrir un referentiel destine a la comparaison et a la caracterisation des morphotypes canins archeologiques. En effet, des travaux preliminaires fondes sur les assemblages des puits lattois avaient souleve la question de l'apparition de morphotypes jusque-la inconnus des assemblages protohistoriques dans le sud de la Gaule. Se pose ainsi la question de la diversification des types de chiens en...
L’etude des restes de macromammiferes des puits anciens de Lattara s’integre a un programme de re... more L’etude des restes de macromammiferes des puits anciens de Lattara s’integre a un programme de recherche archeologique dont la phase de terrain s’est deroulee entre 1998 et 2000. Ce program- me comprend la fouille et l’etude de l’ensemble des mobiliers af- ferents a travers une demarche pluridisciplinaire, depuis la fouille jusqu’au laboratoire. Le present travail s’inscrit dans la ligne des travaux archeozoologiques mis en place en 1989 (Colomer 1989, Colomer et Gardeisen 1992, Gardeisen 1999, Gardeisen 2003). Cependant, a l’inverse des ensembles fauniques jusqu’a ce jour etudies, le materiel issu des puits presente des caracteristiques tout a fait originales qui le distinguent des contextes domestiques habi- tuels en milieu urbain : il s’agit, en effet, pour la majorite des lots osseux, de restes d’animaux entiers composant des ensembles clos et proteges des remaniements posterieurs a leur depot. Le degre de conservation des squelettes est ainsi exceptionnel pour le site.
Dans le cadre d'un programme de recherche thematique consacre aux puits de la ville antique d... more Dans le cadre d'un programme de recherche thematique consacre aux puits de la ville antique de Lattes, les fouilles recentes ont mis au jour des assemblages fauniques complexes et denses associes a un mobilier archeologique abondant et varie. Les populations de lagomorphes issues de ces assemblages en provenance de trois puits dates des premier et second siecles de notre ere, et particulierement riches du point de vue faunique, soulevent le probleme de la presence de populations de lapins consequentes dans la ville, a une epoque ou leur elevage (ou captivite) n'est pas clairement atteste, tout au moins dans le contexte gallo-romain de la Gaule meridionale. Les lots fauniques observes dans les puits gallo-romains lattois sont a ce jour le premier exemple de la presence de lapins probablement captifs dans une cite dont on sait les relations avec le monde mediterraneen et le role des diverses influences culturelles dans son evolution globale. Cette contribution se propose d'...
Domestication of horses fundamentally transformed long-range mobility and warfare1. However, mode... more Domestication of horses fundamentally transformed long-range mobility and warfare1. However, modern domesticated breeds do not descend from the earliest domestic horse lineage associated with archaeological evidence of bridling, milking and corralling2–4 at Botai, Central Asia around 3500 bc3. Other longstanding candidate regions for horse domestication, such as Iberia5 and Anatolia6, have also recently been challenged. Thus, the genetic, geographic and temporal origins of modern domestic horses have remained unknown. Here we pinpoint the Western Eurasian steppes, especially the lower Volga-Don region, as the homeland of modern domestic horses. Furthermore, we map the population changes accompanying domestication from 273 ancient horse genomes. This reveals that modern domestic horses ultimately replaced almost all other local populations as they expanded rapidly across Eurasia from about 2000 bc, synchronously with equestrian material culture, including Sintashta spoke-wheeled char...
Les fouilles du site d’Althiburos (Le Kef, Tunisie) ont permis de documenter une longue occupatio... more Les fouilles du site d’Althiburos (Le Kef, Tunisie) ont permis de documenter une longue occupation, depuis le Xe siècle av. J.-C jusqu’à l’Antiquité Tardive. Ce travail présente les résultats issus de l’analyse archéozoologique des restes de mammifères, qui permettent de reconstruire les pratiques d’élevage et l’alimentation d’origine carnée des populations numides habitant le site (proportion des espèces consommées, âges d’abattage, taille des animaux). Les résultats sont encadrés dans la dynamique sociale et historique du site, et sont comparés à d’autres ensembles fauniques contemporains du Maghreb (Nord des actuels Maroc, Algérie et Tunisie). Les résultats montrent des différences claires entre les sites du Maroc, où l’on atteste une importante proportion de bœufs, et les ensembles de l’est de l’Algérie et de Tunisie, où les caprinés (moutons et chèvres) sont de plus en plus abondants tout au long du premier millénaire av. J.-C. et le début du premier millénaire après J.-C.
Archaeology has a great potential to motivate feelings of attachment and belonging. The materiali... more Archaeology has a great potential to motivate feelings of attachment and belonging. The materiality of remains, which can be seen and felt, creates deep connexions with those people of the past who contributed to create the world in which we live today. This sense of place – which we all need to avoid loneliness and depression ‐, is even more important to people with social and special needs, as well as newcomers. This includes people with physical or mental disabilities and the elderly. Recent studies demonstrate the big impact and benefits that engagement with archaeological heritage can have on those sectors of society. With this session, we aim to connect researchers engaged with this social dimension of archaeology, and disseminate case studies in which archaeological heritage helped social inclusion and health.
VI Congreso Internacional de Arqueología Medieval (España - Portugal), 2019
Las excavaciones arqueológicas llevadas a cabo de forma intermitente entre 2003 y 2011 en el cast... more Las excavaciones arqueológicas llevadas a cabo de forma intermitente entre 2003 y 2011 en el castillo de Luque (Córdoba, España) sacaron a la luz un vertedero fechado en el momento inmediatamente anterior a la conquista cristiana del enclave (1240). La dominación islámica se vio sucedida por el control castellano del castillo, amortizando rápidamente los niveles previos. El estudio del vertedero, en el que se halló un conjunto de fauna homogéneo y aislado, nos permite conocer, no sólo la alimentación de las comunidades musulmanas allí asentadas, sino también cómo afectó la implantación de la frontera y la llegada de un importante contingente militar a las prácticas alimentarias. Aspectos como la hipofagia o la alteración de los patrones de consumo habituales son abordados a luz de los resultados del análisis zooarqueológico del vertedero del castillo de Luque.
Strontium isotope analyses were used to investigate the mobility of a selected group of people in... more Strontium isotope analyses were used to investigate the mobility of a selected group of people inhabiting the piedmont area of Abruzzo, Central-Italy during the late Iron Age period (6th - 4th c BC). This Vestini population was one of the eleven groups settled in Abruzzo during the Iron Age. Their territory occupied regions on either side of the Gran Sasso mountains. This aspect is of particular interest because by tracing the mobility it is possible to determine whether the natural barrier, the Apennines chain, was effectively a barrier between the two sides or not. Second molars were collected from the skeletons (N=16) of the archaeological site of Loreto Aprutino, Cappuccini quarter. This study focus on the understanding of the direct person's place of origin and it explores the correlations between age and sex and potential migration. The 87Sr/86Sr values fall within two different ranges, 0.70701-0.7090 and 0.70901-0.71100 which, according to present-day baseline data, reflect the signals of the piedmont and mountain areas of Abruzzo. The results suggest that seven individuals (3 females and 4 male) originated from an area with Mesozoic sediments (Fig1). This kind of bedrock is present in the mountains between Loreto Aprutino and L'Aquila. Six individuals (4 females and 2 males) have a strontium signature that is compatible with the local middle Pliocene – early Pleistocene bedrock of the Loreto Aprutino site. Among the unsexed sex individuals, two potentially originated from the Mesozoic bedrock, and one from the local middle Pliocene – early Pleistocene. While females appear to show a greater range of isotopic signatures, and thus potentially greater range of mobility, this difference is not statistically significant to the male values. When age is included, data are too fragmented and therefore no pattern is visible. This research on mobility using strontium isotopes from human remains is the first ever done on the skeletons of Loreto Aprutino and in the Abruzzo region. The study provides valuable data for the growing of the stable isotopic Italian database to better understand people mobility in relation to the natural environment and culture.
The Stratigraphic Unit 1710 from the Iron Age site of El Turó de la Font de la Canya (7-6th BC) ... more The Stratigraphic Unit 1710 from the Iron Age site of El Turó de la Font de la Canya (7-6th BC) has been interpreted as a pen (an animal enclosure) thanks to taphonomic data. Several faunal remains of this Stratigraphic Unit present bites made by pigs and herbivores (bovines and caprines). Pig bites have been documented on the basis of their morphology and their measurements following present-day referential (Saladié, 2009). Herbivore bites were identified thanks to their morphology and the pathologies in cattle mandibular teeth, associated to bone gnawing (Cáceres et al., 2011; Cáceres et al., 2013). The combination of these data suggests that this area (SU 1710) could be used as a pen for livestock. This is one of the few cases where an animal enclosure has been identified in an Iron Age site in North-Eastern Spain. This study provides important information regarding pastoral strategies in this territory during the Early Iron Age.
The Punic structures identified comprised a cistern and several walls.
A destroyed altar was disc... more The Punic structures identified comprised a cistern and several walls. A destroyed altar was discovered. This suggested the site to be a Punic shrine, with both a defensive and a religious function.
Results can be summarized as follows: 1) Sheep and goat are the predominant species; 2) Meaty parts predominate, and both head and feet are nearly absent; 3) The only pig remain is an upper incisor; 4) There is a number of highly fragmented burnt bones (11,5%).
The prevalence of meaty parts can be related to the ritual and high status character of the site (food waste/offerings). The proportion of burnt bones suggests that a incineration process was performed regularly on the site (waste management or ritual practices?).
The absence of pig is very noticeable. Pigs were forbidden to enter to the Melkart temple in Cádiz (Silius Italicus, III, 22.23). Pig was clearly eaten in several Punic sites in Ibiza (e.g: Sa Caleta, Hort d’en Xim, Sa Joveria). The absence of pig in Cap des Llibrell could confirm the sacral character of the site.
Le site numide et romain d'Althiburos (actuelle el Médéina) se trouve à environ 215 km au SO de T... more Le site numide et romain d'Althiburos (actuelle el Médéina) se trouve à environ 215 km au SO de Tunis, à 45 km au S du Kef. Il occupe une situation privilégiée, sur un plateau délimité par l'oued el Médéina et son affluent, l'oued Ain Oum el Abid. La ville profite d'une bonne situation défensive et d'abondantes ressources en eau, ainsi qu'un hinterland riche, formé par des plaines céréalières. Les objectifs généraux du projet de recherche développé par l'Institut Nationale du Patrimoine et l'Université de Barcelone visent une meilleure compréhension des processus d'évolution sociale qui ont conduit à la formation des sociétés complexes en Afrique Mineure, et tout particulièrement à la constitution de l'état numide. C'est dans ce cadre-là que les matériaux archéobiologiques (végétaux et faune) sont étudiés. Le présent travail montre les premiers résultats sur l'économie vivr-ière numide à part ir des restes végétaux et animaux issus des fouilles réalisées entre 2006 et 2009. Les fouilles réalisées dans la zone du capitole ont permis de documenter une occupation du site qui s'étend au moins entre le IX siècle av.J.-C et la période médié-vale, à l'exception d'un hiatus pendant le IVème siècle av. J.-C. La stratigraphie documentée dans ce secteur, ainsi que les céramiques d'impor-tation, les datations par C14 et quelques repères historiques ont permis d'établir les phases d'occupation suivantes pour la période numide: Numide Ancien, comprenant le NA1 (900-800 av. J.-C), le NA2 (800-750 av. J.-C), le NA3 (750-700 av. J.-C) et le NA4 (700-550 av. J.-C). Numide Moyen, s. IV-146 av. J.-C. Numide Récent, 146-46 av. J.-C. Cette périodisation est provisoire et devra être précisée à l'avenir par des recher-ches plus poussées.
In this paper, the zooarchaeological evidence for different religious communities in medieval Spa... more In this paper, the zooarchaeological evidence for different religious communities in medieval Spain is reviewed, through the analysis of species presence/absence and the carcass processing techniques (butchery marks and body parts). The potential and limitations of faunal remains to address issues related to identity and religious observance is addressed.
This work presents the mammal remains (large and small mammals) recovered from three Iron Age sit... more This work presents the mammal remains (large and small mammals) recovered from three Iron Age sites from Catalonia, Spain (7th-2nd centuries BC). The results are compared with other synchronic sites of the same region. The research uses a cultural materialism model to study the viability of the use of zooarchaeological remains as indicators of social evolution. An accurate taphonomical and statistical analysis is developed in order to assess the level of reliability of each sample. In addition, I created a method to infer mortality courbes from both long bones and teeth using Bayesian statistics.
The results show that there were significant changes in meat diet and flock management related to the level of social complexity in the observed region and period. Furthermore, the study gives evidence of the need of bioarchaeological studies to understand the economical and social changes in past societies.
Until a few decades ago, excavated silos were one of the most common
storage systems among the Ou... more Until a few decades ago, excavated silos were one of the most common storage systems among the Ouarten. Nowadays they are no longer used, but they can be documented in an abandoned state, and some of them have been reused as rubbish dumps. As part of an ethnoarchaeological project we excavated two of them, one of which reused as rubbish dump about AD2000.This paper presents the results of the excavation of these silos, that allowed us to record these structures in detail and to recover numerous organic remains, mainly animal bones, charcoal, seeds and fruits, which correspond to residues from various domestic food preparation activities.
El CSIC disposa en l’actualitat de més de 15.000 treballadors (1.654 d’ells a Catalunya), dels qu... more El CSIC disposa en l’actualitat de més de 15.000 treballadors (1.654 d’ells a Catalunya), dels quals més de 3.000 són investigadors en plantilla i altres tants doctors i científics en formació. A Catalunya el CSIC disposa de 23 centres, propis i mixtos, on també participa a diferents fundacions, consorcis de recerca i parcs científics. La recerca arqueològica realitzada a Catalunya des del CSIC té una llarga història tot i que s’ha dut a terme amb una certa discontinuïtat.
1st Conference on EARLY NEOLITHIC of EUROPE (Barcelona, 6-8 November, 2019)
This conference aims... more 1st Conference on EARLY NEOLITHIC of EUROPE (Barcelona, 6-8 November, 2019)
This conference aims to be a meeting of researchers studying the early Neolithic in Europe and surroundings areas, in relation with the neolithisation process in the continent.
This process followed different rhythms and presented singularities in each geographic area, and was therefore a very complex phenomenon.
In order to address this scientific challenge, the conference is organised in nine thematic sessions:
1. Neolithic spread and supraregional interactions;
2. Chronology and modelling;
3. Human–environment interaction;
4. Population characteristics and dynamics;
5. Territory and settlement;
6. Subsistence;
7. Technological processes;
8. Funerary practices;
9. Symbolism.
We positively welcome multidisciplinary approaches, regional syntheses and/or contextualised case studies.
Traditionally, the debate concerning the Neolithisation process has been focused on the study of ... more Traditionally, the debate concerning the Neolithisation process has been focused on the study of both technical and cultural aspects, the origin and exploitation of domestic plants and animals as well as their chronological context. Although these aspects have still an important role within this debate, new topics and the application of brand-new techniques are contributing with relevant data in the last years. Among them, genetic and isotopic analyses, chronological and simulation models are some of the most relevant. These studies are reinforcing some hypothesis linked to the spread model, territorial patterns of these farming communities and the rhythm and chronology of the phenomena. This session aims to encourage debate among researchers who focus their research on new studies and proposals related to the spread of the Neolithic, the tempo of the phenomena and the role of the hunter-gatherers communities in this process. Although this session is focused on the European region, it welcomes proposals from the origin and spread areas, such as the Near East or North of Africa.
Traditionally, the debate concerning the Neolithisation process has been focused on the study of ... more Traditionally, the debate concerning the Neolithisation process has been focused on the study of both technical and cultural aspects, the origin and exploitation of domestic plants and animals as well as their chronological context. Although these aspects have still an important role within this debate, new topics and the application of brand-new techniques are contributing with relevant data in the last years. Among them, genetic and isotopic analyses, chronological and simulation models are some of the most relevant. These studies are reinforcing some hypothesis linked to the spread model, territorial patterns of these farming communities and the rhythm and chronology of the phenomena. This session aims to encourage debate among researchers who focus their research on new studies and proposals related to the spread of the Neolithic, the tempo of the phenomena and the role of the hunter-gatherers communities in this process. Although this session is focused on the European region, it welcomes proposals from the origin and spread areas, such as the Near East or North of Africa.
Memòria del Patrimoni Cultural. Intervencions autoritzades pel Consell de Mallorca, 2018
Les campanyes d’excavació i consolidació a la necròpolis de Son Real del programa de recerca plur... more Les campanyes d’excavació i consolidació a la necròpolis de Son Real del programa de recerca plurianual (2013-2017), als quals s’afegeix a la present memòria la intervenció de 2012, per ser l’any en què es va començar a excavar dos dels sectors de la zona nord, s’han centrat en aquesta zona del cementeri, la darrera que restava amb certa extensió per acabar d’explorar. En aquestes campanyes s’ha passat d’aproximadament 123 estructures documentades a la necròpolis fins l’any 2010 a 136 des de l’any 2012, nou de les quals durant els anys del projecte quinquennal. El resultat d’aquestes intervencions és l’excavació de pràcticament tota la zona nord i la definició, sistematizació i estudi d’un tipus nou d’estructures, les tombes de planta semicircular/oval semisoterrades/exemptes corresponents a la segona fase del cementeri (SR II), si bé alguns exemplars d’aquest nou tipus ja s’havien excavat amb anterioritat. En aquest sector també s’han reconegut, excavat i document noves estructures mai localitzades fins a la data com l’ossera E129 o la tomba similar a les fosses amb corona de pedres i coberta del sector sud-oest de l’illa des Porros (T130). A més, s’han realitzat nombroses observacions a d’altres sectors de la necròpolis que capgiren, matisen o afegeixen informacions a observacions i conclusions a les que s’havia arribat prèviament i que s’han recollit a l’apartat de conclusions integrals. La intervenció arqueològica ha permès avançar de manera molt important en la recuperació monumental del jaciment. S’ha de destacar l’enretirada de terreres que condicionaven i empobrien la vista panoràmica que es tenia del monument i sobretot la consolidació gairebé completa del jaciment i la restauració integral d’algunes estructures amb la recol•locació de cobertes. La consolidació ha estat molt intensiva en el sector sud-est, en especial en els extrems sud i nord els quals es trobaven des de fa dècades en un estat important de degradació. També s’han restaurat les estructures excavades d’antic o en el present projecte plurianual en els diversos sectors de la zona nord. En aquest cas, s’han restituït tantes cobertes com la preservació de les seves lloses ha fet possible. A més, s’han realitzat tasques de consolidació i de manteniment en diversos punts de la necròpolis. Algunes de les restauracions ha obligat a escometre petites excavacions dels sediments aportats amb posterioritat a les excavacions tarradellianes per causes naturals o bé de relictes mai excavats. Finalment, s’ha realitzat anualment el desherbatge sencer de la necròpolis, un jaciment que a l’actualitat compta amb nombrosos visitants diaris, que durant certes èpoques de l’any esdevenen nombrosos.
Meat diet is often used as a reflection of cultural and socio-economic changes. Here we provide a... more Meat diet is often used as a reflection of cultural and socio-economic changes. Here we provide an interdisciplinary study combining zooarchaeological, funerary and epigraphic data as proxies for understanding complex processes and dynamics of cultural change between the late Iron Age and early Roman times NE Iberia. The faunal remains indicate the existence of significant dietary changes before and after the Roman conquest, while the epigraphic evidence implies that language changed at a slower pace, as shown by the use of indigenous onomastics and the continued use of the Iberian script, coin legends included until the 1st. c. BCE. Funerary practices changed before the predominance of Latin names attested in the 1st. c. CE, thus showing that cultural change may take place at different levels and according to different rhythms depending on the aspect involved (cooking, funerary practices, language). In addition, differences may occur between sites and even households at a given location.
L'àrea al voltant de l'oppidum de Burriac concentra la més gran i diversa quantitat de jaciments ... more L'àrea al voltant de l'oppidum de Burriac concentra la més gran i diversa quantitat de jaciments de tota la Laietània ibèrica, entre els quals trobem assentaments dispersos, camps de sitges, llocs de guaita i de control del territori, necròpolis i una important àrea de culte. Les evidències arqueològiques suggereixen la concentració en aquest lloc d'un poder polític consolidat ja des de finals del segle VI a.n.e. Però entorn de l'any 200 a.n.e els desmuntatges de torres de defensa i l'abandonament d'alguns assentaments enturonats, així com l'important fenomen d'amortització de sitges i el descens en la producció de ceràmica, posen de manifest canvis importants durant el procés de romanització en aquesta zona. Més tard, en època imperial, el registre arqueològic indica que el Maresme està plenament integrat en els circuits comercials de llarga distància. El present treball té per objectiu aprofundir en la caracterització dels canvis econòmics i socials que es van produir en aquesta zona a partir de l’estudi de les restes de fauna recuperades a diverses excavacions del Maresme. Els conjunts inèdits estudiats han permès caracteritzar els canvis en la dieta càrnia i en les estratègies ramaderes entre l’ibèric ple i el període republicà, així com la transició entre l'alt i el baix imperi. L’anàlisi posa de manifest el patró del consum de carn a l’oppidum de Burriac, les particularitats dels conjunts ibero-romans de Can Bartomeu, Can Benet i Can Mateu, i l’alimentació a dues vil·les romanes de diferent poder adquisitiu: Can Rodon i Torre Llauder. Aquesta síntesi ofereix una visió actualitzada dels canvis culturals i econòmics que es van produir al Maresme després de la conquesta romana, i mostra el ritme i el grau d’incidència dels nous patrons de consum a diferents jaciments. El treball s’enmarca dins el projecte ERC-Starting Grant ‘ZooMWest–Zooarchaeology and Mobility in the Western Mediterranean: from the Late Bronze Age to Late Antiquity’.
In this work, we present some of the science dissemination activities that we are developing in t... more In this work, we present some of the science dissemination activities that we are developing in the fields of archaeology and heritage and within the framework of our current research projects. These activities aim to promote social inclusion and employment of workers especially from certain collectives that do not usually approach science. For this, the collaboration of researchers, teachers, museum curators, educators and social agents has been essential. Here we present the bases of the projects from which this initiative was born, as well as some of the activities that we have recently developed.
We often have the feeling that everything we do in the field of scientific dissemination is corre... more We often have the feeling that everything we do in the field of scientific dissemination is correct, that the expected results are usually positive and that the public is usually satisfied with the activities carried out. This causes us to "relax"; and be uncritical with what we explain and how we do it. In our particular case, since we began our journey in the field of scientific dissemination in 2013, we had barely collected the opinion of the public in detail or made a self-critical diagnosis of our activities. In this way, we only based our assessments on what the attendees explained to us personally. Being aware of our error and the need to deepen into the public's opinion, we decided to establish a collaboration with a psycho-pedagogue. The collaboration had the following objectives: to evaluate our science dissemination model, to examine how we explain the concepts and which are the didactic tools used, to know and understand the answers of the assistants and to understand the difficulties that the disseminators have encountered. This work, therefore, includes the methodology used and the results obtained with the psycho-pedagogical evaluation in relation to the activities we have carried out with two groups: adolescents, the majority immigrants, and people with intellectual disabilities.
La difusió en arqueologia ha estat organitzada per museus, parcs arqueològics i, en menor mesura,... more La difusió en arqueologia ha estat organitzada per museus, parcs arqueològics i, en menor mesura, centres educatius i d'investigació. El públic al qual van dirigides tals activitats són habitualment joves, xiquets i famílies de classe mitjana/alta. Des de 2013 un grup d'investigadors, educadors, agents socials, comunicadors i psicopedagogs treballem per a portar l'arqueologia a tota mena de públics, fins i tot aquells que cataloguem com a «oblidats» per la difusió. Ens referim, especialment, a les persones amb diversitat funcional, de la tercera edat, les afectades per certes patologies psíquiques o físiques, els immigrants nouvinguts, les que estan en risc d'exclusió social o aquelles que d'alguna manera sempre han quedat al marge, cas del col·lectiu gitano. Això ha estat possible gràcies a la col·laboració amb múltiples grups i associacions culturals, empresarials i polítiques, així com a l'ús d'un conjunt d'eines metodològiques adaptades a aqueixes persones.
Session for RAC 2020 Split.
Abstract: Field survey and study of site distribution have been instr... more Session for RAC 2020 Split. Abstract: Field survey and study of site distribution have been instrumental to understanding of settlement dynamics and patterns of change through time. However, such methods offer limited information on the interaction between a location's inhabitants and the landscape. Understanding of this interaction, in terms of agricultural and land-use strategies, is not only crucial to interpretation of settlement dynamics, but also responses to broader climatic and socioeconomic change. Reaction to positive/negative pressures will depend on location of a site, but especially on its agricultural strategy and the potential offered by the surrounding environment. Environmental exploitation took many forms throughout the Roman Empire, with differing impacts on the landscape. Moving beyond broad-brush descriptions of land-use (e.g. 'Mediterranean polyculture', 'pastoralism'), to specific patterns of exploitation, is therefore necessary to interpret change in the Roman period. This session aims to provide a more precise view of Roman land use and agricultural strategies, through papers that offer integrated approaches to environmental exploitation. Contributions combine data from various steams of evidence-field survey, sediments, pollen, plant and animal remains, isotopes, etc.-to address land use in the Roman world. These methods allow for investigation of the topic at different scales, from the global (ice cores), to regional (pollen, fluvial sediments), and local (agricultural processing tools, plant and animal remains), and for consideration of topography and cultural traditions alongside climatic factors. Studies drawn from different regions highlight the ecological context of decision-making, but also the particular socioeconomic situation in which developments took place. Through contributions that take an integrated approach, this session aims to offer a more nuanced picture of Roman land exploitation and human responses to it.
Field survey and study of site distribution have been instrumental to understanding of settlement... more Field survey and study of site distribution have been instrumental to understanding of settlement dynamics and patterns of change through time. However, such methods offer limited information on the interaction between a location's inhabitants and the landscape. Understanding of this interaction, in terms of agricultural and land-use strategies, is not only crucial to interpretation of settlement dynamics, but also responses to broader climatic and socioeconomic change. Reaction to positive/negative pressures will depend on location of a site, but especially on its agricultural strategy and the potential offered by the surrounding environment. Environmental exploitation took many forms throughout the Roman Empire, with differing impacts on the landscape. Moving beyond broad-brush descriptions of land-use (e.g. 'Mediterranean polyculture', 'pastoralism'), to specific patterns of exploitation, is therefore necessary to interpret change in the Roman period. This session aims to provide a more precise view of Roman land use and agricultural strategies, through papers that offer integrated approaches to environmental exploitation. Contributions combine data from various steams of evidence-field survey, sediments, pollen, plant and animal remains, isotopes, etc.-to address land use in the Roman world. These methods allow for investigation of the topic at different scales, from the global (ice cores), to regional (pollen, fluvial sediments), and local (agricultural processing tools, plant and animal remains), and for consideration of topography and cultural traditions alongside climatic factors. Studies drawn from different regions highlight the ecological context of decision-making, but also the particular socioeconomic situation in which developments took place. Through contributions that take an integrated approach, this session aims to offer a more nuanced picture of Roman land exploitation and human responses to it.
The rise of social complexity in the Mediterranean during late prehistory has been the object of ... more The rise of social complexity in the Mediterranean during late prehistory has been the object of many regional studies. The emergence of increasingly complex social hierarchies took place at different paces in different areas around the Mediterranean-e.g. in the Near East, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Iberia, north Africa-but also different tempos within these sub-regions. What were the socioeconomic and political strategies through which these processes were articulated? Did they lead to similar production strategies across the Mediterranean? Are they identifiable in the archaeological record through indicators that are comparable between areas? This session aims to gather specialists working on settlement patterns, material culture, architecture, and bioarchaeology from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age from the Near East to the Atlantic façade of Iberia to explore the relationship between production and broader indicators of socioeconomic change. Areas of production can include: • Agricultural strategies, e.g. cereal production, processing, and storage; • Zooarchaeological evidence for husbandry strategies and animal size; • Pottery production, e.g. the development and diffusion of standardised forms (cooking vessels, transport vessels, fine tableware). These will be considered in relation to other indicators of socioeconomic organisation, e.g: • Settlement patterns, e.g. concentrated versus diffuse urbanism, site hierarchies; • Early evidence for and characteristics of architectural complexity and the internal organisation of sites. The session aims to facilitate scientific discussion on (1) the effect of socioeconomic systems (analysed here through settlement pattern and architectural characteristics) on production, (2) crop and animal husbandry adaptations in different cultural and environmental contexts. We invite papers of any applicable methods that represent farming practices and land management in the region throughout this period (Chalcolithic to Iron Age). Integrative papers drawing evidence from materials studies, bioarchaeological approaches, survey and field excavations are especially welcome.
This study uses faunal and epigraphic evidence from the valley of Cabrera de Mar in present-day C... more This study uses faunal and epigraphic evidence from the valley of Cabrera de Mar in present-day Catalonia (Spain) as proxies for understanding complex processes and dynamics of cultural change between the late Iron Age and early Roman times. The faunal remains indicate significant dietary change, although the epigraphic evidence implies that language-in contrast-changed at a slower pace, as shown by the use of indigenous onomastics and the continued use of the Iberian script, coin legends included. To ensure an interdisciplinary analysis, the study also discusses change as perceptible in architectural remains, ceramics and funerary practices. Our study shows that cultural change can take place at different levels and according to different rhythms, not only on regional and settlement planes but also at neighbourhood and household scales. Finally, our results highlight the value of archaeology as a tool for studying and understanding colonial encounters.
PYRENAE - REVISTA DE PREHISTÒRIA I ANTIGUITAT DE LA MEDITERRÀNIA OCCIDENTAL, 2022
Cap al 1400 ANE, les poblacions que habitaven l’arxipèlag balear iniciaren la utilització de dist... more Cap al 1400 ANE, les poblacions que habitaven l’arxipèlag balear iniciaren la utilització de distints
indrets com illots, platges o caps costaners. Aquesta nova tipologia de jaciments arqueològics ha
estat relacionada per alguns investigadors amb l’aprofitament de la mar i l’augment dels contactes,
que es reflecteix amb l’arribada d’elements exògens (ivori d’elefant africà i estany). En aquest estudi
s’analitzen les restes de fauna recuperades a s’Illot des Porros (Santa Margalida, Mallorca) procedents
dels nivells del Bronze mitjà i final (ca. 1400-850 cal. ANE) per caracteritzar l’origen de la formació del
conjunt i la seva funcionalitat, contribuint així a la comprensió de l’explotació d’aquesta tipologia
de jaciments.
We present our experiences with a series of ‘forgotten groups’ that empower themselves through ou... more We present our experiences with a series of ‘forgotten groups’ that empower themselves through outreach activities. The authors coordinate or advise different activities, but the protagonists and promoters are those people, the ‘forgotten groups’. This work includes a description of objectives, methods and practices when coordinating inclusive outreach programmes and three case studies: puppet shows designed and performed by senior citizens and Roma women, prehistoric pottery workshops with senior citizens and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients, and prehistoric cookery explained and performed by young newcomers. In most cases, these activities obtained a relevant success promoting inclusive dissemination, empowering the participants and achieving the transmission of concepts about archaeology and prehistory. They also helped us to understand that we need to open significant communication channels with such ‘forgotten groups’, to discover which their ongoing interests are. Finally, we highlight the importance of feedback and assessment for the success of these activities.
The introduction and spread of the Neolithic “way of life” in Europe was a process that took seve... more The introduction and spread of the Neolithic “way of life” in Europe was a process that took several millennia, followed by different rhythms and displayed singularities in each geographic area. It was therefore a very complex phenomenon that, despite highly significant advances in research in recent decades, is yet to be fully understood. To deepen our understanding of the very early stages of the introduction of herding and agriculture throughout the Old Continent, the 1st Conference on the Early Neolithic of Europe was organised in Barcelona on 6–8 November 2019. The conference was a great success with more than 200 participants, creating a stimulating arena to discuss and debate, exclusively, the transition to the Neolithic in Europe. This special issue brings together 52 of the contributions presented in Barcelona, offering an interesting overview of the current state of research across Europe, from the Anatolia to the Algarve, highlighting the geographical, chronological and socioeconomic diversity of the transformation processes involved in the Neolithisation of Europe and providing useful starting points for future research.
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Papers by Silvia Valenzuela Lamas
Second molars were collected from the skeletons (N=16) of the archaeological site of Loreto Aprutino, Cappuccini quarter. This study focus on the understanding of the direct person's place of origin and it explores the correlations between age and sex and potential migration.
The 87Sr/86Sr values fall within two different ranges, 0.70701-0.7090 and 0.70901-0.71100 which, according to present-day baseline data, reflect the signals of the piedmont and mountain areas of Abruzzo. The results suggest that seven individuals (3 females and 4 male) originated from an area with Mesozoic sediments (Fig1). This kind of bedrock is present in the mountains between Loreto Aprutino and L'Aquila. Six individuals (4 females and 2 males) have a strontium signature that is compatible with the local middle Pliocene – early Pleistocene bedrock of the Loreto Aprutino site. Among the unsexed sex individuals, two potentially originated from the Mesozoic bedrock, and one from the local middle Pliocene – early Pleistocene.
While females appear to show a greater range of isotopic signatures, and thus potentially greater range of mobility, this difference is not statistically significant to the male values. When age is included, data are too fragmented and therefore no pattern is visible.
This research on mobility using strontium isotopes from human remains is the first ever done on the skeletons of Loreto Aprutino and in the Abruzzo region. The study provides valuable data for the growing of the stable isotopic Italian database to better understand people mobility in relation to the natural environment and culture.
The combination of these data suggests that this area (SU 1710) could be used as a pen for livestock. This is one of the few cases where an animal enclosure has been identified in an Iron Age site in North-Eastern Spain. This study provides important information regarding pastoral strategies in this territory during the Early Iron Age.
A destroyed altar was discovered. This suggested the site to be a Punic shrine, with both a defensive and a religious function.
Results can be summarized as follows: 1) Sheep and goat are the predominant species; 2) Meaty parts predominate, and both head and feet are nearly absent; 3) The only pig remain is an upper incisor; 4) There is a number of highly fragmented burnt bones (11,5%).
The prevalence of meaty parts can be related to the ritual and high status character of the site (food waste/offerings).
The proportion of burnt bones suggests that a incineration process was performed regularly on the site (waste management or ritual practices?).
The absence of pig is very noticeable. Pigs were forbidden to enter to the Melkart temple in Cádiz (Silius Italicus, III, 22.23). Pig was clearly eaten in several Punic sites in Ibiza (e.g: Sa Caleta, Hort d’en Xim, Sa Joveria). The absence of pig in Cap des Llibrell could confirm the sacral character of the site.
An accurate taphonomical and statistical analysis is developed in order to assess the level of reliability of each sample. In addition, I created a method to infer mortality courbes from both long bones and teeth using Bayesian statistics.
The results show that there were significant changes in meat diet and flock management related to the level of social complexity in the observed region and period. Furthermore, the study gives evidence of the need of bioarchaeological studies to understand the economical and social changes in past societies.
storage systems among the Ouarten. Nowadays they are no longer used, but they can be documented in an abandoned state, and some of them have been reused as rubbish dumps. As part of an ethnoarchaeological project we excavated two of them, one of which reused as rubbish dump about AD2000.This paper presents the results of the excavation of these silos, that allowed us to record these structures in detail and to recover numerous organic remains, mainly animal bones, charcoal, seeds and fruits, which correspond to residues from various domestic food preparation activities.
This conference aims to be a meeting of researchers studying the early Neolithic in Europe and surroundings areas, in relation with the neolithisation process in the continent.
This process followed different rhythms and presented singularities in each geographic area, and was therefore a very complex phenomenon.
In order to address this scientific challenge, the conference is organised in nine thematic sessions:
1. Neolithic spread and supraregional interactions;
2. Chronology and modelling;
3. Human–environment interaction;
4. Population characteristics and dynamics;
5. Territory and settlement;
6. Subsistence;
7. Technological processes;
8. Funerary practices;
9. Symbolism.
We positively welcome multidisciplinary approaches, regional syntheses and/or contextualised case studies.
This session aims to encourage debate among researchers who focus their research on new studies and proposals related to the spread of the Neolithic, the tempo of the phenomena and the role of the hunter-gatherers communities in this process. Although this session is focused on the European region, it welcomes proposals from the origin and spread areas, such as the Near East or North of Africa.
This session aims to encourage debate among researchers who focus their research on new studies and proposals related to the spread of the Neolithic, the tempo of the phenomena and the role of the hunter-gatherers communities in this process. Although this session is focused on the European region, it welcomes proposals from the origin and spread areas, such as the Near East or North of Africa.
En aquestes campanyes s’ha passat d’aproximadament 123 estructures documentades a la necròpolis fins l’any 2010 a 136 des de l’any 2012, nou de les quals durant els anys del projecte quinquennal.
El resultat d’aquestes intervencions és l’excavació de pràcticament tota la zona nord i la definició, sistematizació i estudi d’un tipus nou d’estructures, les tombes de planta semicircular/oval semisoterrades/exemptes corresponents a la segona fase del cementeri (SR II), si bé alguns exemplars d’aquest nou tipus ja s’havien excavat amb anterioritat.
En aquest sector també s’han reconegut, excavat i document noves estructures mai localitzades fins a la data com l’ossera E129 o la tomba similar a les fosses amb corona de pedres i coberta del sector sud-oest de l’illa des Porros (T130).
A més, s’han realitzat nombroses observacions a d’altres sectors de la necròpolis que capgiren, matisen o afegeixen informacions a observacions i conclusions a les que s’havia arribat prèviament i que s’han recollit a l’apartat de conclusions integrals.
La intervenció arqueològica ha permès avançar de manera molt important en la recuperació monumental del jaciment. S’ha de destacar l’enretirada de terreres que condicionaven i empobrien la vista panoràmica que es tenia del monument i sobretot la consolidació gairebé completa del jaciment i la restauració integral d’algunes estructures amb la recol•locació de cobertes.
La consolidació ha estat molt intensiva en el sector sud-est, en especial en els extrems sud i nord els quals es trobaven des de fa dècades en un estat important de degradació. També s’han restaurat les estructures excavades d’antic o en el present projecte plurianual en els diversos sectors de la zona nord. En aquest cas, s’han restituït tantes cobertes com la preservació de les seves lloses ha fet possible.
A més, s’han realitzat tasques de consolidació i de manteniment en diversos punts de la necròpolis. Algunes de les restauracions ha obligat a escometre petites excavacions dels sediments aportats amb posterioritat a les excavacions tarradellianes per causes naturals o bé de relictes mai excavats.
Finalment, s’ha realitzat anualment el desherbatge sencer de la necròpolis, un jaciment que a l’actualitat compta amb nombrosos visitants diaris, que durant certes èpoques de l’any esdevenen nombrosos.
practices, language). In addition, differences may occur between sites and even households at a given location.
dues vil·les romanes de diferent poder adquisitiu: Can Rodon i Torre Llauder.
Aquesta síntesi ofereix una visió actualitzada dels canvis culturals i econòmics que es van produir al Maresme després de la conquesta romana, i mostra el ritme i el grau d’incidència dels nous patrons de
consum a diferents jaciments. El treball s’enmarca dins el projecte ERC-Starting Grant ‘ZooMWest–Zooarchaeology and Mobility in the Western Mediterranean: from the Late Bronze Age to Late Antiquity’.
Abstract: Field survey and study of site distribution have been instrumental to understanding of settlement dynamics and patterns of change through time. However, such methods offer limited information on the interaction between a location's inhabitants and the landscape. Understanding of this interaction, in terms of agricultural and land-use strategies, is not only crucial to interpretation of settlement dynamics, but also responses to broader climatic and socioeconomic change. Reaction to positive/negative pressures will depend on location of a site, but especially on its agricultural strategy and the potential offered by the surrounding environment. Environmental exploitation took many forms throughout the Roman Empire, with differing impacts on the landscape. Moving beyond broad-brush descriptions of land-use (e.g. 'Mediterranean polyculture', 'pastoralism'), to specific patterns of exploitation, is therefore necessary to interpret change in the Roman period. This session aims to provide a more precise view of Roman land use and agricultural strategies, through papers that offer integrated approaches to environmental exploitation. Contributions combine data from various steams of evidence-field survey, sediments, pollen, plant and animal remains, isotopes, etc.-to address land use in the Roman world. These methods allow for investigation of the topic at different scales, from the global (ice cores), to regional (pollen, fluvial sediments), and local (agricultural processing tools, plant and animal remains), and for consideration of topography and cultural traditions alongside climatic factors. Studies drawn from different regions highlight the ecological context of decision-making, but also the particular socioeconomic situation in which developments took place. Through contributions that take an integrated approach, this session aims to offer a more nuanced picture of Roman land exploitation and human responses to it.
indrets com illots, platges o caps costaners. Aquesta nova tipologia de jaciments arqueològics ha
estat relacionada per alguns investigadors amb l’aprofitament de la mar i l’augment dels contactes,
que es reflecteix amb l’arribada d’elements exògens (ivori d’elefant africà i estany). En aquest estudi
s’analitzen les restes de fauna recuperades a s’Illot des Porros (Santa Margalida, Mallorca) procedents
dels nivells del Bronze mitjà i final (ca. 1400-850 cal. ANE) per caracteritzar l’origen de la formació del
conjunt i la seva funcionalitat, contribuint així a la comprensió de l’explotació d’aquesta tipologia
de jaciments.