El Primer Milenio a C En La Meseta Central De La Longhouse Al Oppidum Vol 2 2012 Isbn 84 616 0349 4 Pag 13, 2012
La excavación del yacimiento de Las Camas ha permitido documentar un hábitat excepcional con dos ... more La excavación del yacimiento de Las Camas ha permitido documentar un hábitat excepcional con dos grandes cabañas. La recuperación de los restos arqueobotánicos ha permitido conocer mucho mejor la realidad material de estas cabañas, así como del medioambiente de la zona ocupada.The excavations carried out in Las Camas site have permitted the documentation of an exceptional habitat with two big shacks. The recovery of archaeobotanical remains has allowed deepening in the knowledge of the material reality of these shacks, as well as the environment of the occupied area
Información del artículo La Cova Colomera (Sant Esteve de la Sarga, Lleida), una cueva-redil en e... more Información del artículo La Cova Colomera (Sant Esteve de la Sarga, Lleida), una cueva-redil en el prepirineo de Lérida. Primeros resultados y perspectivas de futuro.
Información del artículo Los niveles neolíticos de la cueva de El Mirador (Sierra de Atapuerca, B... more Información del artículo Los niveles neolíticos de la cueva de El Mirador (Sierra de Atapuerca, Buegos): nuevos datos sobre la implantación y el desarrollo de la economía agropecuaria en la submeseta norte.
The aim of this work is to present a synthetical overview on archaeobotanical studies from the NE... more The aim of this work is to present a synthetical overview on archaeobotanical studies from the NE of the Iberian Peninsula taking into account palaeoecological and palaeoeconomical approaches based on anthracological and carpological records. Thus, we will present the assemblage of data as well as some methodological aspects in order to understand the characterization of the assemblages and their interpretation. In this region, biogeographical differences are a key fact to explain past landscape transformations, which were dominated by Pinus sylvestris type during the end of the Pleistocene and changed, due to climatic causes. The new plant communities were characterized by a larger diversity, which included Pinus and other meso‐thermophilous taxa. Furthermore, there are changes related to the inclusion of new species as energetic resources and as plant food. This fact has implications in the resource management and finally in the last hunter‐gatherer’s behaviour.
A refugium is generally understood as an area where temperate species survive cold periods, such ... more A refugium is generally understood as an area where temperate species survive cold periods, such as the Iberian, Italian, or Balkan Peninsulas in Europe. Strictly speaking, this definition refers to what is known as a glacial refugium. However, there are various types of lesser-known refugia such as the interglacial refugium, which denotes a mountainous region at low latitudes, such as the Pyrenees, where species adapted to the cold survive during interstadial periods. The small-vertebrate association from the sequence of Cova Colomera, which is located on the southern face of the Pyrenees and contains the final cold spell of the Late Pleistocene and the beginnings of the temperate period in which we currently find ourselves (the Holocene), could constitute the first fossil evidence of such an interglacial refugium, thus providing new paleoecological data on the phenomenon.
The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de Atapuerca... more The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de Atapuerca. The work developed at the site is providing a substantial set of data from the Upper Palaeolithic and Early Neolithic to the Middle Bronze Age. Throughout at least about 4000 years of occupation, the cave was used for various activities, among which, burial, habitation and animal stalling. The practices related with this last use is, at the moment, the main origin of the archaeological deposits, which are mainly composed by burnt animal dung with vegetal residues, potsherds, lithics and faunal remains. In addition, it is characterized by high sedimentation rates that have enabled an individual and clear record of different episodes, providing high resolution chronological data. Due to these particularities, specific excavation methodology and interdisciplinary studies of the archaeological data have been developed in order to understand the genesis of this archaeological sequence and, at the same time, to provide information about the introduction and development of the production economy in the Submeseta Norte region.
Plant macro-remains including charcoal, fruits and seeds from El Mirador contribute to the study ... more Plant macro-remains including charcoal, fruits and seeds from El Mirador contribute to the study of different aspects related to Neolithic and Bronze Age human groups. The El Mirador deposit has yielded a sequence from 3390-3140 to 7970-7770 yrs cal BP, which was formed by dung layers that were systematically burned, producing a fumier, a unique context for the preservation of archaeobotanical material. The anthracological record provides data recording abundant evidence of deciduous and evergreen oaks with slight modifications over time. The seed and fruit record includes crop plants, synanthropic plants and wild fruits. Both assemblages make it possible to thoroughly analyze the uses of plants in relation to a mixed economy based on agriculture and herding.
The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de Atapuerca... more The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de Atapuerca. The work developed at the site is providing a substantial set of data from the Upper Palaeolithic and Early Neolithic to the Middle Bronze Age. Throughout at least about 4000 years of occupation, the cave was used for various activities, among which, burial, habitation and animal stalling. The practices related with this last use is, at the moment, the main origin of the archaeological deposits, which are mainly composed by burnt animal dung with vegetal residues, potsherds, lithics and faunal remains. In addition, it is characterized by high sedimentation rates that have enabled an individual and clear record of different episodes, providing high resolution chronological data. Due to these particularities, specific excavation methodology and interdisciplinary studies of the archaeological data have been developed in order to understand the genesis of this archaeological sequence and, at the same time, to provide information about the introduction and development of the production economy in the Submeseta Norte region.
El Primer Milenio a C En La Meseta Central De La Longhouse Al Oppidum Vol 2 2012 Isbn 84 616 0349 4 Pag 13, 2012
La excavación del yacimiento de Las Camas ha permitido documentar un hábitat excepcional con dos ... more La excavación del yacimiento de Las Camas ha permitido documentar un hábitat excepcional con dos grandes cabañas. La recuperación de los restos arqueobotánicos ha permitido conocer mucho mejor la realidad material de estas cabañas, así como del medioambiente de la zona ocupada.The excavations carried out in Las Camas site have permitted the documentation of an exceptional habitat with two big shacks. The recovery of archaeobotanical remains has allowed deepening in the knowledge of the material reality of these shacks, as well as the environment of the occupied area
Información del artículo La Cova Colomera (Sant Esteve de la Sarga, Lleida), una cueva-redil en e... more Información del artículo La Cova Colomera (Sant Esteve de la Sarga, Lleida), una cueva-redil en el prepirineo de Lérida. Primeros resultados y perspectivas de futuro.
Información del artículo Los niveles neolíticos de la cueva de El Mirador (Sierra de Atapuerca, B... more Información del artículo Los niveles neolíticos de la cueva de El Mirador (Sierra de Atapuerca, Buegos): nuevos datos sobre la implantación y el desarrollo de la economía agropecuaria en la submeseta norte.
The aim of this work is to present a synthetical overview on archaeobotanical studies from the NE... more The aim of this work is to present a synthetical overview on archaeobotanical studies from the NE of the Iberian Peninsula taking into account palaeoecological and palaeoeconomical approaches based on anthracological and carpological records. Thus, we will present the assemblage of data as well as some methodological aspects in order to understand the characterization of the assemblages and their interpretation. In this region, biogeographical differences are a key fact to explain past landscape transformations, which were dominated by Pinus sylvestris type during the end of the Pleistocene and changed, due to climatic causes. The new plant communities were characterized by a larger diversity, which included Pinus and other meso‐thermophilous taxa. Furthermore, there are changes related to the inclusion of new species as energetic resources and as plant food. This fact has implications in the resource management and finally in the last hunter‐gatherer’s behaviour.
A refugium is generally understood as an area where temperate species survive cold periods, such ... more A refugium is generally understood as an area where temperate species survive cold periods, such as the Iberian, Italian, or Balkan Peninsulas in Europe. Strictly speaking, this definition refers to what is known as a glacial refugium. However, there are various types of lesser-known refugia such as the interglacial refugium, which denotes a mountainous region at low latitudes, such as the Pyrenees, where species adapted to the cold survive during interstadial periods. The small-vertebrate association from the sequence of Cova Colomera, which is located on the southern face of the Pyrenees and contains the final cold spell of the Late Pleistocene and the beginnings of the temperate period in which we currently find ourselves (the Holocene), could constitute the first fossil evidence of such an interglacial refugium, thus providing new paleoecological data on the phenomenon.
The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de Atapuerca... more The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de Atapuerca. The work developed at the site is providing a substantial set of data from the Upper Palaeolithic and Early Neolithic to the Middle Bronze Age. Throughout at least about 4000 years of occupation, the cave was used for various activities, among which, burial, habitation and animal stalling. The practices related with this last use is, at the moment, the main origin of the archaeological deposits, which are mainly composed by burnt animal dung with vegetal residues, potsherds, lithics and faunal remains. In addition, it is characterized by high sedimentation rates that have enabled an individual and clear record of different episodes, providing high resolution chronological data. Due to these particularities, specific excavation methodology and interdisciplinary studies of the archaeological data have been developed in order to understand the genesis of this archaeological sequence and, at the same time, to provide information about the introduction and development of the production economy in the Submeseta Norte region.
Plant macro-remains including charcoal, fruits and seeds from El Mirador contribute to the study ... more Plant macro-remains including charcoal, fruits and seeds from El Mirador contribute to the study of different aspects related to Neolithic and Bronze Age human groups. The El Mirador deposit has yielded a sequence from 3390-3140 to 7970-7770 yrs cal BP, which was formed by dung layers that were systematically burned, producing a fumier, a unique context for the preservation of archaeobotanical material. The anthracological record provides data recording abundant evidence of deciduous and evergreen oaks with slight modifications over time. The seed and fruit record includes crop plants, synanthropic plants and wild fruits. Both assemblages make it possible to thoroughly analyze the uses of plants in relation to a mixed economy based on agriculture and herding.
The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de Atapuerca... more The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de Atapuerca. The work developed at the site is providing a substantial set of data from the Upper Palaeolithic and Early Neolithic to the Middle Bronze Age. Throughout at least about 4000 years of occupation, the cave was used for various activities, among which, burial, habitation and animal stalling. The practices related with this last use is, at the moment, the main origin of the archaeological deposits, which are mainly composed by burnt animal dung with vegetal residues, potsherds, lithics and faunal remains. In addition, it is characterized by high sedimentation rates that have enabled an individual and clear record of different episodes, providing high resolution chronological data. Due to these particularities, specific excavation methodology and interdisciplinary studies of the archaeological data have been developed in order to understand the genesis of this archaeological sequence and, at the same time, to provide information about the introduction and development of the production economy in the Submeseta Norte region.
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