Vol-2024 Cronometrías Para la Historia de la Península Ibérica 2016. Actas del Congreso de Cronom... more Vol-2024 Cronometrías Para la Historia de la Península Ibérica 2016. Actas del Congreso de Cronometrías Para la Historia de la Península Ibérica (IberCrono 2017), Barcelona, Spain, September 17-19, 2016. Edited by: Juan A. Barceló, Igor Bogdanovic, Berta Morell. Submitted by: Igor Bogdanovic. Published on CEUR-WS: 14-Dec-2017. ONLINE: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2024/. URN: urn:nbn:de:0074-2024-4 ARCHIVE: ftp://SunSITE.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE/pub/publications/CEUR-WS/Vol-2024.zip[EN] Evidence of human occupation in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula during the second half of the VII and the first half of the 6th millennium BC are scarce. Until recently, only two sites, Font del Ros and Bauma del Serrat del Pont have provided dates calibrated between 6767-6071 cal BC. Recent research in the Montsant massif (Tarragona) has provided new evidence of human occupations of the sixth millennium cal BC. The site of Coves del Fem has a very well preserved stratigraphy with different occupations att...
PlantCult Project aims to explore the role of culinary traditions and innovations through their i... more PlantCult Project aims to explore the role of culinary traditions and innovations through their impact on shaping the social landscape in ancient Europe over long time periods (from the Neolithic period to the Iron Age) and large territories. The experimental program is part of an integrated study of food products and associated equipment focusing on whether the introduction of new species or changes in social and economic organisation brought about changes in the food grinding technologies of the area. The experiments include tools operated by back and forth reciprocal motion and circular motion, and manufactured from different raw materials, with different morphologies and sizes. The tools design and the list of plant ingredients (cereals, legumes, acorns and oil-seeds) ground in the experiments are all based on the archaeological record of the studied area. In this paper we present the experimental protocol, the multi-scale methodology applied to the use-wear analysis of grinding...
The results of analyses of wild animals in various funerary structures from Sector II of Can Roqu... more The results of analyses of wild animals in various funerary structures from Sector II of Can Roqueta (Early-Middle Bronze Age) in Catalonia are presented in this article. In general, animal deposits in a funerary context provide an approach to the study of ritual activity and beliefs, especially in agro-pastoral communities where domestic animals are the basic elements of subsistence and the creation of resources. In this case, taxonomic identification indicates the importance of domestic animals due to their role in the economy, as well as their use in food and symbolic offerings and as a manifestation of the power of the dead. By contrast, a taphonomic study indicates the scarcity of wild animal deposits – six birds and two carnivores – and shows the differential use of these species, which are perhaps more closely related to life symbols or totemic symbols. PALABRAS CLAVES: Bronce Antiguo-Medio, estructuras funerarias, ofrendas de animales salvajes, complejidad social y ritual. G...
We wish to give special thanks to Maria San Millan for collecting and providing us with all the r... more We wish to give special thanks to Maria San Millan for collecting and providing us with all the raw animal material used in our experiments. The heritage-archaeology firm Arqueolitic (Banyoles, Girona) provided most of the tools for the manufacture of the awls and spatulas, and our study was possible thanks to funding for project HAR2011-23149 (main researcher: Juan F. Gibaja Bao). The first figure in this work was partially recreated from illustrations in one of our previously published works with Atics S.L (Pou, et al., 2014).
El conjunt d'aquestes excavacions i estudis s'ha desenvolupat en el marc dels projectes: ... more El conjunt d'aquestes excavacions i estudis s'ha desenvolupat en el marc dels projectes: "La Draga en el proces de neolititzacio del nordest peninsular" (referencia 2014/100822); "Ocupaciones lacustres y gestion de recursos en las primeras sociedades agricolas y ganaderas del NE peninsular: Tecnologia de las producciones materiales y usos instrumentales" (HAR2009-13494-C02-01); "Estrategias agroforestales y ganaderas" (HAR2009-13494-C02-02); "Domesticacion animal y practicas ganaderas en el occidente Mediterraneo (9300 a 2500 cal BC)' (HAR2011-25826); "Organizacion social de las primeras comunidades agricola-ganaderas a partir del espacio domestico: elementos estructurales y areas de produccion y consumo de bienes" (HAR2012-38838-C02-01); "Arquitectura en madera y areas de procesado y consumo de alimentos" (HAR2012-38838-C02-02); "Simulacion computacional de fenomenos historicos de cambio social y tecnologico du...
[EN] The Neolithic groups that settled in La Draga exploited a wide range of rocks and minerals t... more [EN] The Neolithic groups that settled in La Draga exploited a wide range of rocks and minerals to produce the different stone utensils needed for their subsistence and artisan work. This diversity of lithologies responds to the different types of instruments and the functions far which they would be intended. Three large groups of tools made with different types of rocks can be differentiated. The chipped tools were made from siliceous rocks, basically flint and quartz. Among the adzes, which have a bevel produced by polishíng two opposing surfaces, such metamorphic rocks as amphlbole and corneal schists are documented. Among the instruments of greater volume used for grinding, such as querns, the use of basalts, porphyric rocks and granites is documented. Fínally, sandstone was used for polishing other materials, while limestone pebbles were used far burnishing. The origin of ali these subjects shows a very broad catchment area. Most rocks come from a local environment, where quartz, basalt, porphyric rock, sandstone and limestone can be faund. Others come from a regional context that required traveling several tens of kilometers far their supply; for example, the amph'ibolic shale comes from the Guilleries, Albera Massif or Cap de Creus, while the cornean comes from the foothills of the Pre-Pyrenees, and granites from the axial Pyrenees or the Guilleríes and the Gavarres massifs. However, other rocks such as flint and jasper, have a distant origin, more than 110 km away, both to the north (flint from the Narbonne-Sigean basin, France) and south (jaspers from the mountain of Montjuïc in Barcelona).[CA] Els grups neolítics que es van establir a la Draga van explotar un ampli ventall de roques i minerals per produir els diferents estris de pedra que necessitaven per a la seva subsistència i necessitats artesanals. Aquesta diversitat de litologies explotades respon als diferents tipus d'instruments que necessitaven i a les funcions a les que preveien destinar. D'aquesta manera, trobem diferents tipus d'eines elaborades amb diferents tipus de roques. Les eines de tall estaven elaborades a partir de la talla de roques silícies, bàsicament sílex i quars. Entre les aixes, que presenten un bisell produït mitjançant el polit de dos superticies oposades, es documenten les roques metamòrfiques com esquists amfibólicos i corniana. Entre els instruments de major volum destinats a la mòlta -molins i mans-, es documenta l'ús de basalts, roques porfídicas i granits. Finalment, per al polit d'altres materials es van utilitzar plaques de sauló, mentre que per brunyir es van emprar còdols de calcària. La procedència de totes aquestes matèries permet identificar un territori d'explotació molt ampli en base a les seves àrees de captació. La majoria de roques prové d'un entorn local, on poden trobar-se quars, basalts, roques porfídicas, gresos i calcàries. Altres són originàries d'un entorn regional que va requerir de diverses desenes de quilòmetres per al seu proveïment, per exemple, els esquistos amfibólicos procedeixen de les Guilleries, Massís de l'Albera o Cap de Creus, mentre que les corneanes procedeixen dels estreps prepirinenques, i els granits del Pirineu axial o Massissos de les Guilleries i de les Gavarres. No obstant, altres roques com el sílex i el jaspi, tenen un origen llunyà, superior als 110 km de distància, tant en direcció nord (sílex de la Conca de Narbona-Sigean, França) com sud (jaspis de la muntanya de Montjuïc, a Barcelona).[ES] Los grupos neolíticos que se establecieron en la Draga explotaron un amplio abanico de rocas y minerales para producir los distintos utensilios de piedra que precísaban para su subsistencia y necesidades artesanales. Esta diversidad de litologías explotadas responde a los diferentes tipos de instrumentos que necesitaban y a las funciones a las que preveían destinarlos. De este modo, encontramos distintos tipos de herramientas elaboradas con diferentes tipos de rocas. Las herramientas de corte estaban elaboradas a partir de la talla de rocas silíceas, básicamente sílex y cuarzo. Entre las azuelas, que presentan un bisel producido mediante el pulido de dos superticies opuestas, se documentan las rocas metamórficas como esquistos amfibólicos y corneana. Entre los instrumentos de mayor volumen destinados a la molienda -molinos y manos-, se documenta el uso de basaltos, rocas porfídicas y granitos. Finalmente, para el pulido de otros materiales se utilizaron placas de arenisca, mientras que para bruñir se emplearon guijarros de caliza. La procedencia de todas estas materias permite identificar un territorio de explotación muy amplio en base a sus áreas de captación. La mayoría de rocas proviene de un entorno local, donde pueden encontrarse cuarzos, basaltos, rocas porfídicas, areniscas y calizas. Otras son originarias de un entorno regional que requirió de varias decenas de kilómetros para su abastecimiento, por ejemplo, los esquistos amfibólicos proceden de las Guilleries, Macizo…
This work has been possible under the i+D Research Project: Procesos sociales, tecnologicos y eco... more This work has been possible under the i+D Research Project: Procesos sociales, tecnologicos y economicos en la explotacion de recursos minerales del Priorat (Cataluna): una vision diacronica (HAR2010-21105-C02-01) of the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spanish Goverment). Dioscorides Marin acknowledges gladly his PhD fellowship FI-DGR 2013 of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Regional Government).
The transformation of food ingredients into meals corresponds to complex choices resulting from t... more The transformation of food ingredients into meals corresponds to complex choices resulting from the interplay of environmental and cultural factors: available ingredients, technologies of transformation, cultural perceptions of food, as well as taste and food taboos. Project PLANTCULT (ERC Consolidator Grant, GA 682529) aims to investigate prehistoric culinary cultures from the Aegean to Central Europe by focusing on plant foods and associated food preparation technologies spanning the Neolithic through to the Iron Age. Our paper offers an overview of the lines of investigation pursued within the project to address plant food preparation and related stone tool technologies. The wide range of plant foods from the area under investigation (ground cereals, breads, beer, pressed grapes, split pulses, etc.) suggests great variability of culinary preparations. Yet, little is known of the transformation technologies involved (e.g., pounding, grinding, and boiling). Changes in size and shap...
We studied 36 dogs ( Canis familiaris ) from the Can Roqueta site in the Catalan pre-littoral dep... more We studied 36 dogs ( Canis familiaris ) from the Can Roqueta site in the Catalan pre-littoral depression (Barcelona), dated between the Late Bronze Age and the First Iron Age (1300 and 550 cal BC). We used a sample of 27 specimens to analyse the evolution of the dogs’ diet based on the carbon δ 13 C and nitrogen δ 15 N isotope composition. The results show a marked human influence in that these natural carnivores display a highly plant-based diet. The offset between canids and herbivorous ungulates does not reach the minimum established for a trophic level, which implies an input of C 3 and C 4 (millet) cultivated plants. Moreover, the homogeneity in the values indicates that humans prepared their dogs’ food.
SAGVNTVM. Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia, 2018
Entendemos que el reconocimiento de la función de los instrumentos líticos puede aproximarnos a l... more Entendemos que el reconocimiento de la función de los instrumentos líticos puede aproximarnos a las actividades que realizaban las primeras comunidades neolíticas que se asentaron en el noreste de la Península Ibérica. Uno de los contextos donde poder abordar tales cuestiones es el yacimiento al aire libre de Les Guixeres de Vilobí. Perteneciente al neolítico antiguo, es uno de los pocos asentamientos de este periodo con estructuras internas y un número relevante de útiles líticos. En este trabajo presentamos una primera aproximación a la morfología, la tecnología y la funcionalidad de dicho utillaje. Su localización en el área excavada nos permite evaluar si hay una organización del espacio con respecto al lugar dónde se efectuaron ciertas actividades. Aunque este artículo se centra en Les Guixeres de Vilobí, los resultados serán contextualizados y comparados con otros yacimientos contemporáneos o próximos cronológicamente.
This paper presents the study of the fungi remains preserved in the waterlogged deposits of the N... more This paper presents the study of the fungi remains preserved in the waterlogged deposits of the Neolithic site of La Draga. These resources had the potential of being used as food and medicine, but also as tinder. Fire was without a doubt one of the most important resources for past people. It was used for lighting, heating, processing food and other materials, cooking and protection, and also possessed social and ritual significance. Hearths are one of the most common features at archaeological sites, but very often little attention is paid to the question of how these fires were lit, and they are seldom reflected in the archaeological record. In order to produce fire by percussion, an intermediate material is required between the sparks and the fuel. Fruiting bodies of fungi are a potential form of tinder, but are less inclined to be well-preserved than other materials. This paper presents the fungal fruiting bodies found at the Neolithic site of La Draga and discusses the meaning...
Arqueologia Subacuatica Espanola Actas Del I Congreso De Arqueologia Nautica Y Subacuatica Espanola Cartagena 14 15 Y 16 De Marzo De 2013 Vol 2 2014 Isbn 978 84 9828 487 4 Pags 385 394, 2014
Proyecto desarrollado con el apoyo de: Ajuntament de Banyoles, Centre d’Arqueologia Subaquatica d... more Proyecto desarrollado con el apoyo de: Ajuntament de Banyoles, Centre d’Arqueologia Subaquatica de Catalunya/Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura Generalitat de Catalunya, Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya. Los trabajos fueron realizados en el marco del proyecto coordinado CSIC-UAB financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion: «Ocupaciones lacustres y gestion de recursos en las primeras sociedades agricola-ganaderas del NE peninsular: Tecnologia de las producciones materiales y usos instrumentales (HAR2009-13494-CO1). Estrategias agroforestales y ganaderas (HAR2009-13494-C02)» y por el Ministerio de Economia y competitividad: «Organizacion social de las primeras comunidades agricola-ganaderas a partir del espacio domestico: Arquitectura en madera y areas de procesado y consumo de alimentos. Elementos estructurales y areas de produccion y consumo de bienes (HAR2012-38838-C01). Elementos estructurales y areas de produccion y consumo de bienes (HAR2012-38838-C02)».
El proyecto de investigación del cual exponemos aquí una síntesis de los primeros resultados se h... more El proyecto de investigación del cual exponemos aquí una síntesis de los primeros resultados se ha desarrollado gracias a la financiación de la Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia de Portugal (PTDC/HAH/64548/2006). Su formulación radica en el hecho de que las diferentes teorías que pretenden explicar el neolítico desde posicionamientos migracionistas o indigenistas excluyentes no llegan a dar respuestas satisfactorias a la complejidad inherente al proceso de adquisición de la economía productora. Desde este marco conceptual era necesario plantear un proyecto, necesariamente internacional por su contexto geográfico y pluridisciplinar por los ámbitos de estudio abarcados, que a través de la colaboración con otros equipos e investigadores del sur peninsular y norte de África, avanzase en el estudio de registros novedosos o ya previamente conocidos mediante nuevos enfoques metodológicos que dieran contenido a determinadas lagunas de información empírica, cuyos resultados contribuyese...
ABSTRACT The Neolithic site of Draga is the only lake dwelling known in the Iberian Peninsula. Th... more ABSTRACT The Neolithic site of Draga is the only lake dwelling known in the Iberian Peninsula. The underwater excavation works have documented the extension of the site and allowed to relate it to the terrestrial part. In addition surveys conducted in the surroundings of the lake show the continued occupation of the lake environment during the Bronze Age and the change of era.
ABSTRACT Recent research at the Neolithic site of La Draga on the edge of Banyoles Lake (Girona, ... more ABSTRACT Recent research at the Neolithic site of La Draga on the edge of Banyoles Lake (Girona, Spain) has documented evidence for the occupation of the lakeshore from the final quarter of the sixth millennium cal BC. Excavation during 2010 and 2011 identified at least two episodes of occupation. The oldest episode includes wooden structures, which were superseded and overlain by a paving of travertine blocks during the younger phase. Archaeological materials, artefacts, and pottery styles indicate a level of continuity between the two phases of construction and occupation. Both episodes can be attributed to the Cardial Neolithic. Investigation of the underwater part of the site resulted in the discovery of the first wooden tools from the site and therefore from the prehistory of Iberia.
Marvellous preservation of organic materials at the Neolithic site of La Draga in north-east Iber... more Marvellous preservation of organic materials at the Neolithic site of La Draga in north-east Iberia include a range of wooden harvesting tools. The authors examine the wood and flint to describe a range of the earliest harvesting techniques and their diverse applications.
Vol-2024 Cronometrías Para la Historia de la Península Ibérica 2016. Actas del Congreso de Cronom... more Vol-2024 Cronometrías Para la Historia de la Península Ibérica 2016. Actas del Congreso de Cronometrías Para la Historia de la Península Ibérica (IberCrono 2017), Barcelona, Spain, September 17-19, 2016. Edited by: Juan A. Barceló, Igor Bogdanovic, Berta Morell. Submitted by: Igor Bogdanovic. Published on CEUR-WS: 14-Dec-2017. ONLINE: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2024/. URN: urn:nbn:de:0074-2024-4 ARCHIVE: ftp://SunSITE.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE/pub/publications/CEUR-WS/Vol-2024.zip[EN] Evidence of human occupation in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula during the second half of the VII and the first half of the 6th millennium BC are scarce. Until recently, only two sites, Font del Ros and Bauma del Serrat del Pont have provided dates calibrated between 6767-6071 cal BC. Recent research in the Montsant massif (Tarragona) has provided new evidence of human occupations of the sixth millennium cal BC. The site of Coves del Fem has a very well preserved stratigraphy with different occupations att...
PlantCult Project aims to explore the role of culinary traditions and innovations through their i... more PlantCult Project aims to explore the role of culinary traditions and innovations through their impact on shaping the social landscape in ancient Europe over long time periods (from the Neolithic period to the Iron Age) and large territories. The experimental program is part of an integrated study of food products and associated equipment focusing on whether the introduction of new species or changes in social and economic organisation brought about changes in the food grinding technologies of the area. The experiments include tools operated by back and forth reciprocal motion and circular motion, and manufactured from different raw materials, with different morphologies and sizes. The tools design and the list of plant ingredients (cereals, legumes, acorns and oil-seeds) ground in the experiments are all based on the archaeological record of the studied area. In this paper we present the experimental protocol, the multi-scale methodology applied to the use-wear analysis of grinding...
The results of analyses of wild animals in various funerary structures from Sector II of Can Roqu... more The results of analyses of wild animals in various funerary structures from Sector II of Can Roqueta (Early-Middle Bronze Age) in Catalonia are presented in this article. In general, animal deposits in a funerary context provide an approach to the study of ritual activity and beliefs, especially in agro-pastoral communities where domestic animals are the basic elements of subsistence and the creation of resources. In this case, taxonomic identification indicates the importance of domestic animals due to their role in the economy, as well as their use in food and symbolic offerings and as a manifestation of the power of the dead. By contrast, a taphonomic study indicates the scarcity of wild animal deposits – six birds and two carnivores – and shows the differential use of these species, which are perhaps more closely related to life symbols or totemic symbols. PALABRAS CLAVES: Bronce Antiguo-Medio, estructuras funerarias, ofrendas de animales salvajes, complejidad social y ritual. G...
We wish to give special thanks to Maria San Millan for collecting and providing us with all the r... more We wish to give special thanks to Maria San Millan for collecting and providing us with all the raw animal material used in our experiments. The heritage-archaeology firm Arqueolitic (Banyoles, Girona) provided most of the tools for the manufacture of the awls and spatulas, and our study was possible thanks to funding for project HAR2011-23149 (main researcher: Juan F. Gibaja Bao). The first figure in this work was partially recreated from illustrations in one of our previously published works with Atics S.L (Pou, et al., 2014).
El conjunt d'aquestes excavacions i estudis s'ha desenvolupat en el marc dels projectes: ... more El conjunt d'aquestes excavacions i estudis s'ha desenvolupat en el marc dels projectes: "La Draga en el proces de neolititzacio del nordest peninsular" (referencia 2014/100822); "Ocupaciones lacustres y gestion de recursos en las primeras sociedades agricolas y ganaderas del NE peninsular: Tecnologia de las producciones materiales y usos instrumentales" (HAR2009-13494-C02-01); "Estrategias agroforestales y ganaderas" (HAR2009-13494-C02-02); "Domesticacion animal y practicas ganaderas en el occidente Mediterraneo (9300 a 2500 cal BC)' (HAR2011-25826); "Organizacion social de las primeras comunidades agricola-ganaderas a partir del espacio domestico: elementos estructurales y areas de produccion y consumo de bienes" (HAR2012-38838-C02-01); "Arquitectura en madera y areas de procesado y consumo de alimentos" (HAR2012-38838-C02-02); "Simulacion computacional de fenomenos historicos de cambio social y tecnologico du...
[EN] The Neolithic groups that settled in La Draga exploited a wide range of rocks and minerals t... more [EN] The Neolithic groups that settled in La Draga exploited a wide range of rocks and minerals to produce the different stone utensils needed for their subsistence and artisan work. This diversity of lithologies responds to the different types of instruments and the functions far which they would be intended. Three large groups of tools made with different types of rocks can be differentiated. The chipped tools were made from siliceous rocks, basically flint and quartz. Among the adzes, which have a bevel produced by polishíng two opposing surfaces, such metamorphic rocks as amphlbole and corneal schists are documented. Among the instruments of greater volume used for grinding, such as querns, the use of basalts, porphyric rocks and granites is documented. Fínally, sandstone was used for polishing other materials, while limestone pebbles were used far burnishing. The origin of ali these subjects shows a very broad catchment area. Most rocks come from a local environment, where quartz, basalt, porphyric rock, sandstone and limestone can be faund. Others come from a regional context that required traveling several tens of kilometers far their supply; for example, the amph'ibolic shale comes from the Guilleries, Albera Massif or Cap de Creus, while the cornean comes from the foothills of the Pre-Pyrenees, and granites from the axial Pyrenees or the Guilleríes and the Gavarres massifs. However, other rocks such as flint and jasper, have a distant origin, more than 110 km away, both to the north (flint from the Narbonne-Sigean basin, France) and south (jaspers from the mountain of Montjuïc in Barcelona).[CA] Els grups neolítics que es van establir a la Draga van explotar un ampli ventall de roques i minerals per produir els diferents estris de pedra que necessitaven per a la seva subsistència i necessitats artesanals. Aquesta diversitat de litologies explotades respon als diferents tipus d'instruments que necessitaven i a les funcions a les que preveien destinar. D'aquesta manera, trobem diferents tipus d'eines elaborades amb diferents tipus de roques. Les eines de tall estaven elaborades a partir de la talla de roques silícies, bàsicament sílex i quars. Entre les aixes, que presenten un bisell produït mitjançant el polit de dos superticies oposades, es documenten les roques metamòrfiques com esquists amfibólicos i corniana. Entre els instruments de major volum destinats a la mòlta -molins i mans-, es documenta l'ús de basalts, roques porfídicas i granits. Finalment, per al polit d'altres materials es van utilitzar plaques de sauló, mentre que per brunyir es van emprar còdols de calcària. La procedència de totes aquestes matèries permet identificar un territori d'explotació molt ampli en base a les seves àrees de captació. La majoria de roques prové d'un entorn local, on poden trobar-se quars, basalts, roques porfídicas, gresos i calcàries. Altres són originàries d'un entorn regional que va requerir de diverses desenes de quilòmetres per al seu proveïment, per exemple, els esquistos amfibólicos procedeixen de les Guilleries, Massís de l'Albera o Cap de Creus, mentre que les corneanes procedeixen dels estreps prepirinenques, i els granits del Pirineu axial o Massissos de les Guilleries i de les Gavarres. No obstant, altres roques com el sílex i el jaspi, tenen un origen llunyà, superior als 110 km de distància, tant en direcció nord (sílex de la Conca de Narbona-Sigean, França) com sud (jaspis de la muntanya de Montjuïc, a Barcelona).[ES] Los grupos neolíticos que se establecieron en la Draga explotaron un amplio abanico de rocas y minerales para producir los distintos utensilios de piedra que precísaban para su subsistencia y necesidades artesanales. Esta diversidad de litologías explotadas responde a los diferentes tipos de instrumentos que necesitaban y a las funciones a las que preveían destinarlos. De este modo, encontramos distintos tipos de herramientas elaboradas con diferentes tipos de rocas. Las herramientas de corte estaban elaboradas a partir de la talla de rocas silíceas, básicamente sílex y cuarzo. Entre las azuelas, que presentan un bisel producido mediante el pulido de dos superticies opuestas, se documentan las rocas metamórficas como esquistos amfibólicos y corneana. Entre los instrumentos de mayor volumen destinados a la molienda -molinos y manos-, se documenta el uso de basaltos, rocas porfídicas y granitos. Finalmente, para el pulido de otros materiales se utilizaron placas de arenisca, mientras que para bruñir se emplearon guijarros de caliza. La procedencia de todas estas materias permite identificar un territorio de explotación muy amplio en base a sus áreas de captación. La mayoría de rocas proviene de un entorno local, donde pueden encontrarse cuarzos, basaltos, rocas porfídicas, areniscas y calizas. Otras son originarias de un entorno regional que requirió de varias decenas de kilómetros para su abastecimiento, por ejemplo, los esquistos amfibólicos proceden de las Guilleries, Macizo…
This work has been possible under the i+D Research Project: Procesos sociales, tecnologicos y eco... more This work has been possible under the i+D Research Project: Procesos sociales, tecnologicos y economicos en la explotacion de recursos minerales del Priorat (Cataluna): una vision diacronica (HAR2010-21105-C02-01) of the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spanish Goverment). Dioscorides Marin acknowledges gladly his PhD fellowship FI-DGR 2013 of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Regional Government).
The transformation of food ingredients into meals corresponds to complex choices resulting from t... more The transformation of food ingredients into meals corresponds to complex choices resulting from the interplay of environmental and cultural factors: available ingredients, technologies of transformation, cultural perceptions of food, as well as taste and food taboos. Project PLANTCULT (ERC Consolidator Grant, GA 682529) aims to investigate prehistoric culinary cultures from the Aegean to Central Europe by focusing on plant foods and associated food preparation technologies spanning the Neolithic through to the Iron Age. Our paper offers an overview of the lines of investigation pursued within the project to address plant food preparation and related stone tool technologies. The wide range of plant foods from the area under investigation (ground cereals, breads, beer, pressed grapes, split pulses, etc.) suggests great variability of culinary preparations. Yet, little is known of the transformation technologies involved (e.g., pounding, grinding, and boiling). Changes in size and shap...
We studied 36 dogs ( Canis familiaris ) from the Can Roqueta site in the Catalan pre-littoral dep... more We studied 36 dogs ( Canis familiaris ) from the Can Roqueta site in the Catalan pre-littoral depression (Barcelona), dated between the Late Bronze Age and the First Iron Age (1300 and 550 cal BC). We used a sample of 27 specimens to analyse the evolution of the dogs’ diet based on the carbon δ 13 C and nitrogen δ 15 N isotope composition. The results show a marked human influence in that these natural carnivores display a highly plant-based diet. The offset between canids and herbivorous ungulates does not reach the minimum established for a trophic level, which implies an input of C 3 and C 4 (millet) cultivated plants. Moreover, the homogeneity in the values indicates that humans prepared their dogs’ food.
SAGVNTVM. Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia, 2018
Entendemos que el reconocimiento de la función de los instrumentos líticos puede aproximarnos a l... more Entendemos que el reconocimiento de la función de los instrumentos líticos puede aproximarnos a las actividades que realizaban las primeras comunidades neolíticas que se asentaron en el noreste de la Península Ibérica. Uno de los contextos donde poder abordar tales cuestiones es el yacimiento al aire libre de Les Guixeres de Vilobí. Perteneciente al neolítico antiguo, es uno de los pocos asentamientos de este periodo con estructuras internas y un número relevante de útiles líticos. En este trabajo presentamos una primera aproximación a la morfología, la tecnología y la funcionalidad de dicho utillaje. Su localización en el área excavada nos permite evaluar si hay una organización del espacio con respecto al lugar dónde se efectuaron ciertas actividades. Aunque este artículo se centra en Les Guixeres de Vilobí, los resultados serán contextualizados y comparados con otros yacimientos contemporáneos o próximos cronológicamente.
This paper presents the study of the fungi remains preserved in the waterlogged deposits of the N... more This paper presents the study of the fungi remains preserved in the waterlogged deposits of the Neolithic site of La Draga. These resources had the potential of being used as food and medicine, but also as tinder. Fire was without a doubt one of the most important resources for past people. It was used for lighting, heating, processing food and other materials, cooking and protection, and also possessed social and ritual significance. Hearths are one of the most common features at archaeological sites, but very often little attention is paid to the question of how these fires were lit, and they are seldom reflected in the archaeological record. In order to produce fire by percussion, an intermediate material is required between the sparks and the fuel. Fruiting bodies of fungi are a potential form of tinder, but are less inclined to be well-preserved than other materials. This paper presents the fungal fruiting bodies found at the Neolithic site of La Draga and discusses the meaning...
Arqueologia Subacuatica Espanola Actas Del I Congreso De Arqueologia Nautica Y Subacuatica Espanola Cartagena 14 15 Y 16 De Marzo De 2013 Vol 2 2014 Isbn 978 84 9828 487 4 Pags 385 394, 2014
Proyecto desarrollado con el apoyo de: Ajuntament de Banyoles, Centre d’Arqueologia Subaquatica d... more Proyecto desarrollado con el apoyo de: Ajuntament de Banyoles, Centre d’Arqueologia Subaquatica de Catalunya/Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura Generalitat de Catalunya, Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya. Los trabajos fueron realizados en el marco del proyecto coordinado CSIC-UAB financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion: «Ocupaciones lacustres y gestion de recursos en las primeras sociedades agricola-ganaderas del NE peninsular: Tecnologia de las producciones materiales y usos instrumentales (HAR2009-13494-CO1). Estrategias agroforestales y ganaderas (HAR2009-13494-C02)» y por el Ministerio de Economia y competitividad: «Organizacion social de las primeras comunidades agricola-ganaderas a partir del espacio domestico: Arquitectura en madera y areas de procesado y consumo de alimentos. Elementos estructurales y areas de produccion y consumo de bienes (HAR2012-38838-C01). Elementos estructurales y areas de produccion y consumo de bienes (HAR2012-38838-C02)».
El proyecto de investigación del cual exponemos aquí una síntesis de los primeros resultados se h... more El proyecto de investigación del cual exponemos aquí una síntesis de los primeros resultados se ha desarrollado gracias a la financiación de la Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia de Portugal (PTDC/HAH/64548/2006). Su formulación radica en el hecho de que las diferentes teorías que pretenden explicar el neolítico desde posicionamientos migracionistas o indigenistas excluyentes no llegan a dar respuestas satisfactorias a la complejidad inherente al proceso de adquisición de la economía productora. Desde este marco conceptual era necesario plantear un proyecto, necesariamente internacional por su contexto geográfico y pluridisciplinar por los ámbitos de estudio abarcados, que a través de la colaboración con otros equipos e investigadores del sur peninsular y norte de África, avanzase en el estudio de registros novedosos o ya previamente conocidos mediante nuevos enfoques metodológicos que dieran contenido a determinadas lagunas de información empírica, cuyos resultados contribuyese...
ABSTRACT The Neolithic site of Draga is the only lake dwelling known in the Iberian Peninsula. Th... more ABSTRACT The Neolithic site of Draga is the only lake dwelling known in the Iberian Peninsula. The underwater excavation works have documented the extension of the site and allowed to relate it to the terrestrial part. In addition surveys conducted in the surroundings of the lake show the continued occupation of the lake environment during the Bronze Age and the change of era.
ABSTRACT Recent research at the Neolithic site of La Draga on the edge of Banyoles Lake (Girona, ... more ABSTRACT Recent research at the Neolithic site of La Draga on the edge of Banyoles Lake (Girona, Spain) has documented evidence for the occupation of the lakeshore from the final quarter of the sixth millennium cal BC. Excavation during 2010 and 2011 identified at least two episodes of occupation. The oldest episode includes wooden structures, which were superseded and overlain by a paving of travertine blocks during the younger phase. Archaeological materials, artefacts, and pottery styles indicate a level of continuity between the two phases of construction and occupation. Both episodes can be attributed to the Cardial Neolithic. Investigation of the underwater part of the site resulted in the discovery of the first wooden tools from the site and therefore from the prehistory of Iberia.
Marvellous preservation of organic materials at the Neolithic site of La Draga in north-east Iber... more Marvellous preservation of organic materials at the Neolithic site of La Draga in north-east Iberia include a range of wooden harvesting tools. The authors examine the wood and flint to describe a range of the earliest harvesting techniques and their diverse applications.
El treball que us presentem és una proposta d’anàlisi de les puntes de fletxa recuperades en l’hi... more El treball que us presentem és una proposta d’anàlisi de les puntes de fletxa recuperades en l’hipogeu de la Costa de Can Martorell (Dosrius-El Maresme). La particularitat de la indústria lítica estudiada, només formada per projectils, ha motivat el desenvolupament d’una metodologia d’anàlisi que permetés extreure informació de com es van fer i quin ús van tenir. Així, doncs, la nostra proposta d’anàlisi té com a objectiu, caracteritzar el procés tècnic de producció i d’utilització de les 68 puntes de fletxa recuperades en l’hipogeu calcolític de la Costa de Can Martorell i contrastar les hipòtesis extretes de l’anàlisi mitjançant el desenvolupament d’un protocol experimental.
El análisis de la industria tallada de Minferri, muestra una ausencia de núcleos y restos de tall... more El análisis de la industria tallada de Minferri, muestra una ausencia de núcleos y restos de talla diagnósticos de la producción laminar, hecho que fundamenta la hipótesis de que los conjuntos laminares documentados se produjeron fuera del asentamiento, posiblemente en su área de captación. Ello nos permite deducir que fueron transportados al asentamiento, donde a tenor de los datos que el análisis traceológico ha proporcionado, hemos podido comprobar la utilización intensa de las láminas en diferentes actividades, destacando el proceso agrícola.
El workshop La Península ibèrica al final de la Prehistòria: les grans làmines de sílex es va org... more El workshop La Península ibèrica al final de la Prehistòria: les grans làmines de sílex es va organitzar en el marc dʼuna exposició itinerant dedicada a les grans làmines de sílex a Europa que sʼinicià a Orleans (França), es va presentar després a Granada i, finalment, el Museu dʼArqueologia de Catalunya la va acollir sota el títol Europa al final de la Prehistòria. Les grans làmines de sílex. La realització dʼaquest workshop i la seva publicació no hauria estat possible sense el patrocini i el suport del Museu dʼArqueologia de Catalunya i del Museu de Gavà que van apostar per encetar, per primera vegada a Catalunya, una línia de promoció a la recerca que havia estat obviada fins aleshores, com la realització de reunions científiques dʼalt nivell a lʼentorn dʼun tema molt específic, en aquest cas la producció i circulació de les grans làmines de sílex a la Península Ibèrica.
Métodos cronométricos en arqueología, historia y paleontología, 2020
Un modelo bayesiano para la cronología del yacimiento neolítico de La Draga (Banyoles, Girona). U... more Un modelo bayesiano para la cronología del yacimiento neolítico de La Draga (Banyoles, Girona). Un caso de estudio con ChronoModel 2.0. RESUMEN En este capítulo se analizan las 40 dataciones C14 disponibles para el yacimiento neolítico de La Draga y se calcula un modelo cronológico bayesiano utilizando el programa informático ChronoModel 2.0, cuyos aspectos generales se han presentado en el capítulo 17. El programa nos permite integrar la estratigrafía de los diferentes sectores excavados, expresada en un formato semejante al de una Matriz de Harris. Los resultados se comentan a la luz de los estudios dendrocronológicos, aún en curso, de los postes de madera conservados de las estructuras palafíticas de este yacimiento. 18.1. El Yacimiento de La Draga. El yacimiento arqueológico de La Draga está situado en la orilla oriental del "Estany de Banyoles", un pequeño lago situado en el noreste de la Península Ibérica a 40 km de la actual costa mediterránea y a 40 km al sur de los Pirineos. El hecho de que el sitio esté en la actualidad parcialmente cubierto por las aguas del lago y sus niveles freáticos asociados ha favorecido el extraordinario estado de conservación de postes, restos de estructuras y objetos hechos de madera y de fibras vegetales, así como otros materiales orgánicos. Descubierto en 1990, las excavaciones arqueológicas realizadas hasta la fecha han documentado diversas estructuras que corresponderían a una pequeña población del Neolítico Temprano ligada a la Cultura Cardial (Bosch et al. 2000; 2006; 2011, Palomo et al. 2013, 2014). La ubicación del yacimiento no parece haber sido elegida al azar y corresponde a un patrón que se repite en las primeras ocupaciones neolíticas del Mediterráneo occidental. Se trata de zonas húmedas, a orillas de lagos, lagunas o marismas, pero cerca de terrenos potencialmente aptos para las prácticas agrícolas, en zonas de gran diversidad ecológica. Los estudios arqueológicos sugieren que el asentamiento prehistórico cubría un área con una extensión superior a los 15.000 m 2. En términos topográficos, el área donde se construyó el asentamiento era una península y el terreno se inclinaba constantemente de este a oeste y de sur a norte. El asentamiento original se extendía 100 m a lo largo de la costa, con orientación norte-sur, extendiéndose hasta unos 80 m tierra adentro hacia el este. Una parte del asentamiento, la que comprende la emplazada en la antigua orilla del lago durante el Neolítico, se encuentra en la actualidad bajo las aguas, si bien la zona más extensa del yacimiento está en tierra firme. En el Neolítico, todo el asentamiento estaba fuera del agua, aunque las cabañas que se encontraban a orillas del lago debían estar sujetas a frecuentes inundaciones (Tarrús 2008; Palomo et al. 2014). Hasta ahora se han excavado un total de 970 m 2 , distribuidos en 3 zonas (A, B y C). Las primeras excavaciones se realizaron entre 1991 y 2005 (Bosch et al. 2000, 2006, 2011). Entre 1991 y 1995, la excavación se centró en una superficie de 328 m 2 en el sector A. En este sector, el nivel arqueológico está por encima del nivel freático actual, aunque la punta de los postes verticales de madera se ha conservado en el nivel freático. Entre los años 1994-2005 gracias a
ACTUALIDAD DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN ARQUEOLÓGICA EN ESPAÑA I (2018-2019) CONFERENCIAS IMPARTIDAS EN EL MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL, 2020
El poblado de la Draga es un asentamiento de las primeras comunidades campesinasque se establecie... more El poblado de la Draga es un asentamiento de las primeras comunidades campesinasque se establecieron en el Mediterráneo occidental. Las dataciones obtenidas permiten fijar su ocupación entre 5360 y 4800 años en cronología calibrada BC, en un momento avanzado de la facies cardial del Neolítico antiguo. Su singularidad radica en el hecho de que, debido a unas condiciones excepcionales de conservación, se han preservado numerosos restos de materia orgánica, lo que es un caso excepcional para contextos del Neolítico antiguo en l sur del continente europeo. Estas evidencias corresponden a elementos en madera que formaban parte de las antiguas viviendas, así como a instrumentos, utensilios y bienes elaborados en madera y otras fibras vegetales. Presentamos aquí los principales resultados de las excavaciones e investigaciones arqueológicas llevadas a cabo en este yacimiento desde 1990.
CEUR Workshop Proceedings Volume 2497, 2019 3rd International Symposium on Gamification and Games for Learning, GamiLearn 2019; Museu del DissenyBarcelona; Spain; 22 October 2019 through ; Code 154175, 2019
Cultural Heritage. We contribute with an analysis of subjective
measures taken from questionnaire... more Cultural Heritage. We contribute with an analysis of subjective measures taken from questionnaires filled by users after the VR experience, and objective measures taken from logs during the VR game. Specifically, we were interested on study data globally and in groups of user behaviour. Analysing data globally we see a high value of users’ subjective perceptions. Nevertheless, we found differences of subjective measures when splitting the Novice group. Specifically, the subjective perception of Strugglers is considerably lower than the rest of groups, and this difference is significant. Then, we propose strategies to provide a better experience to Strugglers. We also found correlations between objective and subjective data when they were analysed globally (i.e. without using groups), but these measures did not correlate when they were analysed using behaviour groups.
Wooden digging sticks are one of the earliest kinds of tool in human evolution, and provably one ... more Wooden digging sticks are one of the earliest kinds of tool in human evolution, and provably one of the most widely used in prehistory. This paper will focus on its role in the early agriculture development focusing on the case of the digging sticks assemblage of the Early Neolithic waterlogged site of la Draga (Spain). Ethnographically different uses can be attributed to this type of tool, being soil tilling for agricultural proposes the most economically and socially significant. Based on that hypothesis it has been developed an experimental analysis, followed by the use-wear analysis of 3D models, which suggests the use of the digging sticks of la Draga as agricultural tools. This experimental and use-wears new results are combined with the carpological record at la Draga in order to characterise the early agricultural development at the site.
La Draga is an early Neolithic site on the shore of Lake Banyoles (Spain). The archaeological lay... more La Draga is an early Neolithic site on the shore of Lake Banyoles (Spain). The archaeological layer corresponding to the earliest occupation phase, dated 5324e4977 cal BC, has been preserved in waterlogged conditions. Several fragments of cords and plant fibres have survived in the site providing a unique example of cord production by early farmers in the western Mediterranean region. The types of cordage recovered at the site are presented here. Several cords made of twisted plant fibres and one made of liana show the diversity of cordage at La Draga. The production of the cords and their possible uses are also discussed. These finds add to the global evidence for advanced fibre technologies associated with the transition to agriculture during the early-to mid-Holocene.
The most significant characteristic of the Neolithic site of La Draga is, undoubtedly, the superb... more The most significant characteristic of the Neolithic site of La Draga is, undoubtedly, the superb preservation of organic matter. The characteristics of the site make it necessaryto develop a protocol that begins during the excavation. Wooden objects are registered by photogrammetry and a systematic documentation which involves determining the species, the record of technological and functional traces, 3D scanning and sampling is done. The methods for the conservation of organic materials involve preventive treatment in the field, lyophilization and monitoring the subsequent post-preservation.
This paper presents the study of the fungi remains preserved in the waterlogged deposits of the N... more This paper presents the study of the fungi remains preserved in the waterlogged deposits of the Neolithic site of La Draga. These resources had the potential of being used as food and medicine, but also as tinder. Fire was without a doubt one of the most important resources for past people. It was used for lighting, heating, processing food and other materials, cooking and protection, and also possessed social and ritual significance. Hearths are one of the most common features at archaeological sites, but very often little attention is paid to the question of how these fires were lit, and they are seldom reflected in the archaeological record. In order to produce fire by percussion, an intermediate material is required between the sparks and the fuel. Fruiting bodies of fungi are a potential form of tinder, but are less inclined to be well-preserved than other materials. This paper presents the fungal fruiting bodies found at the Neolithic site of La Draga and discusses the meaning of their presence within the archaeological context of the site and European Prehistory.
Archaeological Textiles – Links Between Past and Present NESAT XIII Milena Bravermanová – Helena Březinová – Jane Malcolm-Davies (Editors), 2017
This paper focuses on the study of bone tools potentially linked to textile production and, in pa... more This paper focuses on the study of bone tools potentially linked to textile production and, in particular, on the analysis of use-wear developed on awls. The material analysed was recovered in La Draga, a lake-dwelling site attributable to the Early Neolithic period (5300 to 4900 cal BC) located in Banyoles (north-east Iberia, Spain). The results prove the use of these tools for processing and working vegetal fibres. The recovery of goods and artefacts made of these fibres, such as ropes and baskets, also suggests technical knowledge of plant fibre production among the first farming communities which settled in the western Mediterranean.
The Neolithic site of Draga is the only lake dwelling known in the Iberian Peninsula. The underwa... more The Neolithic site of Draga is the only lake dwelling known in the Iberian Peninsula. The underwater excavation works have documented the extension of the site and allowed to relate it to the terrestrial part. In addition surveys conducted in the surroundings of the lake show the continued occupation of the lake environment during the Bronze Age and the change of era.
Key words: La Draga, Neolithic, Lake dweling.
Th e exceptional preservation of organic material in the early Neolithic site of La Draga has all... more Th e exceptional preservation of organic material in the early Neolithic site of La Draga has allowed lines of research that had rarely been undertaken in the region. Th e research project carried out at the site of La Draga involves experimental archaeology as a methodological tool in order to characterize the technological procedures and to test the functional hypotheses of tools.
We present Gava Mines Archaeological Park and its outreach program as examples of the use of data... more We present Gava Mines Archaeological Park and its outreach program as examples of the use of data based on archaeological experimentation for the design and implementation of educational activities. These are activities
that encourage learning based on experience. We explain several examples, such as the recent construction of a Neolithic type hut. Our experience confirms a high acceptance from both the general public and schools.
Des de principis dels anys 1990 el Museu d’Història de Sabadell, en col·laboració amb Arqueolític... more Des de principis dels anys 1990 el Museu d’Història de Sabadell, en col·laboració amb Arqueolític, ha dut a terme una intensa tasca de difusió del patrimoni sabadellenc. Al llarg de 25 anys s’han desenvolupat propostes fonamentades en un tipus d’aprenentatge que preconitza la participació i l’experiència. Es tracta de propostes adreçades fonamentalment al públic escolar, però que no han oblidat el públic general i familiar, i que han permès a una bona part de la població escolar del municipi descobrir la història del seu territori. Ha estat una descoberta activa a través de la seva participació en un ampli ventall de visites guiades i tallers que s’han ampliat i diversificat al llarg d’aquest quart de segle. Són i han estat propostes pioneres en el context dels equipaments museístics del nostre país i que han arrelat com a fórmula d’èxit per a difondre el nostre passat.
Este artículo está dirigido a aquellas personas que están trabajando en el ámbito de la divulgaci... more Este artículo está dirigido a aquellas personas que están trabajando en el ámbito de la divulgación científica. Centrado en un barrio de Barcelona con enormes problemas sociales, El Raval, en 2013 un conjunto de investigadores/as del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IMF-CSIC), junto a diversas asociaciones del barrio, iniciamos un programa de actividades divulgativas con el fin de llevar la arqueología y la prehistoria a los vecinos y vecinas. Se trata, por tanto, de un artículo que narra nuestra experiencia personal, detallando algunas de las actividades que más atrajeron la atención del público. Quizás esta, nuestra experiencia, pueda servir de referente para otros colegas que están trabajando en líneas similares en contextos urbanos o rurales.
During the Middle Neolithic in southern France during the 5 th millennium cal. BC (Chassey cultur... more During the Middle Neolithic in southern France during the 5 th millennium cal. BC (Chassey culture) and the 4 th millennium cal. BC, long blades and bladelets made of Bedoulian flint circulated. This diffusion is made over a wide area from the south eastern of France and beyond the Chassey culture sphere (Swiss, Northern Italy and Spain). There is agreement that these blades and bladelets were produced by highly skilled knappers. Production and diffusion of heat treated Bedoulian flint bladelet and nucleus component is well known and characterized, with production site and consumption site. While the production of larger non-heated blades in bedoulian flint still remains relatively poorly understood. Recently, the study of the lithic assemblages from a series of Chassey settlements and workshops in the south of France has provided key data about the local organisation of non-heated long blades production and defined a 'community of practice' organized around few workshop. These results make possible further studies aiming at characterizing the margins production and diffusion processes, from production areas in south eastern France to the distant end of the exchange networks in Catalonia region (in the north eastern of Spain). It is this problematic that we will discuss in this communication
Chapter of the Catalogue book: La revolució neolítica: La Draga, el poblat dels prodigis : 27-29 ... more Chapter of the Catalogue book: La revolució neolítica: La Draga, el poblat dels prodigis : 27-29 (2017)
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l sur del continente europeo. Estas evidencias corresponden a elementos en madera que formaban parte de las antiguas viviendas, así como a instrumentos, utensilios y bienes elaborados en madera y otras fibras vegetales. Presentamos aquí los principales resultados de las
excavaciones e investigaciones arqueológicas llevadas a cabo en este yacimiento desde 1990.
measures taken from questionnaires filled by users after the
VR experience, and objective measures taken from logs during
the VR game. Specifically, we were interested on study data
globally and in groups of user behaviour. Analysing data
globally we see a high value of users’ subjective perceptions.
Nevertheless, we found differences of subjective measures
when splitting the Novice group.
Specifically, the subjective perception of Strugglers is considerably
lower than the rest of groups, and this difference is
significant. Then, we propose strategies to provide a better
experience to Strugglers. We also found correlations between
objective and subjective data when they were analysed globally
(i.e. without using groups), but these measures did not
correlate when they were analysed using behaviour groups.
by photogrammetry and a systematic documentation which involves determining the species, the record of technological and functional traces, 3D scanning and sampling is done. The methods for the conservation of organic materials involve preventive treatment in the field, lyophilization and monitoring the subsequent post-preservation.
Key words: La Draga, Neolithic, Lake dweling.
that encourage learning based on experience. We explain several examples, such as the recent construction of a Neolithic type hut. Our experience confirms a high acceptance from both the general public and schools.
terme una intensa tasca de difusió del patrimoni sabadellenc. Al llarg de 25 anys s’han desenvolupat propostes
fonamentades en un tipus d’aprenentatge que preconitza la participació i l’experiència. Es tracta de propostes
adreçades fonamentalment al públic escolar, però que no han oblidat el públic general i familiar, i que han permès
a una bona part de la població escolar del municipi descobrir la història del seu territori. Ha estat una descoberta
activa a través de la seva participació en un ampli ventall de visites guiades i tallers que s’han ampliat i diversificat
al llarg d’aquest quart de segle. Són i han estat propostes pioneres en el context dels equipaments museístics
del nostre país i que han arrelat com a fórmula d’èxit per a difondre el nostre passat.
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