We examine the third millennium cal. BC levels from the small rockshelter of Bauma del Serrat del... more We examine the third millennium cal. BC levels from the small rockshelter of Bauma del Serrat del Pont. The site was settled by a small group, building a perishable structure except in the II. 5 level. Some evidence suggests a seasonal occupation of the site. Multidisciplinary research shows a broad spectrum of local resources involved in the dairy life of this people, including those related to metallurgical activity. We find very old tin alloys, plain or bell beaker decorated pot-furnaces (used to smelt copper ores) and clay tuyeres.Se presentan los resultados de la excavación en los niveles del III milenio cal. AC del pequeño abrigo rocoso de la Bauma del Serrat del Pont. El yacimiento fue ocupado por un grupo pequeño que organizó el espacio interno con una estructura de material perecedero, excepto en el nivel II.5. Algunos datos indican que las ocupaciones pudieron tener un carácter estacional. Los estudios multidisciplinares reconstruyen un aprovechamiento diversificado de rec...
Descripció de l’estat dels jaciments arqueològics de l’alta Garrotxa, i proposta d’establiment d’... more Descripció de l’estat dels jaciments arqueològics de l’alta Garrotxa, i proposta d’establiment d’un Parc cultural de la regió, “com un espai on la conservació, l’estudi i l"ús integrat del patrimoni cultural es converteixin en unes eines eficaces per al desenvolupament sostenible de la zona”
ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of the excavation of an archaeological level at Umm-el-T... more ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of the excavation of an archaeological level at Umm-el-Tlel (El Kowm) belonging to Geometric Kebaran, called I.2.a. The fi eldwork was conducted between 1991 and 1994. The characteristics of the archaeological materials and their spatial distribution are analyzed. The results suggest that in the excavated area animal carcass processing remains were discarded.
L’Arbreda Cave is one of the southernmost of the Reclau Caves (Serinyà, Girona, northeastern Iber... more L’Arbreda Cave is one of the southernmost of the Reclau Caves (Serinyà, Girona, northeastern Iberian Peninsula), located between the west margin of the Pla d’Usall and the Serinyadell river, at an altitude of about 211 m a.s.l. The Pla d’Usall forms part of the Banyoles-Besalú Basin, which is bounded by Eocene and Neogene reliefs. It is filled with sediments of Plio-Pleistocene age. The cave is a shelter formed by travertine cascades with a degree of karstification, and contains sedimentary deposits ranging from the end of the Middle Pleistocene to the Early Holocene, thus constituting an important archaeo-palaeontological record for an understanding of the prehistoric occupation of northeastern Iberia. It is one of the most complete and best-dated terrestrial sequences in Iberia from the Mousterian to the Early Holocene period. In this paper we present a palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic reconstruction of the sequence based on non-flying small mammals (insectivores and rodents) and pollen analyses. The environmental and climatic results, together with the absolute dating of the sequence and direct comparison with NorthGRIP δ18O and the sea-surface temperatures (SST) of the Alborán Sea, allow us to identify various climatic periods within our sequence: a cold period between interstadials 12 and 10 in Level I, probably interstadial 10 in Level H, the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in Levels C and B, the Bölling-Allerød interstadial (B/A) in Level A, and the Preboreal/Boreal (Pr/B) in the Terra Rossa Level.
International Journal of Heritage Studies, Jan 1, 2007
Some current museum theories consider that museums should serve their local community, while othe... more Some current museum theories consider that museums should serve their local community, while others give priority to serving society in general, or particular sectors of society. Whichever formula each centre adopts, it is essential to know how, and to what extent, this ...
We examine the third millennium cal. BC levels from the small rockshelter of Bauma del Serrat del... more We examine the third millennium cal. BC levels from the small rockshelter of Bauma del Serrat del Pont. The site was settled by a small group, building a perishable structure except in the II. 5 level. Some evidence suggests a seasonal occupation of the site. Multidisciplinary research shows a broad spectrum of local resources involved in the dairy life of this people, including those related to metallurgical activity. We find very old tin alloys, plain or bell beaker decorated pot-furnaces (used to smelt copper ores) and clay tuyeres.Se presentan los resultados de la excavación en los niveles del III milenio cal. AC del pequeño abrigo rocoso de la Bauma del Serrat del Pont. El yacimiento fue ocupado por un grupo pequeño que organizó el espacio interno con una estructura de material perecedero, excepto en el nivel II.5. Algunos datos indican que las ocupaciones pudieron tener un carácter estacional. Los estudios multidisciplinares reconstruyen un aprovechamiento diversificado de rec...
Descripció de l’estat dels jaciments arqueològics de l’alta Garrotxa, i proposta d’establiment d’... more Descripció de l’estat dels jaciments arqueològics de l’alta Garrotxa, i proposta d’establiment d’un Parc cultural de la regió, “com un espai on la conservació, l’estudi i l"ús integrat del patrimoni cultural es converteixin en unes eines eficaces per al desenvolupament sostenible de la zona”
ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of the excavation of an archaeological level at Umm-el-T... more ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of the excavation of an archaeological level at Umm-el-Tlel (El Kowm) belonging to Geometric Kebaran, called I.2.a. The fi eldwork was conducted between 1991 and 1994. The characteristics of the archaeological materials and their spatial distribution are analyzed. The results suggest that in the excavated area animal carcass processing remains were discarded.
L’Arbreda Cave is one of the southernmost of the Reclau Caves (Serinyà, Girona, northeastern Iber... more L’Arbreda Cave is one of the southernmost of the Reclau Caves (Serinyà, Girona, northeastern Iberian Peninsula), located between the west margin of the Pla d’Usall and the Serinyadell river, at an altitude of about 211 m a.s.l. The Pla d’Usall forms part of the Banyoles-Besalú Basin, which is bounded by Eocene and Neogene reliefs. It is filled with sediments of Plio-Pleistocene age. The cave is a shelter formed by travertine cascades with a degree of karstification, and contains sedimentary deposits ranging from the end of the Middle Pleistocene to the Early Holocene, thus constituting an important archaeo-palaeontological record for an understanding of the prehistoric occupation of northeastern Iberia. It is one of the most complete and best-dated terrestrial sequences in Iberia from the Mousterian to the Early Holocene period. In this paper we present a palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic reconstruction of the sequence based on non-flying small mammals (insectivores and rodents) and pollen analyses. The environmental and climatic results, together with the absolute dating of the sequence and direct comparison with NorthGRIP δ18O and the sea-surface temperatures (SST) of the Alborán Sea, allow us to identify various climatic periods within our sequence: a cold period between interstadials 12 and 10 in Level I, probably interstadial 10 in Level H, the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in Levels C and B, the Bölling-Allerød interstadial (B/A) in Level A, and the Preboreal/Boreal (Pr/B) in the Terra Rossa Level.
International Journal of Heritage Studies, Jan 1, 2007
Some current museum theories consider that museums should serve their local community, while othe... more Some current museum theories consider that museums should serve their local community, while others give priority to serving society in general, or particular sectors of society. Whichever formula each centre adopts, it is essential to know how, and to what extent, this ...
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