Los Aljezares archaeological site (Alicante, Spain) and the MIS 6/5 open-air settlement in the Iberian Peninsula
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Title: | Los Aljezares archaeological site (Alicante, Spain) and the MIS 6/5 open-air settlement in the Iberian Peninsula |
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Authors: | Eixea Vilanova, Aleix | Cuevas González, Jaime | Díez-Canseco, Davinia | Bel Martínez, Miguel Ángel | Bonnet, Ana | Carrión Marco, Yolanda | Martínez-Alfaro, Álvaro | Martínez Rubio, Víctor | Martínez-Varea, Carmen M. | Pardo, Raquel | Rios-Garaizar, Joseba |
Research Group/s: | Geología Aplicada e Hidrogeología |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente |
Keywords: | Iberian Peninsula | Landscape | Middle Palaeolithic | Settlement patterns | Vinalopó River |
Knowledge Area: | Geodinámica Externa |
Issue Date: | 13-Apr-2022 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Citation: | Journal of Quaternary Science. 2022, 37(6): 1091-1111. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3424 |
Abstract: | The record of open-air Middle Palaeolithic sites in the Iberian Peninsula—specifically in the Mediterranean basin—is scarce, hampering the interpretation of the landscape use strategies developed by Neanderthals in this area. In this work, we present Los Aljezares, a new Middle Palaeolithic site found in Pleistocene fluvio-lacustrine deposits in the sedimentary basin of the Vinalopó River. A U/Th age (132 ± 10 ka) from associated carbonate deposits allows us to attribute the site to the uppermost part of the Middle Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene (marine isotope stage 6/5). To date, a total of two levels of human occupation have been identified in which the density of lithic remains is low compared with cave and rock shelter sites in the region. The first results of technology and use-wear, raw material procurement and geological data indicate a settlement in Los Aljezares along a territory characterised by ephemeral channels and their associated palustrine and lacustrine zones. This palaeoenvironmental setting provided biotic and abiotic resources in a transit area between inland and coastal locations. |
Sponsor: | The research has been funded through the following research projects: El pasado lejano: aproximación a la conducta y la ocupación del territorio en el paleolítico valenciano (PROMETEO/2017/060), Estudio del registro climático reciente preservado en depósitos cuaternarios: el caso de Los Aljezares (Aspe, Alicante) y su relación con los depósitos del Medio y Bajo Vinalopó (GRE17-02), Caracterización tecnológica y funcional de los elementos líticos apuntados durante el Paleolítico medio en la región central del mediterráneo ibérico (GV/2021/054) and Síntesis del Paleolítico medio y superior en Valencia y Murcia: aspectos cronológicos, paleoambientales, económicos y culturales (HAR2017-85153-P). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/123117 |
ISSN: | 0267-8179 (Print) | 1099-1417 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1002/jqs.3424 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2022 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3424 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - GAH - Artículos de Revistas |
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