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The early Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Cendres (Alicante, Spain)
Dídac RomanÁLvaro Martínez-alfaroErnestina BadalRosa M. AlbertManuel Pérez-ripollIrene EstebanIrene EstebanMiguel ÁNgel BelCristina RealValentín VillaverdeM. Mercè BergadàPatricia De OliveiraAleix EixeaAleix EixeaCarmen María Martínez-vareasubject
010506 paleontologygeographygeography.geographical_feature_category060102 archaeology06 humanities and the arts01 natural sciencesArchaeologyMediterranean Basinlaw.inventionPeninsulalawPeriod (geology)0601 history and archaeologySedimentary rockRadiocarbon datingAurignacian0105 earth and related environmental sciencesEarth-Surface Processesdescription
Abstract This paper presents a synthesis of the Early Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Cendres. Points of special attention are the sedimentary and micromorphological characterisation of level XVI, the analysis of the vegetal and animal resources and their incidence on the economy of the Gravettian human groups, and the characterisation of the landscape during this period. Furthermore, the paper offers important information of the lithic and bone assemblages, economic behaviour and radiocarbon dates of sub-levels XVIA and XVIB, related to the Gravettian, and XVIC and XVID, corresponding to the Aurignacian. Finally, the Gravettian and Aurignacian regional contexts in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula are discussed, and the recent proposals for regional technological variation in the Iberian Gravettian industries are critically evaluated.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-01 | Quaternary International |