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An approach to lithic raw material procurement at the middle Palaeolithic site Abrigo de la Quebrada (Chelva, Valencia)
João ZilhãoAleix EixeaValentín Villaverdesubject
ArcheologyContext (language use)CuarcitaCuarzoPenínsula IbéricaSílexMiddle PaleolithicLitologíaCatchment areaslcsh:CC1-960:HISTORIA [UNESCO]FlintCalizaUNESCO::HISTORIAQuartzUpper PleistoceneLimestoneArchaeologyÁreas de captaciónQuartziteArchaeologyLithologyÁreas de captación Litología Sílex Caliza Cuarcita Cuarzo Península Ibérica Pleistoceno Superiorlcsh:ArchaeologyPleistoceno SuperiorCC1-960GeologyIberian Peninsuladescription
We offer a preliminary characterisation of the lithic raw-materials found in levels I-III of the Middle Paleolithic site of Abrigo de la Quebrada. The artifacts were excavated in the field seasons of 2004 and 2007, have already been the object of a preliminary technological assessment (Villaverde et al. 2008), and their analysis has been preceded by a survey of local procurement sources, carried out in 2008. We present, in a regional context, the different raw-material categories recognized (by means of a macroscopic study), and variants thereof, and we describe the different outcrops identified. Based on these data, we attempt a preliminary assessment of the resource catchments and mobility patterns of the human groups that used the shelter at this time.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-01 |