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Increasing contextual information by merging existing archaeological data with state of the art laser scanning in the prehistoric funerary deposit of Pastora Cave, Eastern Spain

Josep Blasco SenabreSarah B. McclureFernando Cotino VillaOreto García-pucholVito Porcelli

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ArcheologySpatial contextual awarenessgeographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryLaser scanning3d modelChalcolithicArqueologiaArchaeologyPrehistoryCaveBronze AgeVirtual reconstruction

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Abstract In this paper we present a virtual reconstruction of prehistoric funerary practices in Pastora Cave, a collective burial site in Eastern Spain that dates from the Late Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. Modern data of the cave was captured by 3D laser scanning techniques and added to recorded archaeological data and 3D graphic information. The combination of these data sets allowed us to create a hypothetical reconstruction to analyze the material excavated in the 1940s and 50s in greater spatial context. A 3D model of the current cave was created in order to serve as a basis for modeling the relative stratigraphic information available. We present the methodology employed and the results and implications of the analysis for Pastora Cave with particular emphasis on the spatial and chronological data.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-03-01Journal of Archaeological Science
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.10.015