Detecting human mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the Upper Palaeolithic
The purpose of this paper is to present the preliminary results of PhD research focused on hunter-gatherer groups that occupied the Central and Eastern Pyrenees during the Magdalenian period. This research aims to improve the knowledge we have about those Magdalenian groups, specifically concerning...
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to present the preliminary results of PhD research focused on hunter-gatherer groups that occupied the Central and Eastern Pyrenees during the Magdalenian period. This research aims to improve the knowledge we have about those Magdalenian groups, specifically concerning their lithic procurement strategies. The core of the study is based on the lithic tools collected from two archaeological sites - Alonsé Cave and Forcas I Shelter, both in Huesca, Spain-, and in particular those made from chert, because they are both a spatial and a cultural marker at the same time. These cherts have been studied using petroarchaeological methods, and as a result, it has been possible to detect the type of procurement strategies carried out and to guess the relation existing between those human groups and their environment, especially in what refers to mobility strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02355c6e827a4c0b9d5f193dcff570122023-08-28T14:28:36ZengUniversity of EdinburghJournal of Lithic Studies2055-04722014-03-011126327910.2218/jls.v1i1.778778Detecting human mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the Upper PalaeolithicMarta Sánchez de la Torre0Seminari d'Estudis i Recerques Prehistòriques, Dept. Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia, Universitat de BarcelonaThe purpose of this paper is to present the preliminary results of PhD research focused on hunter-gatherer groups that occupied the Central and Eastern Pyrenees during the Magdalenian period. This research aims to improve the knowledge we have about those Magdalenian groups, specifically concerning their lithic procurement strategies. The core of the study is based on the lithic tools collected from two archaeological sites - Alonsé Cave and Forcas I Shelter, both in Huesca, Spain-, and in particular those made from chert, because they are both a spatial and a cultural marker at the same time. These cherts have been studied using petroarchaeological methods, and as a result, it has been possible to detect the type of procurement strategies carried out and to guess the relation existing between those human groups and their environment, especially in what refers to mobility strategies.http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/778petroarchaeologyalonsé caveforcas i sheltercantabrian lower magdalenian |
| spellingShingle | Marta Sánchez de la Torre Detecting human mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the Upper Palaeolithic Journal of Lithic Studies petroarchaeology alonsé cave forcas i shelter cantabrian lower magdalenian |
| title | Detecting human mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the Upper Palaeolithic |
| title_full | Detecting human mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the Upper Palaeolithic |
| title_fullStr | Detecting human mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the Upper Palaeolithic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detecting human mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the Upper Palaeolithic |
| title_short | Detecting human mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the Upper Palaeolithic |
| title_sort | detecting human mobility in the pyrenees through the analysis of chert tools during the upper palaeolithic |
| topic | petroarchaeology alonsé cave forcas i shelter cantabrian lower magdalenian |
| url | http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/778 |
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