- Departamento de Historia, Geografía y Filosofía-
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
Universidad de Cádiz
Avda. Gómez Ulla s.n.
11003 Cádiz (Spain)
José Ramos Muñoz
Universidad de Cádiz, Historia, Geografía y Filosofía, Faculty Member
- Iberian Prehistory (Archaeology), Gatherer and Hunter Societies, Pleistocene, Holocene, Neolithic Societies, North African prehistory (Archaeology), and 7 moreMarine Sciences,natural Resources, Neolithic Archaeology, Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology, Palaeolithic Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, North Africa Studies, and Archaeometryedit
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We assembled genome-wide data from 271 ancient Iberians, of whom 176 are from the largely unsampled period after 2000 BCE, thereby providing a high-resolution time transect of the Iberian Peninsula. We document high genetic substructure... more
We assembled genome-wide data from 271 ancient Iberians, of whom 176 are from the largely unsampled period after 2000 BCE, thereby providing a high-resolution time transect of the Iberian Peninsula. We document high genetic substructure between northwestern and southeastern hunter-gatherers before the spread of farming. We reveal sporadic contacts between Iberia and North Africa by~2500 BCE and, by~2000 BCE, the replacement of 40% of Iberia's ancestry and nearly 100% of its Y-chromosomes by people with Steppe ancestry. We show that, in the Iron Age, Steppe ancestry had spread not only into Indo-European-speaking regions but also into non-Indo-European-speaking ones, and we reveal that present-day Basques are best described as a typical Iron Age population without the admixture events that later affected the rest of Iberia. Additionally, we document how, beginning at least in the Roman period, the ancestry of the peninsula was transformed by gene flow from North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
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In a recent paper, White et al. (2020) urge caution in accepting our UeTh dates on calcite associated with cave paintings (Hoffmann et al., 2018a) and our conclusions that Neanderthals made paintings in three caves in Spain at least 65 ka... more
In a recent paper, White et al. (2020) urge caution in accepting
our UeTh dates on calcite associated with cave paintings
(Hoffmann et al., 2018a) and our conclusions that Neanderthals
made paintings in three caves in Spain at least 65 ka ago. They
argue that (1) uranium loss from calcite can lead to erroneously old
dates and consequently UeTh dates require validation by other
methods (e.g., 14C); (2) there are problems with our sampling
methodology that can lead to unreliable dates; and (3) the existing
corpus of 14C dates on cave art, including hand stencils and rectangular
signs, argues against the production of any cave art before
38 ka BP. They believe our results to be "especially troubling" as
they "contradict more than one hundred years of research observations
on the Neanderthal and modern human archaeological
record" (White et al., 2020: 2).
our UeTh dates on calcite associated with cave paintings
(Hoffmann et al., 2018a) and our conclusions that Neanderthals
made paintings in three caves in Spain at least 65 ka ago. They
argue that (1) uranium loss from calcite can lead to erroneously old
dates and consequently UeTh dates require validation by other
methods (e.g., 14C); (2) there are problems with our sampling
methodology that can lead to unreliable dates; and (3) the existing
corpus of 14C dates on cave art, including hand stencils and rectangular
signs, argues against the production of any cave art before
38 ka BP. They believe our results to be "especially troubling" as
they "contradict more than one hundred years of research observations
on the Neanderthal and modern human archaeological
record" (White et al., 2020: 2).
Research Interests: Prehistoric Archaeology, Symbolism (Art History), Paleolithic Europe, Neanderthals (Palaeolithic Archaeology), Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition, and 12 moreMiddle Palaeolithic, Prehistoric Rock Art, Neandertals, Uranium series dating, Chronology, Ice Age Cave Art, Paleolithic Art, Neanderthals, Paleolithic Archaeology, Cave art, Arte Rupestre Prehistórico, and Symbolic Behavior
Muestreos y análisis realizados sobre el Arte rupestre Paleolítico Arcáico en la Cueva de Ardales (Málaga)
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Aubert et al. (2018) discuss and criticize age constraints for Paleolithic cave paintings recently published by Hoffmann et al. (2018). Aubert et al. (2018) reiterate the importance of demonstrating the human origin of the painting as... more
Aubert et al. (2018) discuss and criticize age constraints for
Paleolithic cave paintings recently published by Hoffmann et al.
(2018). Aubert et al. (2018) reiterate the importance of demonstrating
the human origin of the painting as well as the stratigraphic
relationship between the dated calcite and the art. They
argue that (1) in Ardales the red pigment found on curtain formations
could be of natural origin, or accidently transferred onto
the speleothem surface by humans, and (2) in Maltravieso and La
Pasiega we have not demonstrated that the dated calcite formations
overlie the pigment. Here we clarify why we feel these
criticisms are unfounded.
Paleolithic cave paintings recently published by Hoffmann et al.
(2018). Aubert et al. (2018) reiterate the importance of demonstrating
the human origin of the painting as well as the stratigraphic
relationship between the dated calcite and the art. They
argue that (1) in Ardales the red pigment found on curtain formations
could be of natural origin, or accidently transferred onto
the speleothem surface by humans, and (2) in Maltravieso and La
Pasiega we have not demonstrated that the dated calcite formations
overlie the pigment. Here we clarify why we feel these
criticisms are unfounded.
Research Interests: Prehistoric Archaeology, Rock Art (Archaeology), Prehistoric Europe (Archaeology), Paleolithic Europe, Prehistoric Art, and 15 moreNeanderthals (Palaeolithic Archaeology), Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition, Prehistory, Middle Palaeolithic, Prehistoric Rock Art, Neandertals, Middle Paleolithic, Uranium series dating, Arte Rupestre, Chronology, Ice Age Cave Art, Prehistoric Archeology, Neanderthals, Cave art, and Arte Rupestre Prehistórico
Se presentan las manifestaciones gráficas conservadas en la Cueva de las Estrellas en Castellar de la Frontera (Cádiz, Andalucía, España). Es un abrigo rocoso a plena luz natural que conserva tres categorías de motivos gráficos del... more
Se presentan las manifestaciones gráficas conservadas en la Cueva de las Estrellas en Castellar de la Frontera (Cádiz, Andalucía, España). Es un abrigo rocoso a plena luz natural que conserva tres categorías de motivos gráficos del Paleolítico: manos aerografiadas, representaciones de fauna y signos. Todos ellos realizados en rojo. Se propone una cronología antigua del Paleolítico superior.
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Trabajos arqueológicos y noticia sobre Arte rupestre grabado, estudiado por el equipo de la Universidad de Cádiz.
Slimak et al. challenge the reliability of our oldest (>65,000 years) U-Th dates on carbonates associated with cave paintings in Spain. They cite a supposed lack of parietal art for the 25,000 years following this date, along with... more
Slimak et al. challenge the reliability of our oldest (>65,000 years) U-Th dates on carbonates associated with cave paintings in Spain. They cite a supposed lack of parietal art for the 25,000 years following this date, along with potential methodological issues relating to open-system behavior and corrections to detrital or source water 230 Th. We show that their criticisms are unfounded.
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Slimak et al. challenge the reliability of our oldest (>65,000 years) U-Th dates on carbonates associated with cave paintings in Spain. They cite a supposed lack of parietal art for the 25,000 years following this date, along with... more
Slimak et al. challenge the reliability of our oldest (>65,000 years) U-Th dates on carbonates associated with cave paintings in Spain. They cite a supposed lack of parietal art for the 25,000 years following this date, along with potential methodological issues relating to open-system behavior and corrections to detrital or source water 230 Th. We show that their criticisms are unfounded.
Research Interests: Prehistoric Archaeology, Rock Art (Archaeology), Palaeolithic Archaeology, Geochronology, Symbolic Anthropology (Anthropology), and 15 morePaleolithic Europe, Prehistoric Art, Neanderthals (Palaeolithic Archaeology), Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition, Middle Palaeolithic, Prehistoric Rock Art, Rock Art, Neandertals, Middle Paleolithic, Uranium series dating, Arte Rupestre, Paleolithic Archaeology, Arte Rupestre Prehistórico, Symbolic Behavior, and Series De Uranio
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The extent and nature of symbolic behavior among Neandertals are obscure. Although evidence for Neandertal body ornamentation has been proposed, all cave painting has been attributed to modern humans. Here we present dating results for... more
The extent and nature of symbolic behavior among Neandertals are obscure. Although evidence for Neandertal body ornamentation has been proposed, all cave painting has been attributed to modern humans. Here we present dating results for three sites in Spain that show that cave art emerged in Iberia substantially earlier than previously thought. Uranium-thorium (U-Th) dates on carbonate crusts overlying paintings provide minimum ages for a red linear motif in La Pasiega (Cantabria), a hand stencil in Maltravieso (Extremadura), and red-painted speleothems in Ardales (Andalucía). Collectively, these results show that cave art in Iberia is older than 64.8 thousand years (ka). This cave art is the earliest dated so far and predates, by at least 20 ka, the arrival of modern humans in Europe, which implies Neandertal authorship.
El complejo de cuevas de Las Palomas en la localidad de Teba (Málaga, España), contiene en una de sus cavidades una secuencia arqueológica que comprende desde el Paleolítico Medio hasta el Neolítico. Los primeros resultados científicos,... more
El complejo de cuevas de Las Palomas en la localidad de Teba (Málaga, España), contiene en una de sus cavidades una secuencia arqueológica que comprende desde el Paleolítico Medio hasta el Neolítico. Los primeros resultados científicos, incluidos en un Proyecto General de Investigación, son los que se describen en este trabajo.
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. VLIZ. Informatie over marien en kustgebonden onderzoek & beleid in Vlaanderen.
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Uno de los objetivos de las últimas investigaciones prehistóricas desarrolladas en la Cueva de Ardales fue la reconstrucción de la boca de entrada y del gran cono de sedimentos de las primeras salas. El interés era conocer hasta dónde... more
Uno de los objetivos de las últimas investigaciones prehistóricas desarrolladas en la Cueva de Ardales fue la reconstrucción de la boca de entrada y del gran cono de sedimentos de las primeras salas. El interés era conocer hasta dónde llegaba la luz, antes de las obras del siglo XIX (época de Doña Trinidad Grund) y el edificio de protección construido por la Junta de Andalucía en 1992. Para ello se ha utilizado una serie de escaners láser aportados por los colegas investigadores de la Univesidad de Colonia (Alemania). Estos son los primeros resultados, recien publicados.
Cleaning works in the cave of Las Palomas in Teba (Málaga, Spain), developed by the Guadalteba Consortium, have provided a number of lithic tools and knapping products that may be ascribed to the Mode III technotypological tradition as... more
Cleaning works in the cave of Las Palomas in Teba (Málaga, Spain), developed by the Guadalteba Consortium, have provided a number of lithic tools and knapping products that may be ascribed to the Mode III technotypological tradition as well as remains of a number of large mammal species typical of MiddleeLate Pleistocene times. Topographic measurements help to place this ancient cave within a karst landform. This discovery opens up new perspectives in the research on the Neanderthal groups that inhabited the valleys of Guadalteba and Turón rivers in the middle basin of the Guadalhorce River, and thus in the southern region of the Iberian Peninsula.works in the cave of Las Palomas in Teba (Málaga, Spain), developed by the Guadalteba Consortium, have provided a number of lithic tools and knapping products that may be ascribed to the Mode III technotypological tradition as well as remains of a number of large mammal species typical of MiddleeLate Pleistocene times. Topographic measurements help to place this ancient cave within a karst landform. This discovery opens up new perspectives in the research on the Neanderthal groups that inhabited the valleys of Guadalteba and Turón rivers in the middle basin of the Guadalhorce River, and thus in the southern region of the Iberian Peninsula.
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A representative set of eight lithic tools suitably selected among the very rich Palaeolithic industry collected over the past years in different archaeological sites of the Guadalteba County (Málaga, Spain) has been nondestructively... more
A representative set of eight lithic tools suitably selected among the very rich Palaeolithic industry collected over the past years in different archaeological sites of the Guadalteba County (Málaga, Spain) has been nondestructively investigated by means of Raman spectroscopy using both portable and benchtop Raman spectrometers. This article reports on the first archaeometric Raman analysis of these archaeological samples with the scope of checking if these readily available, nondestructive, fast and cheap vibrational spectroscopic techniques, which in addition do not require a preliminary sample preparation, could provide any meaningful information for characterizing the mineral composition of chert artefacts and ultimately some specific arguments about their assignment to distinctive groups of raw materials of a particular provenance. On the basis of the vibrational data, it was confirmed that a-quartz was the raw material in all the cases, although a small amount of moganite was also evidenced as a distinctive fingerprint in these chert samples. On the other hand, crusts were mainly made of calcite in all the cases, sometimes accompanied by other minerals such as barite or anatase. This first Raman spectroscopic study on chert and sandstone artefacts from the Guadalteba county reveals that there are good premises for a further and more thorough archaeometric investigation of these lithic tools based on sets of Raman measurements (Raman mapping) on each specimen rather than on single-point Raman experiments such as in the present case, given the wide macroscopic heterogeneity of this kind of samples (colour, grain size, transparency, etc.). The Raman-mapping archaeometric analyses of bulks and crusts would be also complemented with X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence data.
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En la comarca del Guadalteba (noroeste de Málaga) hemos desarrollado desde hace años una intensa actividad de prospección arqueológica relacionada con la documentación de registros arqueológicos vinculados a las sociedades del Pleistoceno... more
En la comarca del Guadalteba (noroeste de Málaga) hemos desarrollado desde hace años una intensa actividad de prospección arqueológica relacionada con la documentación de registros arqueológicos vinculados a las sociedades del Pleistoceno y del Holoceno en los valles de los ríos Turón y Guadalteba, en estrecha relación con la ocupación social de los macizos montañosos kársticos. Presentamos en este trabajo el enmarque geográfico, geológico, geomorfológico y un análisis de las materias primas documentadas. Se presentan las zonas de localización de productos líticos en relación a su enmarque cronoestratigráfico. Se realiza un ensayo de análisis histórico sobre la ocupación de la zona por sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras con tecnología muy definida de modos II y III.
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The newly identified Paleolithic site Sima de Las Palomas de Teba hosts an almost seven-m-thick sediment profile investigated here to elucidate the rock shelter's chronostratigraphy and formation processes. At its base, the sediment... more
The newly identified Paleolithic site Sima de Las Palomas de Teba hosts an almost seven-m-thick sediment profile investigated here to elucidate the rock shelter's chronostratigraphy and formation processes. At its base, the sediment sequence contains rich archeological deposits recording intensive occupation by Neanderthals. Luminescence provides a terminus ante quem of 39.4 ± 2.6 ka or 44.9 ± 4.1 ka (OSL) and 51.4 ± 8.4 ka (TL). This occupation ended with a rockfall event followed by accumulation of archeologically sterile sediments. These were covered by sediments containing few Middle Paleolithic artifacts, which either indicate ephemeral occupation by Neanderthals or reworking as suggested by micromorphological features. Above this unit, scattered lithic artifacts of undiagnostic character may represent undefined Paleolithic occupations. Sediment burial ages between about 23.0 ± 1.5 ka (OSL) and 40.5 ± 3.4 ka (pIRIR) provide an Upper Paleolithic chronology for sediments deposited above the rockfall. Finally, a dung-bearing Holocene layer in the uppermost part of the sequence contains a fragment of a human mandible dated to 4032 ± 39 14 C yr BP. Overall, the sequence represents an important new site for studying the end of Neanderthal occupation in southern Spain.
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Book of Abstract: RAA2011, 6Th International Congress on the Aplication of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology, Parma, 2011
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Cleaning works in the cave of Las Palomas in Teba (Málaga, Spain), developed by the Guadalteba Consortium, have provided a number of lithic tools and knapping products that may be ascribed to the Mode III technotypological tradition as... more
Cleaning works in the cave of Las Palomas in Teba (Málaga, Spain), developed by the Guadalteba Consortium, have provided a number of lithic tools and knapping products that may be ascribed to the Mode III technotypological tradition as well as remains of a number of large mammal species typical of Middle–Late Pleistocene times. Topographic measurements help to place this ancient cave within a karst landform. This discovery opens up new perspectives in the research on the Neanderthal groups that inhabited the valleys of Guadalteba and Turón rivers in the middle basin of the Guadalhorce River, and thus in the southern region of the Iberian Peninsula.
Visión, desde la arqueología social, de las amplias posibilidades que tiene el patrimonio de convertirse, a través de la conservación, la investigación y la difusión, en un producto cultural de la sociedad actual. Se pone el ejemplo de la... more
Visión, desde la arqueología social, de las amplias posibilidades que tiene el patrimonio de convertirse, a través de la conservación, la investigación y la difusión, en un producto cultural de la sociedad actual. Se pone el ejemplo de la Cueva de Ardales, desarrollado desde 1981.
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Cádiz, University Abdelmalek Essaadi of Tetouan, Archaeologic Museum of Tetouan and the INSAP of Rabat, has been carrying out four campaigns of archaeological surface... more
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Cádiz, University Abdelmalek Essaadi of Tetouan, Archaeologic Museum of Tetouan and the INSAP of Rabat, has been carrying out four campaigns of archaeological surface prospections in Northern Morocco since 2008. The project covers the geographical area between the Oued Lian and the Oued Lau. We present a balance of performed work, the methodological and theoretical framework and the geological bases, as well as some data from archaeological sites
corresponding to Neolithic tribal societies. We study the settlement patterns, technology and resources.
corresponding to Neolithic tribal societies. We study the settlement patterns, technology and resources.
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Hemos realizado en los años 80 y 90 del siglo pasado una serie de proyectos de investigación en el sur de la Península Ibérica encaminados al conocimiento de la secuencia histórica y al análisis social y económico de las diversas... more
Hemos realizado en los años 80 y 90 del siglo pasado una serie de proyectos de investigación en el sur de
la Península Ibérica encaminados al conocimiento de la secuencia histórica y al análisis social y económico de las
diversas sociedades que ocuparon dicho territorio. Hemos comprendido el interés y la necesidad de investigar en las
relaciones y contactos entre el sur de la Península Ibérica y el norte de África. Para desarrollar dicho objetivo hemos
realizado diversos proyectos interdisciplinares en el norte de África. Trabajamos desde perspectivas metodológicas
de la Arqueología Social y en una visión interdisciplinar de la Geoarqueología y la Arqueometría.
Además estos proyectos tienen una dimensión de socialización del conocimiento, de profundizar en una perspectiva
social del Patrimonio, como legado histórico y en el estudio de unas relaciones comunes, en un territorio
que entendemos como región histórica.
la Península Ibérica encaminados al conocimiento de la secuencia histórica y al análisis social y económico de las
diversas sociedades que ocuparon dicho territorio. Hemos comprendido el interés y la necesidad de investigar en las
relaciones y contactos entre el sur de la Península Ibérica y el norte de África. Para desarrollar dicho objetivo hemos
realizado diversos proyectos interdisciplinares en el norte de África. Trabajamos desde perspectivas metodológicas
de la Arqueología Social y en una visión interdisciplinar de la Geoarqueología y la Arqueometría.
Además estos proyectos tienen una dimensión de socialización del conocimiento, de profundizar en una perspectiva
social del Patrimonio, como legado histórico y en el estudio de unas relaciones comunes, en un territorio
que entendemos como región histórica.
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Introducción y contenidos del primer volumen de "Casabermeja, un Lugar en la Historia", obra colectiva dedicada a la geografía, historia y presente de este municipio malagueño.
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Información del artículo Aproximación tecnológica a la transición neolítico calcolítico: el yacimiento de Cantarranas. (El puerto de Santa María).
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Research Interests: Neolithic Archaeology, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Social Archaeology, Stone axes (Archaeology), Neolithic Europe, and 5 moreTrade and Exchange, Archaeometry, Commerce and Market Exchange, Conflict, warfare, and relief, Lithics Nephrite Jadeitite Neolithic Prehistory, JADE ARCHAEOLOGY, Prehistoric Trade and Exchange, and Alpine jadeitite axeheads
Como desarrollo del PET se han realizado durante los años 2009 y 2010 una serie de actividades arqueológicas relacionadas con la puesta en valor del yacimiento de Tamuda (Tetuán. Marruecos) que han aportado multitud de novedades sobre la... more
Como desarrollo del PET se han realizado durante los años 2009 y 2010 una serie de actividades arqueológicas relacionadas con la puesta en valor del yacimiento de Tamuda (Tetuán. Marruecos) que han aportado multitud de novedades sobre la secuencia púnico-mauritana de la ciudad y sobre la ocupación romana del castellum. Presentamos a continuación una síntesis de los principales resultados científicos obtenidos.
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It presents an update about the human occupations of the prehistoric societies in the geographical zone in Betica western mountain ranges in the province of Cadiz. It analyzes the natural environment and the potential resources used. A... more
It presents an update about the human occupations of the prehistoric societies in the geographical zone in Betica western mountain ranges in the province of Cadiz. It analyzes the natural environment and the potential resources used. A brief summary of the History of research is presented. It indicates the documentary bases that are available to organize the study of neolithic community tribal societies in a regional context and ideas of the political centralization that lead the early class societies of the late Prehistory in this territory are given.
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ABSTRACT A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Cadiz (Spain), University of Abdelmalek Esaadi, Ministry of Culture of the Region Tangier-Tetouan and the INSAP from Rabat (Morocco) has developed the re-search... more
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A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Cadiz
(Spain), University of Abdelmalek Esaadi, Ministry of Culture of the Region
Tangier-Tetouan and the INSAP from Rabat (Morocco) has developed the re-search project titled: “Archaeological Chart of Northern Morocco”. We have
carried out four campaigns of archaeological survey and excavations at El
Hafa Cave and the Shelter of Marsa. We have also analysed the archaeological
remains deposited at the Museum of Tetouan from Miguel Tarradell´s excavations.
In this work we offer a general view about geoarchaeological contexts,
settlement patterns, raw material studies, mobility processes and resource
types of the Palaeolithic hunter-fisher-gatherers and Neolithic tribal societies.
A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Cadiz
(Spain), University of Abdelmalek Esaadi, Ministry of Culture of the Region
Tangier-Tetouan and the INSAP from Rabat (Morocco) has developed the re-search project titled: “Archaeological Chart of Northern Morocco”. We have
carried out four campaigns of archaeological survey and excavations at El
Hafa Cave and the Shelter of Marsa. We have also analysed the archaeological
remains deposited at the Museum of Tetouan from Miguel Tarradell´s excavations.
In this work we offer a general view about geoarchaeological contexts,
settlement patterns, raw material studies, mobility processes and resource
types of the Palaeolithic hunter-fisher-gatherers and Neolithic tribal societies.
ABSTRACT The rock-shelter of Benzú is located near the city of Ceuta in North Africa. The Benzú rock-shelter contains a sequence of 7 archaeological levels, which are associated with a clearly defined Mode 3 lithic technology. The... more
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The rock-shelter of Benzú is located near the city of Ceuta in North
Africa. The Benzú rock-shelter contains a sequence of 7 archaeological levels,
which are associated with a clearly defined Mode 3 lithic technology.
The similarities with other assemblages found in the south of the Iberian
Peninsula are clear. We must also emphasise the exploitation of marine resources
by these hunter-gatherer societies from the beginning of the Middle
Pleistocene sequence. On the basis of this archaeological evidence and in the context of recent studies on North Africa, this work assesses the
possible relationships and contacts between societies on both shores of the
historical region of the Straits of Gibraltar.
The rock-shelter of Benzú is located near the city of Ceuta in North
Africa. The Benzú rock-shelter contains a sequence of 7 archaeological levels,
which are associated with a clearly defined Mode 3 lithic technology.
The similarities with other assemblages found in the south of the Iberian
Peninsula are clear. We must also emphasise the exploitation of marine resources
by these hunter-gatherer societies from the beginning of the Middle
Pleistocene sequence. On the basis of this archaeological evidence and in the context of recent studies on North Africa, this work assesses the
possible relationships and contacts between societies on both shores of the
historical region of the Straits of Gibraltar.
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Hemos realizado en los años 80 y 90 del siglo pasado una serie de proyectos de investigación en el sur de la Península Ibérica encaminados al conocimiento de la secuencia histórica y al análisis social y económico de las diversas... more
Hemos realizado en los años 80 y 90 del siglo pasado una serie de proyectos de investigación en el sur de la Península Ibérica encaminados al conocimiento de la secuencia histórica y al análisis social y económico de las diversas sociedades que ocuparon dicho territorio. Hemos comprendido el interés y la necesidad de investigar en las relaciones y contactos entre el sur de la Península Ibérica y el norte de África. Para desarrollar dicho objetivo hemos realizado diversos proyectos interdisciplinares en el norte de África. Trabajamos desde perspectivas metodológicas de la Arqueología Social y en una visión interdisciplinar de la Geoarqueología y la Arqueometría.
Además estos proyectos tienen una dimensión de socialización del conocimiento, de profundizar en una perspectiva social del Patrimonio, como legado histórico y en el estudio de unas relaciones comunes, en un territorio que entendemos como región histórica.
Además estos proyectos tienen una dimensión de socialización del conocimiento, de profundizar en una perspectiva social del Patrimonio, como legado histórico y en el estudio de unas relaciones comunes, en un territorio que entendemos como región histórica.
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The book assembles new insights into humanity’s social, cultural and economic developments during the Last Glacial Maximum in Western Europe and adjacent regions. It gathers original, up-to-date research results on the Solutrean... more
The book assembles new insights into humanity’s social, cultural and economic developments during the Last Glacial Maximum in Western Europe and adjacent regions. It gathers original, up-to-date research results on the Solutrean techno-complex, reflecting four major fields of research: data from current excavations; analysis of lithic assemblages; new results from studies on climatic conditions and human-environmental interactions; and insights into artistic expressions. New methodological and analytical approaches are applied, providing significant contributions to Paleolithic research beyond the Last Glacial Maximum.
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Con la publicación de las Actas de este primer Congreso Internacional titulado: Las ocupaciones por sociedades prehistóricas, protohistóricas y de la antigüedad en la Serranía de Ronda y Béticas occidentales, organizado por el Instituto... more
Con la publicación de las Actas de este primer Congreso Internacional titulado: Las ocupaciones por sociedades prehistóricas, protohistóricas y de la antigüedad en la Serranía de Ronda y Béticas occidentales, organizado por el Instituto de Estudios de Ronda y la Serranía (IERS) y la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda (RMR) se cumple la primera etapa de publicación de una serie de congresos que pretenden
exponer una versión actualizada de la Historia de Ronda y La Serranía. La peculiaridad histórica de la zona de Ronda y La Serranía le da una entidad destacada dentro de las sierras subbéticas occidentales, pero también constituye un auténtico contacto con el puente que representa
el sur de la península ibérica con el norte de África. El enmarque de esta zona en la región geohistórica del estrecho de Gibraltar resulta evidente.
exponer una versión actualizada de la Historia de Ronda y La Serranía. La peculiaridad histórica de la zona de Ronda y La Serranía le da una entidad destacada dentro de las sierras subbéticas occidentales, pero también constituye un auténtico contacto con el puente que representa
el sur de la península ibérica con el norte de África. El enmarque de esta zona en la región geohistórica del estrecho de Gibraltar resulta evidente.
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The present article is based in the research about the surface
archaeological surveys of Arqueológical Chart of Northern
Morocco Project, according to the methodology and the results
used in its own research.
archaeological surveys of Arqueológical Chart of Northern
Morocco Project, according to the methodology and the results
used in its own research.
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A synthesis of the historical results of the research project "Archaeological mapping of Northern morocco (2008-2012)" are shown in this paper
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Historiographical updating of the archaeological research in the area of Tangier-Tetouan before the "Archaeological Mapping of northern Morocco project"
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A summary of the "Archaeological Mapping of Northern Morocco proyect (2008-2012)" is presented
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The inventory and detailed information of the 204 archaeological sites & 62 isolated findings discovered or studied during the "Archaeological Mapping of Northern Morocco project (2008-2012)"
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This article examines the role played by marine resources for hunter-gatherer groups of the Middle/ Upper Pleistocene in the geohistorical region around the Straits of Gibraltar, on the basis of new evidence collected at the rock shelter... more
This article examines the role played by marine resources for hunter-gatherer groups of the Middle/ Upper Pleistocene in the geohistorical region around the Straits of Gibraltar, on the basis of new evidence collected at the rock shelter of Benzú (North Africa). The stratigraphic sequence at Benzú has been dated to between 254 and 70 ka. The excavations have revealed the exploitation of marine gastropods and bivalves, alongside fish. The most common taxon in the sequence is the genus Patella. The analysis of the molluscs and their spatial distribution shows that these animals were purposely collected by humans, probably as a food source. In order to contribute to the debate about the origins and scale of the exploitation of marine resources during the Middle and Upper Pleistocene, the evidence collected at Benzú is interpreted within the broader context of North Africa and southern Europe. The similarity of groups of Homo sapiens sapiens in North Africa and Homo sapiens neanderthalensis in southern Europe in terms of lifestyle and subsistence strategies is interpreted as reflecting equally similar social and economic practices, in spite of the diversity of anthropological perspectives on the relationship between humans and the environment currently in vogue.
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Recent (2012, 2015, 2016) archaeological digs in the so called Cueva de Enrique at Ceuta have unearthed new information about the Prehistorical & Modern-Contemporary occupation of this so important area in the Circle of the Strait of... more
Recent (2012, 2015, 2016) archaeological digs in the so called Cueva de Enrique at Ceuta have unearthed new information about the Prehistorical & Modern-Contemporary occupation of this so important area in the Circle of the Strait of Gibraltar region
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In this paper, we provide new data on fish resource exploitation during the Mesolithic and Neolithic period on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Evidence from four different sites is presented: Vale Marim I (end of the... more
In this paper, we provide new data on fish resource exploitation during the Mesolithic and Neolithic period on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Evidence from four different sites is presented: Vale Marim I (end of the seventh/beginning of the sixth millennium cal BCE) and Vale Pincel I (2nd and 3rd quarters of the sixth millennium cal BCE), both located on the southwestern Portuguese coast, and La Esparragosa and
SET Parralejos (fourth-third millennia cal BCE), both located on the southern Spanish coast. The analysis of the lithic assemblages by means of use-wear analysis provided evidence of fish-processing activities. The analysis of the archaeological tools has been based on a renewed experimental framework for fish-related use-wear traces. Despite data being still scarce and fragmentary, this study points out the necessity of a more integrating approach, including traceological analysis in the framework of a broader research on prehistoric fishing.
SET Parralejos (fourth-third millennia cal BCE), both located on the southern Spanish coast. The analysis of the lithic assemblages by means of use-wear analysis provided evidence of fish-processing activities. The analysis of the archaeological tools has been based on a renewed experimental framework for fish-related use-wear traces. Despite data being still scarce and fragmentary, this study points out the necessity of a more integrating approach, including traceological analysis in the framework of a broader research on prehistoric fishing.
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Slimak et al. challenge the reliability of our oldest (>65,000 years) U-Th dates on carbonates associated with cave paintings in Spain. They cite a supposed lack of parietal art for the 25,000 years following this date, along with... more
Slimak et al. challenge the reliability of our oldest (>65,000 years) U-Th dates on carbonates associated with cave paintings in Spain. They cite a supposed lack of parietal art for the 25,000 years following this date, along with potential methodological issues relating to open-system behavior and corrections to detrital or source water 230 Th. We show that their criticisms are unfounded.