Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene

The evolution of the landscape surrounding the rivers of the Madrid basin during the Middle Pleistocene is summarised in the present paper. Patterns of adaptation of human populations who settled on the riverbanks have been established in this area through geoarchaeological data recovered from assoc...

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Authors: Gil-García, María José, Ruiz-Zapata, María Blanca, Rubio Jara, Susana, Panera Gallego, Joaquín, Pérez González, Alfredo José
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Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
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spelling Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the PleistoceneGil-García, María JoséRuiz-Zapata, María BlancaRubio Jara, SusanaPanera Gallego, JoaquínPérez González, Alfredo José902(460.27)Prehistoria5504.05 PrehistoriaThe evolution of the landscape surrounding the rivers of the Madrid basin during the Middle Pleistocene is summarised in the present paper. Patterns of adaptation of human populations who settled on the riverbanks have been established in this area through geoarchaeological data recovered from associated deposits, mainly in the Manzanares and Jarama rivers. An exceptional paleoenvironmental record has been documented for the last 379,000 years in the sequences studied in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Pollen and non-pollen samples were studied in eight sequences obtained from different sedimentary environments of two terraces, one located in the Manzanares river (Complex Terrace of Butarque) and the other in the Jarama river (Complex Terrace of Arganda), both in Madrid (Spain). The findings show the constant presence of Pinus, sometimes as the prevailing species, and Juniperus as an element of the regional vegetation. The local vegetation is characterised by open Mediterranean forest and riverside woodlands, which together with the aquatic taxa demonstrates the presence of water. The occasional presence of deciduous forest taxa, probably related to riverside woodlands, suggest warmer conditions. Ubiquitous taxa prevail among the herbaceous strata. These types of plants do not require specific ecological conditions, but could suggest a certain degree of humidity and explain the low values of xeric taxa and sub-continental steppe grasslands. The development of nitrophilous taxa, associated with the presence of fauna, is consistent with the faunal remains recorded from the sites. However, the pollen record shows changes in the structure of the vegetation in all sequences (progressive increase in the tree component), as well as in the composition of the plant landscape (decrease of the Mediterranean taxa and increase of xeric and steppe grasslands), due to temperature and humidity rate related changes. Climatic oscillations are observed across the stratigraphic sequence, and discussed in light of the archaeological evidence for the human occupation of inland Iberia.ElsevierUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20192019-01-0120192019-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12766reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/127662026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene
title Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene
spellingShingle Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene
Gil-García, María José
902(460.27)
Prehistoria
5504.05 Prehistoria
title_short Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene
title_full Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene
title_fullStr Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene
title_full_unstemmed Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene
title_sort Landscape evolution during the Middle and Late Pleistocene in the Madrid Basin (Spain): Vegetation dynamics and human activity in the Jarama-Manzanares rivers (Madrid) during the Pleistocene
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gil-García, María José
Ruiz-Zapata, María Blanca
Rubio Jara, Susana
Panera Gallego, Joaquín
Pérez González, Alfredo José
author Gil-García, María José
author_facet Gil-García, María José
Ruiz-Zapata, María Blanca
Rubio Jara, Susana
Panera Gallego, Joaquín
Pérez González, Alfredo José
author_role author
author2 Ruiz-Zapata, María Blanca
Rubio Jara, Susana
Panera Gallego, Joaquín
Pérez González, Alfredo José
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 902(460.27)
Prehistoria
5504.05 Prehistoria
topic 902(460.27)
Prehistoria
5504.05 Prehistoria
description The evolution of the landscape surrounding the rivers of the Madrid basin during the Middle Pleistocene is summarised in the present paper. Patterns of adaptation of human populations who settled on the riverbanks have been established in this area through geoarchaeological data recovered from associated deposits, mainly in the Manzanares and Jarama rivers. An exceptional paleoenvironmental record has been documented for the last 379,000 years in the sequences studied in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Pollen and non-pollen samples were studied in eight sequences obtained from different sedimentary environments of two terraces, one located in the Manzanares river (Complex Terrace of Butarque) and the other in the Jarama river (Complex Terrace of Arganda), both in Madrid (Spain). The findings show the constant presence of Pinus, sometimes as the prevailing species, and Juniperus as an element of the regional vegetation. The local vegetation is characterised by open Mediterranean forest and riverside woodlands, which together with the aquatic taxa demonstrates the presence of water. The occasional presence of deciduous forest taxa, probably related to riverside woodlands, suggest warmer conditions. Ubiquitous taxa prevail among the herbaceous strata. These types of plants do not require specific ecological conditions, but could suggest a certain degree of humidity and explain the low values of xeric taxa and sub-continental steppe grasslands. The development of nitrophilous taxa, associated with the presence of fauna, is consistent with the faunal remains recorded from the sites. However, the pollen record shows changes in the structure of the vegetation in all sequences (progressive increase in the tree component), as well as in the composition of the plant landscape (decrease of the Mediterranean taxa and increase of xeric and steppe grasslands), due to temperature and humidity rate related changes. Climatic oscillations are observed across the stratigraphic sequence, and discussed in light of the archaeological evidence for the human occupation of inland Iberia.
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