The early Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Cendres (Alicante, Spain)

This paper presents a synthesis of the Early Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Cendres. Points of special attention are the sedimentary and micromorphological characterisation of level XVI, the analysis of the vegetal and animal resources and their incidence on the economy of the Gravettian human gr...

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Authors: Villaverde Bonilla, Valentín, Real, Cristina, Roman, Dídac (Roman i Monroig), Albert, Rosa María, Badal, Ernestina, Bel, Miguel Ángel, Bergadà i Zapata, M. Mercè, De Oliveira , Patricia, Eixea Aleix, Esteban I., Martínez-Alfaro, Álvaro, Martínez-Varea, Carmen M., Pérez-Ripoll, Manuel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/222625
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222625
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Mediterrània (Espanya : Costa)
Gravetià
Aurinyacià
Paleolític superior
Mediterranean Coast (Spain)
Gravettian culture
Aurignacian culture
Upper Paleolithic
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Summary:This paper presents a synthesis of the Early Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Cendres. Points of special attention are the sedimentary and micromorphological characterisation of level XVI, the analysis of the vegetal and animal resources and their incidence on the economy of the Gravettian human groups, and the characterisation of the landscape during this period. Furthermore, the paper offers important information of the lithic and bone assemblages, economic behaviour and radiocarbon dates of sub-levels XVIA and XVIB, related to the Gravettian, and XVIC and XVID, corresponding to the Aurignacian. Finally, the Gravettian and Aurignacian regional contexts in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula are discussed, and the recent proposals for regional technological variation in the Iberian Gravettian industries are critically evaluated.

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