The earliest basketry in southern Europe: Hunter- gatherer and farmer plant-based technology in Cueva de los Murciélagos (Albuñol)

Plant material culture can offer unique insights into the ways of life of prehistoric societies; however, its perish- able nature has prevented a thorough understanding of its diverse and complex uses. Sites with exceptional preservation of organic materials provide a unique opportunity for further...

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Autores: Martínez Sevilla, Francisco, Herrero-Otal, María, Martín-Seijo, María, Santana, Jonathan, Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio, Maicas Ramos, Ruth, Cubas, Miriam, Homs, Anna, Martínez Sánchez, Rafael M., Bertin, Ingrid, Barroso Bermejo, Rosa, Bueno Ramírez, Primitiva, de Balbín Behrmann, Rodrigo, Palomo Pérez, Antoni, Álvarez-Valero, Antonio M., Peña-Chocarro, Leonor, Murillo-Barroso, Mercedes, Fernández-Domínguez, Eva, Altamirano García, Manuel, Pardo Martínez, Rubén, Iriarte Cela, Mercedes, Carrasco Rus, Javier L., Alfaro Giner, Carmen, Piqué Huerta, Raquel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/336045
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/336045
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:mesolithic
Neolithic
The earliest basketry
Cueva de los Murciélagos
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Sumario:Plant material culture can offer unique insights into the ways of life of prehistoric societies; however, its perish- able nature has prevented a thorough understanding of its diverse and complex uses. Sites with exceptional preservation of organic materials provide a unique opportunity for further research. The burial site of Cueva de los Murciélagos in southern Iberia, uncovered during 19th-century mining activities, contained the best-pre- served hunter-gatherer basketry in southern Europe, together with other unique organic artifacts associated with the first farming communities, such as sandals and a wooden hammer. We present 14 14C dates for the perishable artifacts (N = 76), situating the assemblage between the Early and Middle Holocene (c. 7500 to 4200 cal BCE). Our integrated analysis includes raw material determination and technological and chrono-cul- tural contextualization of this unique and important set of materials.

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