Bone industry of the Lower Magdalenian in Cantabrian Spain: the square-section antler points of El Cierro Cave
[EN]El Cierro Cave (Asturias, Northern Spain) has been a key site in the regional periodization of the Upper Palaeolithic in the Cantabrian region since its excavation by Jorda-Cerda in the late 1950s. Lithic and bone artefacts from the Lower Magdalenian layers in this cave have been studied by seve...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repositório: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/155489 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/155489 |
| Access Level: | Acesso embargado |
| Palavra-chave: | Bone technology Chaîne operatoire Red deer antler Antler points Lower Magdalenian Cantabrian region Tecnología ósea Cadena operativa Asta de ciervo rojo Magdaleniense inferior Región cantábrica 5504.05 Prehistoria 5505.01 Arqueología |
| Resumo: | [EN]El Cierro Cave (Asturias, Northern Spain) has been a key site in the regional periodization of the Upper Palaeolithic in the Cantabrian region since its excavation by Jorda-Cerda in the late 1950s. Lithic and bone artefacts from the Lower Magdalenian layers in this cave have been studied by several scholars from a typological stand point, discussing their relationship and continuity with the preceding Solutrean occupations in the same cave. This paper analyses red deer antler artefacts from El Cierro, dated in the Lower Madgalenian. The ensemble was retrieved during the 1977-1979 excavations, and the new field work undertaken since 2012 has confirmed the chronological and stratigraphic context of its origin. Within the production sequence of antler spear points, a particular procedure was followed to obtain the most characteristic tool sof that period: the square-section antler points. |
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