The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)

In this work, we present the preliminary data we have obtained in the Neolithic flint quarry of Pozarrate, currently under archaeological works. We want to put forward an update about the sedimentary fillings of one of the crescent-shaped dump quarries (6000-5600 BP). It is located at the Sierra de...

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Autores: Tarriño Vinagre, Antonio, López Tascón, Cristina, Hernández Hernández, Hugo, Elorrieta Baigorri, Irantzu, Herrero Alonso, Diego, Aguirre, Mikel, Larreina, David, Castañeda, Nuria, Múgica Alustiza, José Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:prehistoric quarry
raw materials
Trevino flint
Neolithic
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spelling The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)Tarriño Vinagre, AntonioLópez Tascón, CristinaHernández Hernández, HugoElorrieta Baigorri, IrantzuHerrero Alonso, DiegoAguirre, MikelLarreina, DavidCastañeda, NuriaMúgica Alustiza, José Antonioprehistoric quarryraw materialsTrevino flintNeolithicartifactIn this work, we present the preliminary data we have obtained in the Neolithic flint quarry of Pozarrate, currently under archaeological works. We want to put forward an update about the sedimentary fillings of one of the crescent-shaped dump quarries (6000-5600 BP). It is located at the Sierra de Araico-Cucho (Trevino, northern Spain). In this region, Tertiary carbonated terrains which host important silicifications called Trevino flint (Tarrino, A. (2006). El silex en la cuenca vasco-cantabrica y Pirineo Navarro. Caracterizacion y su aprovechamiento en la Prehistoria. Monograia 21, Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigacion de Altamira. Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura) are outcropped. The procurement of these silicifications by prehistoric populations was motivated by the good quality of this raw material for knapping. Currently, it constitutes one of the few Neolithic known flint mines of the Iberian Peninsula, understood as places of exploitation of flint with landscape modifications. Some instruments related to prehistoric quarry works have been recovered, such as picks, maces, and hammers made of flint, dolerite, and deer antler. Studies on Pozarrate material remains have been conducted in an interdisciplinary way, in order to have a better understanding of the prehistoric mining processes. Several methodologies are being used in the study of the lithic industries, including flint characterization, procurement, typological, typometrical, technological, and functional approaches. We have obtained the initial data about extraction, selection, management, and use processes of the flint and dolerite assemblages. Deer antler remains have recently undergone a restoration process and preliminary data have been offered. Moreover, an experimental approach has been applied to clarify specific archaeological issues and technical solutions for quarrying using dolerite maces.This article is the result of the collaboration of several researchers from different institutions, including the Universities of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Oviedo, Leon, CENIEH and UNED-Bergara, on the basis of Spanish Science Ministry funding projects: HAR2015-67429-P and PID2020-118359GB-I00. One of the authors (NC) benefited from the Research Talent Attraction post-doctoral fellowship, 2017-T2/HUM-3488, financed by Comunidad de Madrid at the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. The lithic analysis of the cores was carried out thanks to the "APPREND" project: Apprenticeship in Prehistory, PGC2018-093309-A-I00, founded by the National Spanish Program of Knowledge Generation R&D&I and finally, we express our gratitude to anonymous reviewers 1 and 3 for their suggestions.De Gruyter202220222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/57665reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN/HAR2015-67429-P/info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN/PID2020-118359GB-I00/https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/opar-2022-0233/htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/© 2022 Antonio Tarriño et al., published by De Gruyter. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Atribución 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/576652026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)
title The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)
spellingShingle The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)
Tarriño Vinagre, Antonio
prehistoric quarry
raw materials
Trevino flint
Neolithic
artifact
title_short The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)
title_full The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)
title_fullStr The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)
title_full_unstemmed The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)
title_sort The Neolithic Flint Quarry of Pozarrate (Treviño, Northern Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tarriño Vinagre, Antonio
López Tascón, Cristina
Hernández Hernández, Hugo
Elorrieta Baigorri, Irantzu
Herrero Alonso, Diego
Aguirre, Mikel
Larreina, David
Castañeda, Nuria
Múgica Alustiza, José Antonio
author Tarriño Vinagre, Antonio
author_facet Tarriño Vinagre, Antonio
López Tascón, Cristina
Hernández Hernández, Hugo
Elorrieta Baigorri, Irantzu
Herrero Alonso, Diego
Aguirre, Mikel
Larreina, David
Castañeda, Nuria
Múgica Alustiza, José Antonio
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author2 López Tascón, Cristina
Hernández Hernández, Hugo
Elorrieta Baigorri, Irantzu
Herrero Alonso, Diego
Aguirre, Mikel
Larreina, David
Castañeda, Nuria
Múgica Alustiza, José Antonio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv prehistoric quarry
raw materials
Trevino flint
Neolithic
artifact
topic prehistoric quarry
raw materials
Trevino flint
Neolithic
artifact
description In this work, we present the preliminary data we have obtained in the Neolithic flint quarry of Pozarrate, currently under archaeological works. We want to put forward an update about the sedimentary fillings of one of the crescent-shaped dump quarries (6000-5600 BP). It is located at the Sierra de Araico-Cucho (Trevino, northern Spain). In this region, Tertiary carbonated terrains which host important silicifications called Trevino flint (Tarrino, A. (2006). El silex en la cuenca vasco-cantabrica y Pirineo Navarro. Caracterizacion y su aprovechamiento en la Prehistoria. Monograia 21, Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigacion de Altamira. Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura) are outcropped. The procurement of these silicifications by prehistoric populations was motivated by the good quality of this raw material for knapping. Currently, it constitutes one of the few Neolithic known flint mines of the Iberian Peninsula, understood as places of exploitation of flint with landscape modifications. Some instruments related to prehistoric quarry works have been recovered, such as picks, maces, and hammers made of flint, dolerite, and deer antler. Studies on Pozarrate material remains have been conducted in an interdisciplinary way, in order to have a better understanding of the prehistoric mining processes. Several methodologies are being used in the study of the lithic industries, including flint characterization, procurement, typological, typometrical, technological, and functional approaches. We have obtained the initial data about extraction, selection, management, and use processes of the flint and dolerite assemblages. Deer antler remains have recently undergone a restoration process and preliminary data have been offered. Moreover, an experimental approach has been applied to clarify specific archaeological issues and technical solutions for quarrying using dolerite maces.
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