Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)

The site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal), with evidence of human occupancy dating to ca. 400 ka (Marine Isotope Stage 11), is one of the very few Middle Pleistocene localities to have provided a fossil hominin cranium associated with Acheulean bifaces in a cave context. The multi-analyt...

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Autores: Sanz Borràs, Montserrat, Daura Luján, Joan, Cabanes i Cruelles, Dan, Égüez, Natalia, Carrancho, Ángel, Badal, Ernestina, Souto, Pedro, Rodrigues, Filipa, Zilhão, João, 1957-
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Jaciments paleontològics
Plistocè
Homínids fòssils
Paleontological excavations
Pleistocene
Fossil hominids
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spelling Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)Sanz Borràs, MontserratDaura Luján, JoanCabanes i Cruelles, DanÉgüez, NataliaCarrancho, ÁngelBadal, ErnestinaSouto, PedroRodrigues, FilipaZilhão, João, 1957-Jaciments paleontològicsPlistocèHomínids fòssilsPaleontological excavationsPleistoceneFossil hominidsThe site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal), with evidence of human occupancy dating to ca. 400 ka (Marine Isotope Stage 11), is one of the very few Middle Pleistocene localities to have provided a fossil hominin cranium associated with Acheulean bifaces in a cave context. The multi-analytic study reported here of the by-products of burning recorded in layer X suggests the presence of anthropogenic fires at the site, among the oldest such evidence in south-western Europe. The burnt material consists of bone, charcoal and, possibly, quartzite cobbles. These finds were made in a small area of the cave and in two separate occupation horizons. Our results add to our still-limited knowledge about the controlled use of fire in the Lower Palaeolithic and contribute to ongoing debates on the behavioural complexity of the Acheulean of Europe.Nature Publishing Group2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/176887Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68839-wScientific Reports, 2020, vol. 10, num. 1, p. 12053https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68839-wcc-by (c) Sanz Borràs, Montserrat et al., 2020http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1768872026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)
title Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)
spellingShingle Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)
Sanz Borràs, Montserrat
Jaciments paleontològics
Plistocè
Homínids fòssils
Paleontological excavations
Pleistocene
Fossil hominids
title_short Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)
title_full Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)
title_fullStr Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)
title_full_unstemmed Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)
title_sort Early evidence of fire in south-western Europe: the Acheulean site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sanz Borràs, Montserrat
Daura Luján, Joan
Cabanes i Cruelles, Dan
Égüez, Natalia
Carrancho, Ángel
Badal, Ernestina
Souto, Pedro
Rodrigues, Filipa
Zilhão, João, 1957-
author Sanz Borràs, Montserrat
author_facet Sanz Borràs, Montserrat
Daura Luján, Joan
Cabanes i Cruelles, Dan
Égüez, Natalia
Carrancho, Ángel
Badal, Ernestina
Souto, Pedro
Rodrigues, Filipa
Zilhão, João, 1957-
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author2 Daura Luján, Joan
Cabanes i Cruelles, Dan
Égüez, Natalia
Carrancho, Ángel
Badal, Ernestina
Souto, Pedro
Rodrigues, Filipa
Zilhão, João, 1957-
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Jaciments paleontològics
Plistocè
Homínids fòssils
Paleontological excavations
Pleistocene
Fossil hominids
topic Jaciments paleontològics
Plistocè
Homínids fòssils
Paleontological excavations
Pleistocene
Fossil hominids
description The site of Gruta da Aroeira (Torres Novas, Portugal), with evidence of human occupancy dating to ca. 400 ka (Marine Isotope Stage 11), is one of the very few Middle Pleistocene localities to have provided a fossil hominin cranium associated with Acheulean bifaces in a cave context. The multi-analytic study reported here of the by-products of burning recorded in layer X suggests the presence of anthropogenic fires at the site, among the oldest such evidence in south-western Europe. The burnt material consists of bone, charcoal and, possibly, quartzite cobbles. These finds were made in a small area of the cave and in two separate occupation horizons. Our results add to our still-limited knowledge about the controlled use of fire in the Lower Palaeolithic and contribute to ongoing debates on the behavioural complexity of the Acheulean of Europe.
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