Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing

Until recently, few studies have been made of lithic tools from Chalcolithic sites although they comprise a very abundant record in many productive and funerary contexts. However, it is now possible to go deeper into more aspects than merely typological ones. Use-wear analysis provides the possibili...

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Autores: Gibaja, Juan F., Castañeda Clemente, Nuria Ester, Ríos Mendoza, Patricia, Liesau Von Lettow-Vorbeck, María del Coro, Ortiz Gala, Irene
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
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Palabra clave:Central Iberia
Chalcolithic
Sickles
Threshing-boards
Use-wear analysis
Arqueología
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spelling Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshingGibaja, Juan F.Castañeda Clemente, Nuria EsterRíos Mendoza, PatriciaLiesau Von Lettow-Vorbeck, María del CoroOrtiz Gala, IreneCentral IberiaChalcolithicSicklesThreshing-boardsUse-wear analysisArqueologíaUntil recently, few studies have been made of lithic tools from Chalcolithic sites although they comprise a very abundant record in many productive and funerary contexts. However, it is now possible to go deeper into more aspects than merely typological ones. Use-wear analysis provides the possibility of inferring the functionality of certain lithic pieces that, until now, have been interpreted as sickles by applying only typological analysis. This research presents an initial study of 17 blade and leaf-shaped tools documented at the central Iberian site of Camino de las Yeseras (San Fernando de Henares, Madrid, Spain). The sample was recovered in different types of domestic structures –huts, segments of ditched enclosures and different pit features–. Although they are typical of Chalcolithic assemblages, these types of tools have not been systematically studied from a traceological or even technological point of view. The results of this study reveal cereal processing in the site, which is well supported by the presence of millstones, remains of cereal grains, pollen and other phytolithic evidence of vegetal elements like spikes and straw. We have performed a techno-traceological study of a set of blade and leaf-shaped pieces in order to identify their use and try to distinguish tasks connected with farming activities. This research has obtained important results inferring that the leaf-shaped bifacial pieces were not only sickles, but also threshing-board elements. The traces on the tools confirm the implementation of a new farming technology at the site, which would favour a more efficient exploitation of vegetal resources. Indeed, large-scale cereal production would require tools as complex and effective as threshing-boards. In conclusion, it is necessary to emphasize the important role that use-wear analysis can play in research into Chalcolithic lithic technology. In this case, the use-wear results indicate that most of the pieces described typologically as sickles must have been hafted or inserted in some kind of threshing tool. Up to now, only a few Iberian sites are known with threshing tools, and the Camino de las Yeseras results indicate new agricultural technologies in cereal grain exploitation at Chalcolithic Iberian sitesFinancial support by HAR 2016-77600-P: La sociedad calcolítica en el interior peninsular: Origen y desarrollo de los grandes poblados de la Prehistoria Reciente. Estudios Interdisciplinares. Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain and HAR2016-75201-P: La difusión del neolítico en el Mediterráneo centro-occidental: agricultura, innovaciones tecnológicas y carbono 14. This work was written while one of the authors (NC) benefited of a post-doctoral fellowship under the Research Talent Atraction Program, ref. 2017-T2/HUM-3488, founded by Comunidad de MadridElsevierDepartamento de Prehistoria y ArqueologíaFacultad de Filosofía y Letras20202020-04-23research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/710798https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102342reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7107982026-06-23T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
title Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
spellingShingle Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
Gibaja, Juan F.
Central Iberia
Chalcolithic
Sickles
Threshing-boards
Use-wear analysis
Arqueología
title_short Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
title_full Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
title_fullStr Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
title_full_unstemmed Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
title_sort Sickles and “something more” at the Chalcolithic site of Camino de las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain). How use-wear analysis discovers such new production activities as threshing
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gibaja, Juan F.
Castañeda Clemente, Nuria Ester
Ríos Mendoza, Patricia
Liesau Von Lettow-Vorbeck, María del Coro
Ortiz Gala, Irene
author Gibaja, Juan F.
author_facet Gibaja, Juan F.
Castañeda Clemente, Nuria Ester
Ríos Mendoza, Patricia
Liesau Von Lettow-Vorbeck, María del Coro
Ortiz Gala, Irene
author_role author
author2 Castañeda Clemente, Nuria Ester
Ríos Mendoza, Patricia
Liesau Von Lettow-Vorbeck, María del Coro
Ortiz Gala, Irene
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Central Iberia
Chalcolithic
Sickles
Threshing-boards
Use-wear analysis
Arqueología
topic Central Iberia
Chalcolithic
Sickles
Threshing-boards
Use-wear analysis
Arqueología
description Until recently, few studies have been made of lithic tools from Chalcolithic sites although they comprise a very abundant record in many productive and funerary contexts. However, it is now possible to go deeper into more aspects than merely typological ones. Use-wear analysis provides the possibility of inferring the functionality of certain lithic pieces that, until now, have been interpreted as sickles by applying only typological analysis. This research presents an initial study of 17 blade and leaf-shaped tools documented at the central Iberian site of Camino de las Yeseras (San Fernando de Henares, Madrid, Spain). The sample was recovered in different types of domestic structures –huts, segments of ditched enclosures and different pit features–. Although they are typical of Chalcolithic assemblages, these types of tools have not been systematically studied from a traceological or even technological point of view. The results of this study reveal cereal processing in the site, which is well supported by the presence of millstones, remains of cereal grains, pollen and other phytolithic evidence of vegetal elements like spikes and straw. We have performed a techno-traceological study of a set of blade and leaf-shaped pieces in order to identify their use and try to distinguish tasks connected with farming activities. This research has obtained important results inferring that the leaf-shaped bifacial pieces were not only sickles, but also threshing-board elements. The traces on the tools confirm the implementation of a new farming technology at the site, which would favour a more efficient exploitation of vegetal resources. Indeed, large-scale cereal production would require tools as complex and effective as threshing-boards. In conclusion, it is necessary to emphasize the important role that use-wear analysis can play in research into Chalcolithic lithic technology. In this case, the use-wear results indicate that most of the pieces described typologically as sickles must have been hafted or inserted in some kind of threshing tool. Up to now, only a few Iberian sites are known with threshing tools, and the Camino de las Yeseras results indicate new agricultural technologies in cereal grain exploitation at Chalcolithic Iberian sites
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