Geoarchaeological and Chronostratigraphic study of the Upper Pleistocene record of the Cierro cave (Fresno, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain)

Pardo, Jesús F. Jordá; Carral, Pilar; Álvarez-Alonso, David; Arias, Pablo; Pérez, Julián Bécares; Morera, Miriam Cubas; Martín-Jarque, Sergio; Hernández, Rodrigo Portero; Mayolini, Luis César Teira; Fernández, Estéban Álvarez

doi:10.21701/bolgeomin.129.1.009

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“…Both diagrams exhibit very similar characteristics to those described for the fluvial sediments of Coímbre Cave (Peñamellera Alta, Asturias) [37].…”

Section: Granulometrysupporting

confidence: 69%

“…In general, the deposits of the archaeo-sedimentary sequence of the El Olivo Cave correspond to fluvial sedimentation. The morphological characteristics of the curves in the described families, both in the overall and fine fraction, show significant similarities with the grain size curves of predominantly sandy fluvial sediments from Coímbre Cave [37].…”

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confidence: 53%

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Geomorphology, Geoarchaeology, and Geochronology of the Upper Pleistocene Archaeological Site of El Olivo Cave (Llanera, Asturias, Northern Spain)

Jordá Pardo,

Álvarez-Alonso,

de Andrés-Herrero

et al. 2023

Geosciences

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El Olivo Cave (Pruvia de Arriba, Llanera, Asturias, Spain) is a small karst cave located in the Aboño River basin and formed in the Cretaceous limestone of the Mesozoic cover of the Cantabrian Mountains (north of the Iberian Peninsula). It contains an important upper Pleistocene sedimentary, archaeological, and paleontological record, with abundant technological evidence and faunal remains. The archaeological record shows a first occupation that could correspond to the Middle Paleolithic and a second occupation in the Middle Magdalenian. The stratigraphic sequence inside and outside the cave was studied with geoarchaeological methodology. In this paper, the lithostratigraphic sequence is analyzed, and the data from the granulometric, mineralogical, edaphological, and radiometric analyses are presented. The results of these analyses enable an accurate interpretation of both the lithostratigraphy of the deposit and the processes responsible for its formation and subsequent evolution. The available numerical dates allow us to locate the first sedimentation episode in the cave in OIS 7a, in the Middle Pleistocene, the base of the outer fluvial sedimentation in the cold OIS 3a stage of the Upper Pleistocene and the Magdalenian occupation in the Last Glacial Maximum (OIS 2) at the end of the Late Pleistocene.

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“…Both diagrams exhibit very similar characteristics to those described for the fluvial sediments of Coímbre Cave (Peñamellera Alta, Asturias) [37].…”

Section: Granulometrysupporting

confidence: 69%

Section: Granulometrymentioning

confidence: 53%

Geomorphology, Geoarchaeology, and Geochronology of the Upper Pleistocene Archaeological Site of El Olivo Cave (Llanera, Asturias, Northern Spain)

Jordá Pardo,

Álvarez-Alonso,

de Andrés-Herrero

et al. 2023

Geosciences

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“…). The Asturian Cueva del Cierro(Jordá Pardo et al 2018), has offered a sequence with probable Final Paleolithic.In general from the H4, the Levallois had been defined in the northeast Iberian Peninsula(Maroto et al 2005), the south (Cortés et al 2005), and the Atlantic region (Cardoso 2006). The Cantabrian could present a Levallois-Quina succession during the climate deterioration environment of the H5 (Wolf et al 2018), as seems to occur at Axlor, Arrillor, Lezetxiki, and Gatzarria.…”

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A road to nowhere? The non-transitional sequence at El Esquilleu (Cantabria, Spain)

Baena¹,

Pardo²,

Santafé³

et al. 2021

Comptes Rendus Palevol

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El Esquilleu cave has one of the most complete Middle Paleolithic stratigraphies of northern Iberia with a complete chronological framework almost continuous from the beginning of MIS3. The complete analysis of the materials including the last section of the sequence corresponding to the last chronological interval of the occupation in the region shows clear evolutionary tendencies by important changes in the composition of the lithic assemblage. Its study confirms a continuous occupation without any gaps during the Mousterian until recent dates but without any Upper Paleolithic presence. This sequence, referenced to the Mousterian settlement of the Picos de Europa mountains, testifies to the existence of a Mousterian presence in northern Iberia with no clear relation to other Cantabrian areas. Consequently, its occupation without a break until the crucial phase of the end of the Middle Paleolithic suggests a non-transitional process in the history of local Neanderthal groups.

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Subsistence Strategies in the Lower Magdalenian at El Cierro Cave (Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain)

Portero,

Cueto,

Elorza

et al. 2024

J Paleo Arch

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El Cierro Cave (Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain) possesses one of the most complete Upper Palaeolithic stratigraphic sequences in northern Spain. Magdalenian occupations, particularly the lower Magdalenian, are well represented in its full sequence. This article presents the zooarchaeological analysis of the levels Cierro G1, Cierro G and Cierro F, dated by 14C to between 20,000 and 17,000 cal BP. The remains correspond to vertebrates (mainly large mammals and to a lesser extent fish and birds) and invertebrates (almost exclusively marine molluscs). The taphonomic analysis of the bones and shells has determined the role that the different animal resources played in the diet of the Magdalenian hunter-gatherers at El Cierro. The results obtained in each level of the sequence are compared and included in their regional context. This study also considers the way in which the Magdalenian groups at El Cierro processed the meat and fat of the different animal species and establishes the operational chain in the strategies of procurement, preparation and consumption of the prey.

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Geoarchaeological and Chronostratigraphic study of the Upper Pleistocene record of the Cierro cave (Fresno, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain)

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Geomorphology, Geoarchaeology, and Geochronology of the Upper Pleistocene Archaeological Site of El Olivo Cave (Llanera, Asturias, Northern Spain)

Geomorphology, Geoarchaeology, and Geochronology of the Upper Pleistocene Archaeological Site of El Olivo Cave (Llanera, Asturias, Northern Spain)

A road to nowhere? The non-transitional sequence at El Esquilleu (Cantabria, Spain)

Subsistence Strategies in the Lower Magdalenian at El Cierro Cave (Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain)

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