Neolithic rock art in context: Landscape history and the transition to agriculture in Mediterranean Spain

McClure, Sarah B.; Balaguer, Lluís Molina; Aubán, Joan Bernabéu

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2008.05.001

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“…7C), associated with Tyrrhenian and Ligurian Impressed ceramic facies and predating the development of the Cardial Culture, are dated to around 5650e 5400 cal BC both at hamlets (Mas d'Is and Barranquet) and cave sites (Cova d'en Pardo) (Bernabeu et al, 2010;García-Atiénzar, 2010;McClure et al, 2008).…”

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“…In contrast to the Atlantic European regions, there are very few Late Mesolithic funerary contexts and human samples in the Central and Western Mediterranean, making it difficult to ascertain palaeodietary and palaeodemographic patterns that define the relationship between populations and resources in terms of carrying capacity. Secondly, the presence of chronological gaps of several centuries between the last Mesolithic and the first Neolithic archaeological contexts is documented in regional studies in the Valencian region (McClure et al, 2008), Southern France (Binder, 2000) and Italy (Biagi, 2003). In all these areas, lithic traditions based on Mesolithic trapezoid microliths (Castelnovian in Italy, Tardenoisian in Southern France and Cocina in Eastern Spain) predate the appearance of the first Neolithic Impressed and Cardial cultures (Guilaine and Manen, 2007).…”

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Late Mesolithic burials at Casa Corona (Villena, Spain): direct radiocarbon and palaeodietary evidence of the last forager populations in Eastern Iberia

Pablo

Salazar‐García

Subirà-Galdacano

et al. 2013

Journal of Archaeological Science

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a b s t r a c tCurrent knowledge about the MesolithiceNeolithic transition in the Central and Western Mediterranean European regions is deeply limited by the paucity of Late Mesolithic human osteological data and the presence of chronological gaps covering several centuries between the last foragers and the first archaeological evidence of farming peoples. In this work, we present new data to fill these gaps. We provide direct AMS radiocarbon dating and carbon ( Radiocarbon results date the human remains and funerary activity of the site to 6059e5849 cal BC, statistically different from other Late Mesolithic sites and the earliest Neolithic contexts, and bridging the 500 yrs chronological gap of the MesolithiceNeolithic transition from the area. Isotopic evidence shows that diet was based on terrestrial resources despite the proximity to the site of lagoon and marine ecosystems. This and previous isotope studies from the region suggest a lower reliance upon marine resources than for Atlantic and Cantabrian sites, although intra-regional patterns of neighbouring Mesolithic populations exhibit both fully terrestrial diets and diets with significant amounts of aquatic resources in them. We hypothesize that in the Central Mediterranean region of Spain the Late Mesolithic dietary adaptations imposed structural limits on demographic growth of the last foragers and favoured rapid assimilation by the earliest Neolithic populations.

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Late Mesolithic burials at Casa Corona (Villena, Spain): direct radiocarbon and palaeodietary evidence of the last forager populations in Eastern Iberia

Pablo

Salazar‐García

Subirà-Galdacano

et al. 2013

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Several research teams in Spain and the USA have conducted projects that include archaeological survey and systematic excavations in the central Valencian region (e.g., Barton et al, 2004Barton et al, , 2012Bernabeu et al, 2006;García Puchol et al, 2009;McClure et al, 2008McClure et al, , 2009. The development of a 3D spatial approach as exemplified at Pastora Cave will help shape future projects by integrating new technologies in this archaeological research.…”

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Increasing contextual information by merging existing archaeological data with state of the art laser scanning in the prehistoric funerary deposit of Pastora Cave, Eastern Spain

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McClure

Senabre³

et al. 2013

Journal of Archaeological Science

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a b s t r a c tIn this paper we present a virtual reconstruction of prehistoric funerary practices in Pastora Cave, a collective burial site in Eastern Spain that dates from the Late Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. Modern data of the cave was captured by 3D laser scanning techniques and added to recorded archaeological data and 3D graphic information. The combination of these data sets allowed us to create a hypothetical reconstruction to analyze the material excavated in the 1940s and 50s in greater spatial context. A 3D model of the current cave was created in order to serve as a basis for modeling the relative stratigraphic information available. We present the methodology employed and the results and implications of the analysis for Pastora Cave with particular emphasis on the spatial and chronological data.

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“…At Siles, pastoralism and deforestation are recorded since 7.5 kyr cal BP (Barandiarán, 2002;Castro et al, 1999) while Villaverde, by contrast, was not occupied probably because these inland sites have a rough topography with arduous access conditions, include fairly unproductive soils and harsh, continental climates. An the other extreme is Navarrés, where its temperate setting, fertile land and sheltered situation at the bottom of a valley have supported human settlements since the Upper Palaeolithic and early Neolithic (Díaz-Andreu and Keay, 1997;Martí, 1988;Martí et al, 1980), with yet stronger human pressure since 4 kyr BP (Butzer, 2005;McClure et al, 2008). Well documented archaeological settlements alaso appear at Baza and Gádor (Sánchez-Quirante, 1998).…”

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Holocene fire activity and vegetation response in South-Eastern Iberia

Gil‐Romera

2012

Quaternary International

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Since fire has been recognised as an essential disturbance in Mediterranean landscapes, the study of long-term fire ecology has developed rapidly. We have reconstructed a sequence of vegetation dynamics and fire changes across south-eastern Iberia by coupling records of climate, fire, vegetation and human activities. We calculated fire activity anomalies (FAAs) in relation to 3 kyr cal BP for 10-8 kyr cal BP, 6 kyr cal BP, 4 kyr cal BP and the present. For most of the Early to the Mid-Holocene uneven, but low fire events were the main vegetation driver at high altitudes where broadleaved and coniferous trees presented a highly dynamic post-fire response. At mid-altitudes in the mainland Segura Mountains, fire activity remained relatively stable, at similar levels to recent times. We hypothesize that coastal areas, both mountains and lowlands, were more fire-prone landscapes as biomass was more likely to have accumulated than in the inland regions, triggering regular fire events. The wet and warm phase towards the Mid-Holocene (between ca. 8 and 6 kyr cal BP) affected the whole region and promoted the spread of mesophytic forest co-existing with Pinus, as FAAs appear strongly negative at 6 kyr cal BP, with a less important role of fire. Mid and Late Holocene landscapes were shaped by an increasing aridity trend and the rise of human occupation, especially in the coastal mountains where forest disappeared from ca. 2 kyr cal BP. Mediterranean-type vegetation (evergreen oaks and Pinus pinaster-halepensis types) showed the fastest post-fire vegetation dynamics over time.

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Neolithic rock art in context: Landscape history and the transition to agriculture in Mediterranean Spain

Cited by 27 publications

References 33 publications

Late Mesolithic burials at Casa Corona (Villena, Spain): direct radiocarbon and palaeodietary evidence of the last forager populations in Eastern Iberia

Late Mesolithic burials at Casa Corona (Villena, Spain): direct radiocarbon and palaeodietary evidence of the last forager populations in Eastern Iberia

Increasing contextual information by merging existing archaeological data with state of the art laser scanning in the prehistoric funerary deposit of Pastora Cave, Eastern Spain

Holocene fire activity and vegetation response in South-Eastern Iberia

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