The aim of this work is to advance a reconstruction of the productive activities that were carried out with the lithic tools recovered in three Early Neolithic sites (VI-V millennium calBC) located at different altitudes (1300-1800 m.a.s.l.) in the Central Spanish Pyrenees, between the Cinca and Noguera Ribagorçana rivers. Thestudy of the archaeological materials was based on an integrated approach that onsiders lithic resources as a part of an overall process of production; analyses have been made integrating different disciplines: provenance, technological and traceological analysis. Both local (1-10 km of distance) and exogenous (30-150 km) raw-materials have been identified, each one transformed and used on the basis of its technical proprieties and its accessibility. The traceological analysis evidenced the existence of diverse economic processes, both primary - associated to the main productive cycles - and secondary - scarcely structured, result of occasional or punctual activities. Our data contributed to the interpretation and the understanding of the analysed sites and of their functionality.
From the plains to the highest peaks: productive activities in three early Neolithic sites in the Central Pyrenees
Mazzucco, Niccolò;
2014-01-01
Abstract
The aim of this work is to advance a reconstruction of the productive activities that were carried out with the lithic tools recovered in three Early Neolithic sites (VI-V millennium calBC) located at different altitudes (1300-1800 m.a.s.l.) in the Central Spanish Pyrenees, between the Cinca and Noguera Ribagorçana rivers. Thestudy of the archaeological materials was based on an integrated approach that onsiders lithic resources as a part of an overall process of production; analyses have been made integrating different disciplines: provenance, technological and traceological analysis. Both local (1-10 km of distance) and exogenous (30-150 km) raw-materials have been identified, each one transformed and used on the basis of its technical proprieties and its accessibility. The traceological analysis evidenced the existence of diverse economic processes, both primary - associated to the main productive cycles - and secondary - scarcely structured, result of occasional or punctual activities. Our data contributed to the interpretation and the understanding of the analysed sites and of their functionality.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
