Análisis tecno-morfológico y funcional de instrumentos líticos tallados de La Atalaya (Muñopepe, Ávila): una primera aproximación a la industria lítica del Neolítico en la Sierra de Gredos

The results of the techno-morphological and traceological or use-wear analysis carried out on a Neolithic collection of knapped stone objects from the prehistoric site of La Atalaya (Muñopepe, Avila) are presented. This study is the first morphological and functional characterization of the lithic industries of the earliest farming groups in the Amblés Valley, on the northern slopes of Sierra de Gredos mountain range. The determination of the functionality of the lithic assemblage has shed some light on the economic activities of the Neolithic groups. While hunting is well documented, agricultural practices are of lesser importance.