RT Journal Article
T1 Recycling in abundance: Re-use and recycling processes in the Lower and Middle Paleolithic contexts of the central Iberian peninsula
A1 Baena Preysler, Javier
A1 Ortiz Nieto-Marquez, Irene
A1 Torres Navas, Concepción
A1 Bárez Cueto, Sergio
AB The central region of the Iberian Peninsula is dominated by Mesozoic and Palaeogene sedimentary deposits in which geochemical processes have provided a wide range of siliceous outcrops. In this context, raw material has been exploited since the Middle Pleistocene, notably at Acheulian and Mousterian sites.Several fieldwork projects have been embarked upon in the last 20 years with a view to studying the human occupation of this area. As a result, several archaeological sites have been found. Of these sites, Canaveral, Berrocales and Ahijones have provided a signi ~ ficant amount of lithic evidence, which is currently being studied.In this paper, we present a conceptual discussion of the terms used to understand production levels inside the assemblage, as well as an insight into the reuse and recycling processes detected in the workshop/quarrying sites, that could be considered as evidence for raw material abundance. This approach takes into account a diachronical analysis of the Chaines operatoires in Acheulian, and particularly Mousterian sites. As a preliminary hypothesis, the presence of recycling or reuse in these areas of abundance could be due to social or economic reasons. The changes that occurred during the Lower and Middle Paleolithic introduce important developments in social participation in the flint knapping activities and strategies that could contribute towards explaining its presence.
PB Elsevier
SN 1040-6182
YR 2015
FD 2015-03-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109484
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109484
LA eng
NO Preysler, J. B., Nieto-Márquez, I. O., Navas, C. T., & Cueto, S. B. (2015). Recycling in abundance: Re-use and recycling processes in the Lower and Middle Paleolithic contexts of the central Iberian Peninsula. Quaternary International, 361, 142-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2014.07.007
NO This study was carried out as part of Research Projects 1664/00/2007, ‘Study and documentation of Pleistocene Archaeological sites in Madrilenian Community: watersheds of Manzanares and Jarama's basins' from the Dirección General de Patrimonio de la Comunidad de Madrid, Project HAR2010 “Algo más que bifaces: hacia la definición técnica y tecnológica de los conjuntos líticos del Pleistoceno de la región de Madrid” and Project HAR2013-48784-C3-3-P “¿Cómo, quíen y dónde?: variabilidad de comportamientos en la captación y transformación de los recursos líticos dentro de grupos neandertales” both financed by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad . We would also like to thank the Compensation Board (Junta de Compensación de Cañaveral), Arquex SL archaeological company, and the Cañaveral Archaeological team. We want to acknowledge Inmaculada Rus, Dr. Nick Debenham, and Dr. Alfredo Pérez-González for their strong support to the project.
NO Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025