Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula
New excavations carried out at Cova de les Malladetes confirm and improve previous information on the archaeological sequence of this site. A total of 29 new dates allow to specify the chronology of the Aurignacian (levels XIVA-XII) and Gravettian (levels XI-VII). Furthermore, concerning the results...
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
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| Palabra clave: | Paleolític superior Mediterrània (Regió) Upper Paleolithic period Mediterranean Region |
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| author | Villaverde Bonilla, Valentín |
| author2 | Sanchís, Alfred Badal, Ernestina Bel, Miguel Ángel Bergadà i Zapata, M. Mercè Eixea, Aleix Guillem, Pere M. Martínez-Alfaro, Álvaro Martínez-Valle, Rafael Martínez-Varea, Carmen M. Real, Cristina Steier, Peter Wild, Eva M. |
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| author_browse | Badal, Ernestina Bel, Miguel Ángel Bergadà i Zapata, M. Mercè Eixea, Aleix Guillem, Pere M. Martínez-Alfaro, Álvaro Martínez-Valle, Rafael Martínez-Varea, Carmen M. Real, Cristina Sanchís, Alfred Steier, Peter Villaverde Bonilla, Valentín Wild, Eva M. |
| author_facet | Villaverde Bonilla, Valentín Sanchís, Alfred Badal, Ernestina Bel, Miguel Ángel Bergadà i Zapata, M. Mercè Eixea, Aleix Guillem, Pere M. Martínez-Alfaro, Álvaro Martínez-Valle, Rafael Martínez-Varea, Carmen M. Real, Cristina Steier, Peter Wild, Eva M. |
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| description | New excavations carried out at Cova de les Malladetes confirm and improve previous information on the archaeological sequence of this site. A total of 29 new dates allow to specify the chronology of the Aurignacian (levels XIVA-XII) and Gravettian (levels XI-VII). Furthermore, concerning the results obtained during the 1970 excavation, three new levels were identified: level XIVB, which represents a short temporal human occupation hiatus, and levels XV and XVI with some hearths and anthropic evidence, although the lithic material does not permit a cultural attribution. This paper presents data obtained from the analysis of archaeobotanical, micro and macrofaunal assemblages and lithic and osseous industry. Results are relevant concerning the paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental characterisation of the Early Upper Palaeolithic, as well as for assessing the human occupation patterns during the Gravettian and Aurignacian. Moreover, we evaluate the chronological implications of the basal levels (XIVB, XV and XVI), drawing attention to the absence of an important temporal gap between this phase and the start of the Early Upper Palaeolithic at the site. Finally, our new data extend the information provided by other sites in the Spanish Mediterranean region, allowing a more defined characterisation of the Early Upper Palaeolithic, especially regarding the Evolved Aurignacian chronology and its techno-typological structure, with the presence of Roc-de-Combe subtype Dufour bladelets. |
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| spelling | Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula Villaverde Bonilla, Valentín Sanchís, Alfred Badal, Ernestina Bel, Miguel Ángel Bergadà i Zapata, M. Mercè Eixea, Aleix Guillem, Pere M. Martínez-Alfaro, Álvaro Martínez-Valle, Rafael Martínez-Varea, Carmen M. Real, Cristina Steier, Peter Wild, Eva M. Paleolític superior Mediterrània (Regió) Upper Paleolithic period Mediterranean Region New excavations carried out at Cova de les Malladetes confirm and improve previous information on the archaeological sequence of this site. A total of 29 new dates allow to specify the chronology of the Aurignacian (levels XIVA-XII) and Gravettian (levels XI-VII). Furthermore, concerning the results obtained during the 1970 excavation, three new levels were identified: level XIVB, which represents a short temporal human occupation hiatus, and levels XV and XVI with some hearths and anthropic evidence, although the lithic material does not permit a cultural attribution. This paper presents data obtained from the analysis of archaeobotanical, micro and macrofaunal assemblages and lithic and osseous industry. Results are relevant concerning the paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental characterisation of the Early Upper Palaeolithic, as well as for assessing the human occupation patterns during the Gravettian and Aurignacian. Moreover, we evaluate the chronological implications of the basal levels (XIVB, XV and XVI), drawing attention to the absence of an important temporal gap between this phase and the start of the Early Upper Palaeolithic at the site. Finally, our new data extend the information provided by other sites in the Spanish Mediterranean region, allowing a more defined characterisation of the Early Upper Palaeolithic, especially regarding the Evolved Aurignacian chronology and its techno-typological structure, with the presence of Roc-de-Combe subtype Dufour bladelets. Springer https://hdl.handle.net/2445/184865 |
| spellingShingle | Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula Villaverde Bonilla, Valentín Paleolític superior Mediterrània (Regió) Upper Paleolithic period Mediterranean Region |
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| title | Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_full | Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_fullStr | Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_short | Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_sort | Cova de les Malladetes (Valencia, Spain). New insights about the Early Upper Palaeolithic in the Mediterranean Basin of the Iberian Peninsula |
| topic | Paleolític superior Mediterrània (Regió) Upper Paleolithic period Mediterranean Region |
| topic_facet | Paleolític superior Mediterrània (Regió) Upper Paleolithic period Mediterranean Region |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/184865 |