María Oliva Rodríguez ArizaUniversity of Jaén | UJAEN · University Research Institute for Iberian Archaeology
María Oliva Rodríguez Ariza
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The magnificent preservation of the archaeological site of Castellon Alto permitted reconstruction of the urbanism of this settlement and the life of its inhabitants. In addition to the necessary conservation, two interventions have been carried out with the principal objective of facilitating access, visiting, and the understanding of the site by...
We present a novel approach to study the sustainability of ancient Mediterranean agriculture that combines the measurement of carbon isotope discrimination (Delta(13)C) and nitrogen isotope composition (delta(15)N) along with the assessment of quality traits in fossil cereal grains. Charred grains of naked wheat and barley were recovered in Los Cas...
The remains of Olea europaea in archaeological contexts in the southern Iberian Peninsula have been found in the Epipalaeolithic levels of Cueva de Nerja
(10860±160 b.p.). The abundant appearance of charcoal and some seed remains from the Copper Age (3rd millennium b.c.) in the coastal zones of the southeast indicate that this species formed part o...
This study presents the analysis of carbon isotope discrimination (A) in cereal and faba bean seeds from archaeological sites as a rapid method of evaluating the occurrence or otherwise of ancient irrigation in the Mediterranean basin. Further, application to the south-eastern Iberian Peninsula, one of the regions of the western Mediterranean basin...
From the anthracological study of considerable quantities of charcoal recovered from the excavation of the settlement at Los Castillejos de Montefrío, a synthesis was made of the vegetation dynamics during Recent Prehistory of the area, from the middle of the sixth millennium bc to the beginning of the second millennium bc. The vegetation dynamics...
The anthracological study of six sites in the north of province of Granada (Spain) has uncovered vegetation for the Copper Age formed by a dense oak grove belonging to the association Rhamno-Quercetum cocciferae. In the Bronze Age, the intensification of agriculture caused changes in the vegetation, reflected in the anthracological diagrams by the...
The first phase of our anthracological study of Old Ronda has been devoted to learning how prehistoric and protohistoric people used their environs and how the uses changed. Vegetal catchment sites have revealed substantial carbon remains of firewood, construction materials, and various burnt objects. These preliminary results, together with others...
In this study, a sample of 16 burial chambers (rectangular, square and two circular shapes), situated in the Iberian necropolis of the ancient Tutugi has been characterized metrically and geometrically, as well as in terms of noteworthy astronomical orientation. Furthermore, information compiled from the excavation records of Cabre and Motos (1920)...
RESUMEN A partir del estudio antracológico de cuatro yacimientos arqueológicos se realiza una sínte-sis de la dinámica vegetal durante el I milenio a.n.e. en el Sur de la Península Ibérica. Se observa una parecida coincidencia de cambio en el medio ambiente y de transformación socio-cultural y económica. Este cambio está producido por la acción ant...
Se presentan estudios antracol?gicos de yacimientos de la pen?nsula Ib?rica con el objetivo de conocer la flora durante el Solutrense y, a partir de ella, las condiciones termoclim?ticas y ombroclim?ticas. Con los datos publicados e in?ditos se demuestra que los refugios de las especies m?s c?lidas est?n al sur del paralelo 40? N. La flora identifi...
This paper focuses on the recent research carried out at the Argaric site of Cerro de San Cristóbal, a small
settlement situated in the Vega de Granada. From an habitational point of view, this site stands out as a
culturally hybrid context in which different pottery vessels typologically characteristic of the Chalcolithic and
Argaric periods coexi...
Magnetic exploration applied to Archaeology has some specific characteristics that affect the operability and work methodology. In this article an assessment is made of the existing conditions and their influence on the design of the exploration (e.g. treatment of superficial remains, distances between stations) and the study of optimum positions o...
Anthracological techniques have been used to study and evaluate the remains at three sites from the Copper Age and two from the Bronze Age, all situated in the Vera Basin, one of the most arid areas in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. The results indicate that the vegetation during the third millennium B.C. was dominated by shrub communities...
Here the results from the excavation of Tumulus 20 of the Iberian Necropolis of Tútugi are presented. This tumulus was robbed in 1916, but the materials were recovered and published by Cabré and Motos in 1920. Among the artefacts was the Dama de Galera (Lady of Galera). The excavation has uncovered a structural complex with two phases of constructi...
The analysis of charcoal remains from several archaeologicals sites of the southeastern Iber- ian Peninsula have been studied by multivariate analysis. The results indicate that there are two importants groups of sites. Theses two main groups are divided by the termomediterranean and mesomediterranean bioclimatic levels. Each main group is composed...
Resumen: La II Campaña de excavación realizada en la Parcela C de Marroquíes Bajos ha puesto al descubierto un nuevo tramo del Foso 0, con lo cual parece definirse un área más o menos circular de 68 m. de diámetro aproximado, quedando todo su perímetro comprendido en la Parcela C. Este hecho supone una oportunidad única de poder conocer en su total...
Se analizan los carbones recuperados en 68 estructuras de combustión de la necrópolis de incineración de Cruz del Negro. Los resultados obtenidos se han sometido a varios análisis cluster para intentar descubrir, en primer lugar, si la aparición de las distintas especies esta condicionada por factores postdeposicionales y, en segundo, si la aparici...
Resumen: El yacimiento argárico de Castellón Alto fue res-taurado y abierto al público en 1989. Desde entonces el paso del tiempo y la erosión habían actuado fuertemente, por lo que se hacía necesaria una nueva actuación. Los trabajos rea-lizados en 2001 han consistido en la excavación puntual de diversas zonas insertas en el área visitable, el arr...
Resumen: Los trabajos desarrollados en la Necrópolis ibérica de Tútugi han consistido en la realización de una nueva cartografía, base para la localización y ubicación de los túmulos y estructuras existentes, y en la finalización de los trabajos de excavación de los túmulos intervenidos en el año 2000. La documentación obtenida de abre nuevas vías...
ABSTRACT- The occupation evidence shown by the cave El Toro, is that of a unique stockbreeding community in the Andalusia region. The calibrated dates for this occupation period go from the second quarter of the sixth millennium up to the second millennium BC. There is also evidence of occasional occupation throughout later millennia up to the Hisp...
A new grave with partly mummified bodies was discovered during fieldwork to prepare the argaric site of Castellón Alto for public visits. Timber slabs and a dry stone wall seal the artificial cave preserving the interior. The human bones belong to one adult and one infant, both with preserved hair and skin fragments. The grave goods comprise severa...
Resumen: Los datos científicos obtenidos en las distintas cam-panas de excavación del Castellón Alto han permitido realizar la reconstrucción de una cabaña y dos sepulturas. Esta actuación se ha basado en los datos arqueológicos y etnobotánicos obtenidos del registro del Castellón Alto y se han utilizado los mismos materiales y técnicas utilizadas...
El yacimiento se localiza en el término municipal de Huéscar, ocupando una superficie dispersa a lo largo de las terrazas flu-viales ubicadas en las márgenes de los ríos de Huéscar y la caña-da de Fuencaliente. Se establecen tres zonas diferenciadas de dispersión de materiales cerámicos y restos constructivos, visi-bles en superficie. La zona A (Fi...
Resumen: La investigación arqueológica realizada en el Con-junto de Los Baños de La Malahá ha proporcionado un importan-te registro arqueológico que confirman que el lugar ha sido habi-tado desde comienzos del I milenio a.n.e. hasta la actualidad casi sin interrupción. No obstante, por materiales de superficie la ocu-pación del lugar se puede remon...
Resumen: La excavación de urgencia se realizó por las obras de acondicionamiento de la carretera CC-330 en el tramo Huéscar-Puebla de Don Fadrique. El yacimiento se localiza en el paraje cono-cido como Fuencaliente, al este de la laguna existente. Los restos arqueológicos se extendían por una amplia zona por lo que se distin-guieron dos zonas de ex...