Marta Alcolea

• PhD
• Ramón y Cajal Researcher at University of Zaragoza

Desde el año 2013 venimos desarrollando diversas intervenciones arqueológicas en el yacimiento de Coves del Fem, en el macizo del Montsant (Tarragona, España). Se trata de un gran abrigo rocoso con una secuencia estratigráfica cuyas ocupaciones pueden adscribirse a distintos momentos comprendidos entre el Paleolítico superior final y el Calcolítico...

RESUMEN El yacimiento arqueológico de Las Peñetas de Manolo (Sena, Los Monegros, Huesca) alberga un cementerio tardoantiguo con tumbas realizadas en cista de piedra. Durante las excavaciones de los años 2016 y 2017 se produjo el hallazgo excep-cional, formando parte del ajuar de una de estas tumbas, de un objeto manufacturado en madera, preservado...

Reunión inicial de la red de investigación XYLONET (RED2022-134510-T) financiada en el marco de la convocatoria Redes de investigación 2022. Programa Estatal para impulsar la investigación científico-técnica y su transferencia –Redes Temáticas por la Agencia Estatal de Investigación y el Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. La importa...

La alimentación de las poblaciones animales es uno de los aspectos que mayor información puede aportar para el conocimiento de la socio-economía de las sociedades del pasado. El estudio de la dieta animal tiene especial interés en el caso de los animales domésticos, puesto que las prácticas ganaderas implican control humano sobre la dieta de los an...

COORDINACIÓN José S. Carrión EQUIPO EDITORIAL José S. Carrión, Manuel Munuera, Juan Ochando, Manuel Casas-Gallego Secretaria Técnica y Maquetación Maximiliano Gómez Rodríguez, Santiago Fernández, Manuel Munuera Trabajo artístico y gráfico Gabriela Amorós, Victoria Sánchez-Giner, Ariadna Amorós, Manuel Munuera, Manuel Fernández-Díaz, Pedro Pablo...

COORDINACIÓN José S. Carrión EQUIPO EDITORIAL José S. Carrión, Juan Ochando, Manuel Munuera, Manuel Casas-Gallego, Gabriela Amorós Secretaria Técnica y Maquetación Maximiliano Gómez Rodríguez, Santiago Fernández, Manuel Munuera Trabajo artístico Gabriela Amorós, Victoria Sánchez-Giner, Ariadna Amorós, Manuel Munuera, Manuel Fernández-Díaz, Pedro...

This study focuses on the analysis of wood charcoal from Cova del Vidre (Roquetes, Tarragona, Spain). This cave, located at an altitude of 1000 m a.s.l., is a key site for understanding the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in a mountainous region of north-eastern Iberia so far unexplored by archaeobotany. The anthracological study i...

In many societies, livelihood strategies are based on a combination of economic strategies, including natural resources such as trees for wood, leaves, and fruits. Archeological wood charcoals are residues of human activity related to fire. They provide evidence of fuelwood and, in some contexts, timber, handcraft activities, and fruit production....

The main aim of this paper is to evaluate the potential of cave and rock-shelter sites for palaeoecological and archaeobotanical research. Climate conditions in the Mediterranean region and the depositional and post-depositional dynamics involved in the formation processes of open-air sites cause, in many cases, poor conservation of archaeobotanica...

The role of the adoption of farming economies in the transformation of mid-Holocene landscapes in Northeast Iberia is under discussion given that the Neolithization coincides with the cold climatic phase dated ca. 7500–7000 cal BP. The main aim of this paper is to assess whether human activities or climate were the main driver of vegetation changes...

This work focuses on the reconstruction of fuelwood procurement during the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the southern central Pre-Pyrenees (Spain). The study combines wood charcoal identification with the application of dendro-anthracological approaches in the archaeological sequence of Esplugón (9.4–6.8 kyr cal BP) (Sabiñanigo, Huesca). Scots...

Videoposter presented to VI Jornadas de Investigación del Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales de Aragón (IUCA) (17-18 september 2020) University of Zaragoza. Online Event. Awarded with the first prize. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhWSpb0QpGc&feature=youtu.be

Either for food or as raw material, plants were probably the most important resource for past hunter-gatherer communities in the temperate regions of the planet. For this reason, if we want to know the economic and social organization of past societies, there is an urgent need to understand their relationship with plants. On the other hand, despite...

This paper reviews the past distribution of Aleppo pine woodlands in the Ebro Basin, Northeastern Iberia, from the Mesolithic to Modern times based on wood charcoal data. The aim is to detail the chronological timing and the drivers explaining the long-term presence of Aleppo pine woodlands and associated thermophilous flora. The available charcoal...

In this work we present a new radiocarbon date from Alonso Norte (Alcañiz, Teruel) archaeological deposit. The obtained result is more consistent with the archaeological assemblage recovered than the only radiocarbon date available so far, which was obtained little time after the excavation in 1984. In addition, a new analysis of decorated pottery...

Desiccated objects made out of wood and plant fibres are exceptional archaeological finds in Europe, due to prevailing climatic conditions. The use of wood and plant fibres as raw materials in the past is not well-known due to the scarce availability of archaeological finds, especially in comparison with other non-perishable materials (lithic, pott...

Vegetation reconstruction associated to Holocene fluvial tufa build-ups of the Iberian Range): Fluvial tufa build-ups located in the Queiles, Val and Las Parras del Martín river valleys (Iberian Range, NE Iberia), are investigated following radiocarbon dating, palynological and anthracological analyses. The studied tufa deposits have been framed wi...

This work presents the first results from the Aguilón P5 (Zaragoza) cave site on the northern slope of the Iberian System (NE Iberia). The fieldwork carried out since 2010 on several archaeological layers containing remnants of human occupations has revealed lithic remains, processed faunal bones and charred plant remains from combustion events. Du...

We present a very intriguing set of finds coming from Tragaluz Norte, one of the most inaccessible rock shelters in the Vero canyon, which runs north to south through the Sierra de Guara, in the Huesca province (north-east Spain). There, a skeleton from a 9-years-old child with his toy wooden bow as well as other elements (pieces of wood, fabric an...

Les montagnes sont souvent perçues comme des espaces peu et tardivement peuplés, en marge des grands axes d’échanges. Cependant, les recherches récentes ne cessent de faire reculer dans le temps et augmenter en altitude les plus anciennes traces de présence humaine en milieu montagnard. De nombreuses études environnementales et archéologiques ont p...

Among the supposed functionalities of certain bird bones, with transformations that enable them to produce sounds, appeared at Upper Paleolithic archeological context in Europe, the function as a hunting call has been mentioned. This hypothesis was suggested early on and then reinforced by the study of J. Allain (1950) about a bone tube decorated...

We studied the fire record and its environmental consequences during the Holocene in the Central Ebro Basin. This region is very sensitive to environmental changes due to its semiarid conditions, lithological features and a continuous human presence during the past 6000 years. The study area is a 6 m buried sequence of polycyclic soils developed ap...

Abstract Environmental fluctuations during the Holocene caused important landscape changes in the Central Ebro Basin, which is a very sensitive region due to its semiarid climate, lithology, and continuous human presence. Severe erosion processes hinder palaeoenvironmental and archaeological record preservation. Infills of ephemeral stream valleys...

This paper summarises our knowledge of Mesolithic space management - which concerns the choice of the living place itself and the recognisable dwelling structures - in the Middle Ebro Basin, where more than fifteen accurately dated Mesolithic sites have been found and excavated in the last several decades.In the last forty years, the Ebro Basin has...

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Flat-bottomed valleys formed by Holocene fills are the most characteristic landforms in the center of the Ebro basin. This paper analyzes, within a regional framework, a small fluvial basin located in the north of the Alcubierre Range. Three Holocene morphosedimentary units (H1-H3) and a sub-functional level (H4) are identified. These units are rep...

This paper presents the results of the archaeobotanical analyses of Parque Darwin (Madrid) dated to the 9 th millennium BP (10200-9400 BP Cal). The anthracological study allowed the identification of at least 7 woody taxa, among which the genus Juniperus sp. stands out. The carpological study reveals the consumption of 9 taxa, among which remains...

Cueva de Chaves is a particularly important archaeological site for the Early Neolithic of the northeast Iberian Peninsula. This study focuses on the archaeobotanical analysis of wood charcoals and charred fruits from two Neolithic levels dated from 5678 ± 50 to 5073 ± 107 cal BC. Charcoal analysis reveals the exploitation of firewood resources in...

Wood charcoal analysis carried out at Espantalobos (Quicena, Huesca) provides key data on the research of past vegetation and woodland exploitation by late Mesolithic groups in the middle Ebro Valley. Radiocarbon dates place the occupations between 8975-8547 cal BP and 8321-8046 cal BP, the last one related to the well-known 8.2 cal BP event. Its l...

We have reproduced the most complete Gravettian aerophone recovered at the site of Isturitz (Saint Martin d'Arberoue, France) in order to evaluate its musical performance and check their manufacturing process with the alterations recorded in the lithic tools used. Reproducimos el más completo aerófono gravetiense recuperado en el yacimiento de Ist...

In order to evaluate the musical performance of the most complete Gravettian aerophone recovered at the site of Isturitz, two experimental replicas were reproduced from the ulna of a griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), each with a different way of elaborating their holes (boring and scraping). The operational chain that involves their manufacture is a s...

Fluvial tufa located in the Queiles and Val river valleys (Moncayo Natural Park, Iberian Range, NE Iberia), are investigated following morphostratigraphic descriptions, radiocarbon dating and palynological and anthracological analyses. The studied tufa deposits have been chronologically framed within the Early-Mid Holocene (ca. 9500 to 4000 cal yr...

The results of the wood charcoal analysis of plant macroremains contained in the walls of the Juslibol (Zaragoza) medieval castle built in Islamic period (tenth century) are presented. Analyzed samples have been recovered in fallen walls. The approach to archaeobotanical record occurs from two perspectives. On the one hand, from a palaeoecological...

Resumen: Se presentan los resultados del estudio antracológico de los macrorrestos vegetales contenidos en la muralla del castillo medieval de Juslibol (Zaragoza) construido en época islámica (s. x). Las muestras analizadas han sido recogidas en los paramentos caídos. La aproximación al registro arqueobotánico se produce desde una doble perspectiva...

This work provides new data concerning plant use in prehistoric times at northeast of Spain. We present preliminary results from three Mesolithic settlements: Ángel I (Ladruñán, Teruel), Esplugón (Sabiñánigo, Huesca) and Espantalobos (Quicena, Huesca). The study includes anthracological sequences from Pre-Pyrenees, Ebro Depression, and Iberian Rang...

El gran abrigo de El Esplugón, también conocido como la Esplunga, está situado en la margen derecha del río Guarga a tan solo 500 m del Molino de Billobas, en término municipal de Sabiñánigo (Huesca). Se trata de un abrigo profundo abierto en un farallón rocoso de areniscas y conglomerados, a una altitud de 800 msnm. El valle del río Guarga, afluen...

En este trabajo se presentan los resultados preliminares del estudio antracológico del abrigo del Esplugón (Billobas-Sabiñánigo, Huesca). Los carbones de madera son los restos vegetales que más frecuentemente aparecen en el registro arqueológico. Como subproducto de la actividad humana, no sólo nos aportan información acerca de la vegetación presen...

The cave P5 is situated in the Pezon Hill, few kilometers north of the village of Aguilón (Zaragoza). Since 2010 the cave has been excavated. Four short excavation campaigns have affected only the top of the stratigraphic sequence. The excavation has confirmed the presence of lithic artefacts (points, scrapers, notches, serrated tools) with animal...

Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit dem experimentellen Nachbau des am besten erhaltenen Aerophones von Isturitz. Es wurde mit Hilfe von reproduzierten prähistorischen Steingeräten (Klingen, Abschläge, Stichel und Bohrer) aus einem Knochen eines Gänsegeiers (Gyps fulvus) hergestellt. An der Nachbildung des Aerophons und den verwendeten Werkzeugen wurde...

The Upper basin of the Vero River –locally known as Tierra Bucho, for the abundance of boxwoods- forms a small, open valley surrounded by mountains up to 1500 m in the central area of the Pre-Pyrenean ranges, in the province of Huesca. During the Late Neolithic and the Chalco-lithic/Early Bronze Age the human occupation was dense and stable, as sho...

Evaluamos en este estudio las posibilidades organológicas y el rendimiento musical del aerófono gravetiense más completo recuperado en el yacimiento de Isturitz, a partir de dos réplicas del original realizadas en ulnas de buitre leonado (Gyps fulvus). Estas réplicas, obtenidas mediante una cadena operativa de acciones muy simples, nos permiten dar...

Se presentan los resultados definitivos del estudio antracológico del yacimiento de Forcas II (Graus, Huesca). La secuencia se compone de diferentes momentos de ocupación comprendidos entre el 8700 y 6700 BP. Las condiciones climáticas favorables del Óptimo Climático holoceno dan lugar a espacios forestados que son aprovechados por los grupos mesol...

This paper presents the results of the first archaeological campaign in Espantalobos, a new Mesolithic site in the Ebro Basin. The site is a dismantled sandstone rock-shelter that shows two different human occupations. The most recent archaeological layer (level c) is related to the Geometric Mesolithic: its lithic industry is based on laminar elem...

Tufa deposits have proved to be excellent palaeobotanical archives. Commonly, some facies include charcoal remains and detailed leaf imprints constituting extraordinary proxies to develop biogeographic and biostratigraphic aspects (Ollivier et al., 2010; Dabkowski, 2014). By contrast, palynology applied to tufa settings has been poorly developed as...

The Upper Arba de Biel constitutes a small valley in north-eastern Spain where a detailed study of five archaeological sites (Peña-14, Legunova/Rambla, Valcervera and Paco-Pons) has been performed, defining the recurrent prehistoric occupation from the Late Magdalenian until the Chalcolithic. The aim of this study focuses on exploring the main driv...

Holocene tufa deposits of Queiles river in Vozmediano (Soria Province, Iberian Range)): Quaternary fluvial tufa buildings are often associated with warm and humid phases and are commonly used as climate indicators. Queiles Holocene tufa deposits (5.8-4 ka BP) pollen, which appear to be excellent palaeobotanical archives. Pollen and anthracological...

This paper presents the results of the first archaeological campaign in Espantalobos, a new Mesolithic site in the Ebro Basin. Located next to the city of Huesca, it helps to improve our knowledge on the prehistoric occupation of plains, non-mountainous areas, which in the central Ebro Basin have suffered a deep transformation in historic times due...

El desarrollo de edificios tobáceos de origen fluvial se asocia a menudo con las fases cálidas y húmedas durante el Cuaternario y son utilizados comúnmente como indicadores climáticos. Los depósitos de toba del río Queiles (5,8-4 ka BP) están formados principalmente por oncoides de tamaño variable y lentejones de marga con restos de carbón vegetal...

Laraux La Güelga Meiendorf Badlhöhle Salzofenhöhle 2 2 3 3 20 3 2 Perforated pipes considerated/identified as flutes in Upper Palaeolithic sites of Europe. Except Divje Babe I (Middle). Ulna Proximal end Distal end Back view Side view Width mx.: 31,1 mm. Width mn.: 18,8 mm. Weight: 40,27 gr. Length: 341 mm.

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