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La cueva de Coímbre (Peñamellera Alta, Asturias). Ocupaciones humanas en el valle del Cares durante el Paleolítico superior
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"La cueva de Coímbre (Peñamellera Alta, Asturias). Ocupaciones humanas en el valle del Cares durante el Paleolítico superior"
David Álvarez-Alonso y José Yravedra Sainz de los Terreros (directores científicos)
... Corchón-Rodríguez, 2017a, 2017bÁ lvarez-Alonso and Yravedra, 2017;Rasilla et al., 2011;García- Diez et al., 2015;Menéndez, 2016;Lasheras, 2017; López-Quintana, 2011González-Sainz and Ruiz-Idarraga, 2010; Ríos-Garaizar et al., 2013; Garate-Maidagan and Ríos-Garaizar, 2012; Berganza and Arribas, 2014;Zapata, 2017; Iriarte-Chiapusso and Arrizabalaga, 2015;Peñalver et al., 2017;Altuna et al., 2011). ...
North Iberia is a key region for studying prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies in Europe. The Special Issue brings together studies on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic in this northern fringe of the Iberian Peninsula, but also contributions referring to adjacent or surrounding areas. Research in North Iberia began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and has been especially marked by historical-cultural archaeology, while feeling the influence of the processual approach since the 1960s. The last synthesis on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic in the region was published 15 years ago; since then a large volume of information has been generated and new avenues of research have been opened up. The 12 contributions to this issue reflect the recent outlook of research in the region, with specific studies on geoarchaeology, lithic industry, fauna, mortuary sites and cave art. This Special Issue also includes interdisciplinary studies of sites that have been the subject of fieldwork since the 1980s or 90s, and the reappraisal, through new fieldwork, of archaeological sequences excavated before that time.
... Corchón-Rodríguez, 2017a, 2017bÁ lvarez-Alonso and Yravedra, 2017;Rasilla et al., 2011;García- Diez et al., 2015;Menéndez, 2016;Lasheras, 2017; López-Quintana, 2011González-Sainz and Ruiz-Idarraga, 2010; Ríos-Garaizar et al., 2013; Garate-Maidagan and Ríos-Garaizar, 2012; Berganza and Arribas, 2014;Zapata, 2017; Iriarte-Chiapusso and Arrizabalaga, 2015;Peñalver et al., 2017;Altuna et al., 2011). ...
North Iberia is a key region for studying prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies in Europe. The Special Issue brings together studies on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic in this northern fringe of the Iberian Peninsula, but also contributions referring to adjacent or surrounding areas. Research in North Iberia began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and has been especially marked by historical-cultural archaeology, while feeling the influence of the processual approach since the 1960s. The last synthesis on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic in the region was published 15 years ago; since then a large volume of information has been generated and new avenues of research have been opened up. The 12 contributions to this issue reflect the recent outlook of research in the region, with specific studies on geoarchaeology, lithic industry, fauna, mortuary sites and cave art. This Special Issue also includes interdisciplinary studies of sites that have been the subject of fieldwork since the 1980s or 90s, and the reappraisal, through new fieldwork, of archaeological sequences excavated before that time.
... In Galicia, the first site with industries attributed to this period has been documented in Valvadara 1 ( Vaquero et al., 2009). In Asturias, excavations have been carried out at such sites as El Olivo ( Álvarez- Alonso et al., 2014), Coímbre B (Álvarez-Alonso and Yravedra-Saenz de los Terreros, 2017), and Arangas ( Cueto et al., 2015). In Cantabria, research has been undertaken in two of the caves in the archaeological complex of La Garma (La Garma A and La Garma-Lower Gallery) ( Arias et al., 2005;Cueto et al., 2016) and in El Mirón ( Straus et al., 2015) and new excavations have been conducted in the caves of Altamira, Cualventi, El Linar and Las Aguas, known since the late nineteenth century (Lasheras, 2016;Lasheras et al., 2012). ...
... The archaeological site was scientifically discovered in 1971, after the identification of a series of Magdalenian-style engravings on their walls Gil, 1972, 1974); however, despite the richness of the archaeological deposits at Coímbre, no archaeological excavations were undertaken there until 2008 ( Álvarez-Alonso et al., 2009Álvarez-Alonso et al., , 2011Álvarez-Alonso et al., , 2013aÁlvarez-Alonso et al., , 2013b. Between 2008 and2013, archaeological works have developed on the 'Zone B' of the site (Álvarez-Alonso and Yravedra, 2017a). ...
Taphonomic studies have experienced a considerable development in the Cantabrian region during the last few years. These studies have demonstrated that Magdalenian hunter-gatherers had a significant role in the formation of the bone assemblages documented at archaeological sites. Nonetheless, the question of how these communities exploited animal resources has not been analysed in sufficient detail. In this paper, we explore how the Magdalenian communities that inhabited Coímbre Cave (Asturias, Northern Spain), exploited hunted resources. Our aim is to determine whether or not there were any specific behavioral trends in terms of disarticulation patterns and bone defleshing. In our analysis, we put forward a new methodology which would let researchers assess the nature of meat consumption strategies. Lastly, we demonstrate that Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer communities at Coímbre show a considerable degree of animal processing systematization.
The archaeological site of Les Pedroses Cave and its parietal art have been studied and reappraised during the last three years. The cave was excavated in 1956 but the materials obtained remained unpublished. The information has been updated and the results have been correlated with the current excavation, allowing us allowed to contextualize much of the material from the 1956 excavations. The current excavations have determined sources of supply of flint and some of the marine and terrestrial food resources. This research has established an occupation sequence with Solutrean, Magdalenian and Mesolithic levels. These cultural horizons are found in nearby caves and are currently under investigation: Lloseta, Tito Bustillo, Cova Rosa or Cierru.
The archaeological investigations carried out in the last twenty years in the Lower Valley of the River Güeña (Asturias, central part of northern Spain) have documented different prehistoric sites, particularly with Middle and Upper Palaeolithic occupations. This paper presents the results of the archaeological excavation carried out in the cave of La Cuevona de Avín. From the systematic study of the biotic and abiotic remains, a total of three occupation phases (Phases 1 to 3) have been determined, dated in the Late Pleistocene. The lithic studies indicate the use of local raw materials (mainly quartzite), but also regional ones (different types of flint) in the whole sequence. Retouched implements are typologically representative only during the Upper Magdalenian (Phase II) and use-wear analysis indicates the manufacture and use of artefacts in situ during this phase. Archaeozoological studies reveal continuity in subsistence strategies throughout the sequence, noting specialization in red deer hunting during the Azilian (Phase I), and more diversified prey in the older phases.
Palaeolithic representations can be approached from different perspectives. Studying the creative processes, we can glimpse the decisions that the Palaeolithic artists made and the actions they carried out to materialize an idea. Additionally, the combined study of both graphic and functional actions performed on an object provides a comprehensive approach and understanding of the evidence: in the first place, it allows us to hypothesize about the presence or absence of symbolic purpose of the representations; secondly, it makes the potential choice of eliminating such symbolism discernible for us. The monographic study of a Magdalenian pebble from Coímbre Cave (Asturias, Spain) engraved between 15,680 and 14,230 cal. BP shows that a mistake was made during the engraving process; subsequently an attempt was made to eliminate the representations, and finally the pebble was used as a hammerstone. This paper provides argumentation to reconstruct a complex biography of an object of Palaeolithic portable art, discussing intentional loss of symbolic value of both the decoration and the object and the latter's reuse (as raw material) for an economic or domestic purpose.
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