Yravedra, Jose ORCID: 0000-0002-4323-3379, Angel Mate-Gonzalez, Miguel, Courtenay, Lloyd A., Lopez-Cisneros, Pablo, Estaca-Gomez, Veronica, Aramendi, Julia, de Andres-Herrero, Maria, Linares-Matas, Gonzalo, Gonzalez Aguilera, Diego and Alvarez-Alonso, David ORCID: 0000-0002-5752-9007 (2019). Approaching raw material functionality in the Upper Magdalenian of Coimbre cave (Asturias, Spain) through geometric morphometrics. Quat. Int., 517. S. 97 - 107. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1873-4553

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Abstract

Coimbre cave (Periamellera Alta, Asturias) is an Upper Palaeolithic site in Northern Spain, spanning an occupation sequence from the Gravettian to the Magdalenian periods. The upper layers -layer I and II-, corresponding to the Upper Magdalenian, register the highest intensity of human activity. In this paper, we analyse raw material functionality at the site through the study of cut-marks found on bone remains. At Coimbre, we have documented mainly quartzite, followed by flint; other raw materials are found in very low frequencies. There are several types of local quartzite that appear mainly as flaking debitage and stone tools such as burins and scrappers. On the other hand, flint is mainly knapped to elaborate blades and bladelets, as well as specialised implements, such as different types of side scrappers. Retouched flakes on flint are relatively more abundant than those made on quartzite. In this paper we employ the use of photogrammetry, geometric morphometrics and statistics to analyse the cut-marks from the Upper Magdalenian assemblage of Coimbre cave. Our aim is to determine the lithic raw material preferentially used for carcass processing at the site.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Yravedra, JoseUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4323-3379UNSPECIFIED
Angel Mate-Gonzalez, MiguelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Courtenay, Lloyd A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lopez-Cisneros, PabloUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Estaca-Gomez, VeronicaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Aramendi, JuliaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
de Andres-Herrero, MariaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Linares-Matas, GonzaloUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gonzalez Aguilera, DiegoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Alvarez-Alonso, DavidUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-5752-9007UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-148054
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2019.01.008
Journal or Publication Title: Quat. Int.
Volume: 517
Page Range: S. 97 - 107
Date: 2019
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1873-4553
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
CUT-MARKS; QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS; BONE; STONE; EXPLOITATION; MICROSCOPY; CARCASS; FOSSIL; METALMultiple languages
Geography, Physical; Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14805

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