Contribution of landscape analysis to the characterisation of Palaeolithic sites: A case study from El Horno Cave (northern Spain)
- Fano, M.Á 8
- García-Moreno, A 45
- Chauvin, A. 6
- Clemente-Conte, I 2
- Costamagno, S. 7
- Elorrieta-Baigorri, I. 3
- Pascual, N.E. 8
- Tarriño, A. 1
- 1 Centro Nacional de la Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), Paseo Sierra Atapuerca, 3, Burgos, Spain
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Institución Mila y Fontanals
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Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Lejona, España
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Universidad de Cantabria
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- 5 MONREPOS Archaeological Research Center and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution, RGZM Schloss Neuwied, Neuwied, Germany
- 6 Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria (MUPAC), C/ Ruiz de Alda, 19, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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Université de Toulouse
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Université de Toulouse
Tolosa, Francia
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Universidad de La Rioja
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ISSN: 1040-6182
Year of publication: 2016
Volume: 412
Pages: 82-98
Type: Article
More publications in: Quaternary International
Abstract
The role played by the Magdalenian site of El Horno in the context of the Asón river basin (northern Spain) is considered in relation to its location and the physical characteristics of the surrounding area. This information has been integrated with data from the archaeological study. Special attention has been paid to the lithic tools and mammal remains recovered in the excavation as these played a particularly significant role at the site. The results suggest that the cave was occupied on a relatively stable basis although the situation changed in the course of the sequence. Level 1 reflects an occupation linked to the acquisition of meat and animal skins, worked mainly in a fresh state. The use of the site represented by Level 2 may have been more stable and complex, as this level displays greater functional diversity. Tasks involving hard animal material have been documented, as well as dry hide or leather processing. In addition, lithic reduction seems to have been more intense in Level 2. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA