Subsistence Strategies in the Lower Magdalenian at El Cierro Cave (Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Subsistence Strategies in the Lower Magdalenian at El Cierro Cave (Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain)

Published:2024-05-16 Issue:1 Volume:7 Page:
ISSN:2520-8217
Container-title:Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Paleo Arch

Author:

Portero R.^ORCID,Cueto M.^ORCID,Elorza M.^ORCID,Marchán-Fernández A.^ORCID,Jordá Pardo J. F.^ORCID,Álvarez-Fernández E.^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractEl Cierro Cave (Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain) possesses one of the most complete Upper Palaeolithic stratigraphic sequences in northern Spain. Magdalenian occupations, particularly the lower Magdalenian, are well represented in its full sequence. This article presents the zooarchaeological analysis of the levels Cierro G1, Cierro G and Cierro F, dated by 14C to between 20,000 and 17,000 cal BP. The remains correspond to vertebrates (mainly large mammals and to a lesser extent fish and birds) and invertebrates (almost exclusively marine molluscs). The taphonomic analysis of the bones and shells has determined the role that the different animal resources played in the diet of the Magdalenian hunter-gatherers at El Cierro. The results obtained in each level of the sequence are compared and included in their regional context. This study also considers the way in which the Magdalenian groups at El Cierro processed the meat and fat of the different animal species and establishes the operational chain in the strategies of procurement, preparation and consumption of the prey.

Funder

Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología

Universidad de Salamanca

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41982-024-00179-x.pdf

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