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- Was fire use a cultural trait of the Gravettian? New micro-archaeological data from Fuente del Salín cave (Val de San Vicente, Cantabria)Publication . Alzate-Casallas, Guillermo Alfonso; Miguel Angel Sánchez-Carro; Barbieri, Alvise; Manuel R. González-MoralesMicro-archaeological data from sites located in central and eastern Europe show that, in comparison with other Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers, Gravettian foragers used fire more intensively and for a wider range of purposes. At these sites, this shift in pyrotechnology overlaps with the onset of periglacial conditions. Gravettian occupations of non-periglacial regions have been poorly investigated with micro-archaeological methods, and it remains to be further demonstrated whether these foragers also made a similar intensive and multipurpose use of fire. To further investigate this topic, we studied the sequence preserved at the cave of Fuente del Salín, in Cantabria, where previous excavations unearthed potential fire residues of Gravettian age. Using micromorphology, µ-X-ray fluorescence, and Scanning Electron Microscopy we reconstructed multiple phases of human visits to the site. Our results show that, during the main Gravettian occupation, foragers made intensive use of fire, as indicated by abundant heated bones and seashells, charcoals, amorphous char, fat-derived char, and in situ remains of potential stacked open hearths as well as burnt grass beddings. The intensive burning, systematic reuse of combustion features, and multiple purposes of the fires at Fuente del Salín are comparable with Gravettian sites from central and eastern Europe, indicating that these fire-use behaviors probably do not reflect a regional adaptation to periglacial environments but a cultural trait of the Gravettian tradition across Europe.
- Avaliação qualidade do ar e conforto térmico em espaços ventilados comsistemas de jatos descendentesPublication . Mestre, Ricardo José Mendes; Conceição, EusébioNeste trabalho é feita a avaliação integral do conforto térmico e qualidade do ar de uma sala de informática virtual. Esta sala de informática foi criada tendo como base a câmara experimental existente no Campus de Gambelas da Universidade do Algarve. O estudo consiste numa simulação para o período do verão considerando uma temperatura ambiente exterior de 35ºC. Para as condições interiores foi considerada uma temperatura média de 25ºC e uma humidade relativa média de 50%. A sala de informática terá uma ocupação de 6 pessoas, com uma taxa metabólica de 1 met e um vestuário de 0,5 clo. A climatização e renovação de ar será assegurada por um sistema de condutas de jatos descendentes composto por 6 difusores de insuflação e 6 difusores de extração. Para efetuar a avaliação do conforto térmico e qualidade do ar recorre-se a quatro ferramentas distintas de cálculo numérico: Modelo de dimensionamento do sistema de condutas, Modelo do comportamento térmico de edifícios, Modelo de simulação de escoamento no interior de espaços e o Modelo de simulação da resposta térmica do corpo humano. Estas ferramentas de cálculo numérico serão encadeadas de maneira obter os dados necessários para executar o cálculo do ADI (Air Distribution Index). De uma forma generalizada a geometria criada para a sala de informática obtém bons resultados ao conciliar a componente de conforto térmico e qualidade do ar, tendo como desvantagem o desconforto térmico local na zona da cabeça devido ao posicionamento dos difusores.
- Modelling drought classes time series for groundwater drought assessment and prediction in Algarve regionPublication . Moreira, Elsa; Neves, Maria C.Log-linear quasi-association models have been successfully applied to analyze and predict drought class transitions derived from standardized precipitation index (SPI) time series in Portugal. This kind of model proved to be suitable for fitting the SPI drought transitions and is considered a reliable tool for capturing the dynamics of drought severity changes since it models the probabilities associated with transitions in drought severity over specific time periods. In the context of groundwater drought monitoring, the standardized groundwater index (SGI) is used and is computed from groundwater levels available from the SNIRH piezometric network. The aim is to employ similar models to model the transitions between SGI drought classes and use them to analyze and predict transitions in groundwater drought classes one or two months in advance. The purpose is also to evaluate the effectiveness of these tools in predicting short-term transitions in groundwater drought. The findings contribute to improving water management practices and enhancing early warning systems to mitigate the impacts of drought in the Algarve, with potential applications in other parts of the world.