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From stone to tool: how raw materials influenced upper palaeolithic technology in southwestern Iberia (Vale Boi)
| dc.contributor.author | Belmiro, Joana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bicho, Nuno | |
| dc.contributor.author | Terradas, Xavier | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cascalheira, João | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-10T13:47:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-10T13:47:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Upper Palaeolithic (UP) of westernmost Europe was marked by technological and cultural transformations and abrupt climatic shifts. The Iberian Peninsula, particularly southwestern Iberia, served as a refugia and key eco-cultural niche, making it a key region for UP studies. Vale Boi, the only site in southwestern Iberia with a nearly complete UP sequence, provides critical insights into technological, economical and mobility patterns over time. This study examines lithic raw material procurement and technological organisation at Vale Boi, focusing on the differences between local and non-local cherts. We analysed chert assemblages from Gravettian, Proto-Solutrean, and Solutrean levels, integrating previously published techno-typological and raw material macroscopic and petrographic data. Our results indicate that non-local cherts were intensively reduced. The presence of varied techno-typological classes suggests that non-local cherts were not exclusively transported as finished tools, instead highlighting their role as versatile, transportable raw material volumes. Gravettian occupations exhibited greater reliance on non-local cherts, suggesting short-term occupations and higher mobility, while Proto-Solutrean and Solutrean occupations showed increased dependence on local materials, suggesting long-term occupations. These findings expand our understanding of UP technological adaptations in southwestern Iberia, emphasising the complex role of lithic resources in mobility, settlement, and social networks. | eng |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12520-025-02339-8 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1866-9565 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1866-9557 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27941 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Springer | |
| dc.relation | Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behavior | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Upper palaeolithic | |
| dc.subject | Lithic technology | |
| dc.subject | Hunter-gatherer mobility | |
| dc.subject | Chert procurement | |
| dc.subject | Iberian peninsula | |
| dc.title | From stone to tool: how raw materials influenced upper palaeolithic technology in southwestern Iberia (Vale Boi) | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
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| oaire.awardTitle | Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behavior | |
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| oaire.citation.issue | 11 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 220 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 17 | |
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| person.familyName | Belmiro | |
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| person.familyName | Cascalheira | |
| person.givenName | Joana | |
| person.givenName | Nuno | |
| person.givenName | João | |
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| person.identifier.rid | B-8343-2014 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 55069924600 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
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