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Technology, use-wear and raw material sourcing analysis of a c. 7500 cal BP lithic assemblage from Cabeco da Amoreira shellmidden (Muge, Portugal)

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dc.contributor.authorPaixão, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorMarreiros, Joao
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Telmo
dc.contributor.authorGibaja Bao, Juan
dc.contributor.authorCascalheira, João
dc.contributor.authorBicho, Nuno
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T10:52:53Z
dc.date.available2020-07-24T10:52:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-02
dc.description.abstractThe onset of the Holocene is marked by new human ecological adaptations that are associated with the origins of the Mesolithic in the Atlantic Iberia coast. During the Mesolithic, shellmidden deposits become one of the most relevant and interesting prehistoric archeological contexts, interpreted has the result of intensive human ecological exploitation, and marked by new settlement and mobility patterns, and subsistence strategies. Based on techno-typological patterns and artifact density, each Muge shellmidden has been traditionally linked to a single and specific functionality, possibly reflecting the presence of different stylistic/ethnic groups in the territory. Therefore, characterizing settlement, mobility, site function, and technological patterns in each shellmidden is fundamental to understand the archeological record and answer major questions related to human ecological behavior during the onset of the new Holocene climatic setting. This paper presents new data on the Mesolithic from the Tagus valley, using the case study of the lithic assemblage from layer 2 of Cabeco da Amoreira shellmidden. From our interpretation, by combining lithic raw material characterization and sourcing, techno-typological and use-wear analysis, this study aims to represent an important step on understanding resource exploitation, technological systems and site function, in order to address intra and inter-site variability. In what concerns lithic raw materials, they can be found in the Pleistocene gravels that compose the upper section of the Cenozoic deposits of the River Tagus, including those underneath the site. Nevertheless, the geochemical results suggest that the chert used has correspondence with local, regional, and exogenous areas. In sum, by characterizing the Cabeco da Amoreira shellmidden lithic assemblage, results and data aim to contribute to the discussion and new interpretations on shellmiddens' function and settlement occupation patterns during the Mesolithic.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12520-018-0621-y
dc.identifier.issn1866-9557
dc.identifier.issn1866-9565
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14419
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg
dc.relationThe last hunter-gatherers of Muge (Portugal): the origins of social complexity
dc.subjectCalibration
dc.subjectTransition
dc.titleTechnology, use-wear and raw material sourcing analysis of a c. 7500 cal BP lithic assemblage from Cabeco da Amoreira shellmidden (Muge, Portugal)
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oaire.awardTitleThe last hunter-gatherers of Muge (Portugal): the origins of social complexity
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oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage433
oaire.citation.titleArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences
oaire.citation.volume11
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