Reconstructing formation processes at the Canary Islands indigenous site of Belmaco Cave (La Palma, Spain) through a multiproxy geoarchaeological approach

E Fernández‐Palacios, M Jambrina‐Enríquez… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The indigenous populations of La Palma (Canary Islands), who arrived on the island from
Northwest Africa ca. 2000 years BP, were predominantly pastoralists. Yet, many aspects of …

[HTML][HTML] Formation, morphology and interpretation of darkened faecal spherulites

MG Canti, C Nicosia - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Faecal spherulites are a common indicator of dung in archaeological deposits and most of
the basic processes of their formation and taphonomy have been explained. However, a …

Prehistoric herding facilities: site formation processes and archaeological dynamics in Cova Gran de Santa Linya (Southeastern Prepyrenees, Iberia)

AP Díaz, J Martínez-Moreno, A Benito-Calvo… - Journal of archaeological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Prehistoric pen accumulations in rockshelters and caves are indicators of the history of
pastoralism beginning in the Neolithic period. This paper characterises the stabling …

Faecal spherulites

MG Canti, JÉ Brochier - Archaeological soil and sediment …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Faecal spherulites are distinctive microscopic crystalline calcium carbonate features found
in animal dung. They are frequently preserved in areas of alkaline sediment or in situations …

Beginnings, settlement and consolidation of the production economy in the Basque region

J Fernández-Eraso, JA Mujika-Alustiza… - Quaternary …, 2015 - Elsevier
The introduction of the Neolithic cultural and economic practices in the Basque region has
been traditionally understood as a late process, in parallel to the achievement of the …

Management of residues and natural resources at San Cristóbal rock-shelter: Contribution to the characterisation of chalcolithic agropastoral groups in the Iberian …

A Polo-Diaz, MA Eguíluz, M Ruiz, S Pérez… - Quaternary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Use of the space and settlement patterns at the deposit of San Cristóbal are characterised.
Anthropogenic activities at the site are revealed through an interdisciplinar approach based …

Pen management and livestock activities based on phytoliths, dung spherulites, and minerals from Cova Gran de Santa Linya (Southeastern pre-Pyrenees)

A Burguet-Coca, A Polo-Díaz… - Archaeological and …, 2020 - Springer
The archaeological evidence from Cova Gran de Santa Linya suggests that during the Late
Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, the site was used as a livestock enclosure where the …

Pastores trashumantes del Neolítico Antiguo en un entorno de alta montaña: secuencia crono-cultural de la Cova de Els Trocs (San Feliú de Veri, Huesca)

M Rojo-Guerra, L Peña-Chocarro, JI Royo… - 2013 - digital.csic.es
[ES] Este trabajo presenta los resultados preliminares obtenidos en la excavación de la
Cova de Els Trocs, desarrollada dentro del proyecto de investigación" Los caminos del …

Pastores trashumantes del Neolítico antiguo en un entorno de alta montaña: secuencia crono-cultural de la Cova de Els Trocs (San Feliú de Veri, Huesca)

GMÁ Rojo, CL Peña, GJI Royo, RC Tejedor, GML Iñigo… - BSAA ARTE, 2013 - arpi.unipi.it
Este trabajo presenta los resultados preliminares obtenidos en la excavación de la Cova de
Els Trocs, desarrollada dentro del proyecto de investigación" Los caminos del Neolítico". La …

ATR-FTIR to distinguish Holocene fumier facies. A perspective from bone diagenesis at El Mirador cave (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

H Del Valle, I Cáceres, C Tornero… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Long and complex sequences of intentional organic rich sediments accumulation known as
fumiers can often be found in many caves and rock shelters used for herding activities since …