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http://hdl.handle.net/10261/161860

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10.1007/s12520-018-0603-0

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Lost in the mountains? The Cova del Sardo and the Neolithisation of the Southern Central Pyrenees (fifth-third mill. cal BC)

Abstract

In this paper, we present the results of the analysis of the Cova del Sardo flaked stone assemblage, a rock shelter located at 1.790 m a.s.l. in the Central Pyrenees. An integrated analysis of the lithic record, from a petrological, technological, and functional point of view, has been realised. The daily life activities carried out at the site have been reconstructed and a diachronic reading of the data has been finalised. An interpretation in terms of territorial and economic organisation of the prehistoric group is advanced. A mixed farming economy is suggested, even if herding and pasture exploitation could have locally played an important role. The analysis of lithic raw materials indicates that the groups followed a south-north mobility, as most of exploited cherts are from southern sources (Ebro valley and pre-Pyrenean ranges). Finally, the Cova del Sardo is discussed within a broader framework, taking into account the Neolithisation process of the Southern Central Pyrenees. This research is part of the project ‘Modelización de los espacios prehistóricos de montaña. Un SIG del patrimonio arqueológico y los territorios pastoriles (HAR2015-66780-P)’ funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Regional Development Fund and directed by E. Gassiot. We would like to thank the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, all the members of the GAAM “Grup d’Arqueologia de l’Alta Muntanya” (UAB-CSIC) and all the people involved in our research. In addition, we would like to thank the LitoCAT (IMF-CSIC) for their precious help with raw material analysis and classification.

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