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Bone technology in the Badegoulian and Magdalenian of Parpalló (Valencia, Spain): A diachronic vision

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This paper analyses the Badegoulian and Magdalenian bone industries from a technological perspective. Following the Refitting by default method, we analyse the different product categories (waste products, blanks, roughouts, and objects) to identify technical traditions in both periods and compare them with each other and with other studied sites. The identification of three Operational Schemes of transformation (Fracturing sensu lato, Extraction and Segmentation) arises important information in this sense. This study will enable us to explore different questions: 1- the relationship between hunted fauna for butchering and technical purposes, 2- the existence of planning for manufacturing tools, 3- the presence or absence of a standardised industry, and 4- the link between typology and raw material choice. Finally, it helps to identify possible stratigraphic alterations similar to those that occur during old excavations by observing how the technical pieces are distributed in the stratigraphy.

Source: Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103679

Author: María Borao

Institution: Universitat de València

Language: English

Topic: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,130