Late Palaeolithic economy in eastern Spain
This study defines concepts of prehistoric economy and uses them as a means of understanding the integration of sites. The environmental setting is shown through a discussion of the available evidence for environmental change, and the detailed chronology is shown using Radiocarbon dates and dated stratigraphic sequences of artefact typology. The work is based on faunal analysis for ParpalloÌ, Les Mallaetes and other sites near-the Valencian-coast, which were used during one or more periods between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago, and on the excavation and analysis of the Cueva del NinÌo, Albacete province. The faunal analysis shows that the pattern of exploitation of the different species in the faunal community at ParpalloÌ and Les Mallaetes changes through time, but that over comparable periods the changes are different at the two sites, despite the similarity of the environments from which the resources were drawn. These changes are interpreted in terms of changes in the use of sites within an annual territory, and further evidence of the range of activities practised by groups in this area is shown by the site of VolcaÌn. The excavation of the Cueva del NinÌo, on the edge of the inland, upland plains,
Davidson, I.
Late Palaeolithic economy in eastern Spain. This study defines concepts of prehistoric economy and uses them as a means of understanding the integration of sites. The environmental setting is shown through a discussion of the available evidence for environmental change, and the detailed chronology is shown using Radiocarbon dates and dated stratigraphic sequences of artefact typology. The work is based on faunal analysis for ParpalloÌ, Les Mallaetes and other sites near-the Valencian-coast, which were used during one or more periods between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago, and on the excavation and analysis of the Cueva del NinÌo, Albacete province. The faunal analysis shows that the pattern of exploitation of the different species in the faunal community at ParpalloÌ and Les Mallaetes changes through time, but that over comparable periods the changes are different at the two sites, despite the similarity of the environments from which the resources were drawn. These changes are interpreted in terms of changes in the use of sites within an annual territory, and further evidence of the range of activities practised by groups in this area is shown by the site of VolcaÌn. The excavation of the Cueva del NinÌo, on the edge of the inland, upland plains,
late palaeolithic economy eastern spain study defines concept prehistoric economy use mean integration site environmental set show discussion available_evidence environmental_change detailed chronology show use_radiocarbon date date stratigraphic_sequence artefact typology work base faunal_analysis sit near the coast use period excavation analysis province faunal_analysis show pattern exploitation different specie faunal community change_time comparable period change different two_site despite similarity environment resource drawn change interpret term change use site within annual territory evidence range activity practise group area show site excavation edge inland upland plain