Hunting and fishing weapons, land and marine resources, technology and ways of life in the Neolithic sites of the Strait of Gibraltar region
This chapter presents the interdisciplinary study (involving research on prehistoric archaeology, terrestrial fauna and marine fauna by the Universities of Cádiz, Córdoba, Cantabria and CSIC-Barcelona) of hunting and fishing implements from various periods of prehistory in the region around the Stra...
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| Tipo de documento: | outro |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositório: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/387858 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/387858 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Gibraltar Strait region Hunter-gatherers Neolithic societies Microliths Marine resources Hunting Fishing |
| Resumo: | This chapter presents the interdisciplinary study (involving research on prehistoric archaeology, terrestrial fauna and marine fauna by the Universities of Cádiz, Córdoba, Cantabria and CSIC-Barcelona) of hunting and fishing implements from various periods of prehistory in the region around the Strait of Gibraltar, including along both European and North African shores. Recently excavated Neolithic sites include Benzú Cave (Ceuta) in North Africa, Campo de Hockey (San Fernando, Cádiz), La Esparragosa (Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz) and SET Parralejos (Vejer de la Frontera, Cádiz), on the Spanish coast. Using carbon dating, these sites have been dated to the 6th-4th millennium BC. The economies of these sites were largely agriculture based, but the hunting and fishing instruments are of special interest owing to proximity of the coast. This study investigates a wide range of issues, from the archaeobotanical, terrestrial and marine fauna records to lithic technology and functionality studies. Together with hunting, the exploitation of marine resources (fish and shellfish) was important for people’s diet in this Atlantic–Mediterranean region. |
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