First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)

This study examines a Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic ivory object (Véraza facies) found at the Bòbila Madurell settlement (Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain). The main objective was to date the object and determine the provenance of the raw material. The radiocarbon analysis places it in the sec...

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Autores: Morillo León, José Miguel, Pitarch Martí, África, Albizuri, Silvia, López-Cachero, F. Javier, 1972-, Martín Martínez, Almudena, Mozota, Millán, Moyà Solà, Salvador, Nadal Lorenzo, Jordi
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Comerç
Edat del bronze
Ivories
Commerce
Bronze age
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spelling First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)Morillo León, José MiguelPitarch Martí, ÁfricaAlbizuri, SilviaLópez-Cachero, F. Javier, 1972-Martín Martínez, AlmudenaMozota, MillánMoyà Solà, SalvadorNadal Lorenzo, JordiVorisComerçEdat del bronzeIvoriesCommerceBronze ageThis study examines a Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic ivory object (Véraza facies) found at the Bòbila Madurell settlement (Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain). The main objective was to date the object and determine the provenance of the raw material. The radiocarbon analysis places it in the second quarter of the 3rd millennium BC. FTIR analysis identified it as hippopotamus ivory, marking the first and currently the oldest discovery in north-eastern Iberia. While most Iberian ivory is attributed to Asian or African proboscideans, hippopotamus ivory is known in southern Iberia during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age, reflecting emerging trade networks from the Near East and Africa. Though the object is fractured, the archaeological context, together with morphological and residue analyses, suggests a possible use in textile work.Elsevier2026202620252026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion8 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/226504Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105375Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2025, vol. 67, num.November 2025, p. 105375https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105375cc-by (c) Morillo León, José Miguel et al., 2025http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2265042026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)
title First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)
spellingShingle First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)
Morillo León, José Miguel
Voris
Comerç
Edat del bronze
Ivories
Commerce
Bronze age
title_short First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)
title_full First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)
title_fullStr First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)
title_full_unstemmed First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)
title_sort First evidence of hippopotamus ivory exchange networks in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: The object of Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Morillo León, José Miguel
Pitarch Martí, África
Albizuri, Silvia
López-Cachero, F. Javier, 1972-
Martín Martínez, Almudena
Mozota, Millán
Moyà Solà, Salvador
Nadal Lorenzo, Jordi
author Morillo León, José Miguel
author_facet Morillo León, José Miguel
Pitarch Martí, África
Albizuri, Silvia
López-Cachero, F. Javier, 1972-
Martín Martínez, Almudena
Mozota, Millán
Moyà Solà, Salvador
Nadal Lorenzo, Jordi
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author2 Pitarch Martí, África
Albizuri, Silvia
López-Cachero, F. Javier, 1972-
Martín Martínez, Almudena
Mozota, Millán
Moyà Solà, Salvador
Nadal Lorenzo, Jordi
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author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Voris
Comerç
Edat del bronze
Ivories
Commerce
Bronze age
topic Voris
Comerç
Edat del bronze
Ivories
Commerce
Bronze age
description This study examines a Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic ivory object (Véraza facies) found at the Bòbila Madurell settlement (Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain). The main objective was to date the object and determine the provenance of the raw material. The radiocarbon analysis places it in the second quarter of the 3rd millennium BC. FTIR analysis identified it as hippopotamus ivory, marking the first and currently the oldest discovery in north-eastern Iberia. While most Iberian ivory is attributed to Asian or African proboscideans, hippopotamus ivory is known in southern Iberia during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age, reflecting emerging trade networks from the Near East and Africa. Though the object is fractured, the archaeological context, together with morphological and residue analyses, suggests a possible use in textile work.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105375
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2025, vol. 67, num.November 2025, p. 105375
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105375
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