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Food and History, 2021

Food and cooking practices are fundamental to the existence of human communities, having a direct... more Food and cooking practices are fundamental to the existence of human communities, having a direct impact on the way that daily life is organized. At the beginning of the Holocene, the adoption of settled modes of life, the domestication of plants and animals, and the development of pottery, induced important changes in the ways that food was acquired, processed and consumed. The evaluation through archaeozoological analyses of animal management strategies and consumption patterns of a significant sample of Neolithic sites located in the western Mediterranean area (9th-6th millennia cal. BC), have shown a high degree of variability. In this article, the causes of the diversity facing foodways in early farming communities are evaluated, taking account of sociocultural dynamics, regional environmental conditions and animal availability. The integrated analysis of all these aspects contribute to our knowledge of foodways in a period of change, the Neolithic, when new productive processes based on animal husbandry allowed access to a wide range of new foodstuffs. The processing, preparation and consumption of these new foods changed diets significantly, directly influencing health, organization, and the demographic patterns of human populations.

Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (13es : 2016 : Banyoles). Tretzenes Jornades d’... more Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (13es : 2016 : Banyoles). Tretzenes Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona : Banyoles, 10 i 11 de juny de 2016

Les excavacions arqueologiques a la Cova del Sardo de Boi (anys 2006 a 2008) junt a un extens pro... more Les excavacions arqueologiques a la Cova del Sardo de Boi (anys 2006 a 2008) junt a un extens programa de prospeccio arqueologica al Parc Nacional d'Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici han permes documentar el proces de colonitzacio i poblament dels espais d'alta muntanya del nord-oest de Catalunya des de inicis de l'Holoce. La sequencia prehistorica de la Cova del Sardo cobreix practicament tres mil anys, entre el 5.500 i el 2.500 ca lANE. Junt amb d'altres jaciments documentats aporta indicis sobre les dinamiques del poblament neolitic en petits abrics i cavitats, que a partir del 3.000 calANE esdeve molt mes intens i extens i experimenta una profunda modificacio entorn el 2.400 calANE. Les dades paleoecologiques obtingudes a la zona completen la imatge d'aquestes primeres ocupacions humanes en aquest sector dels Pirineus

PLOS ONE, 2021

In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant chan... more In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropogenic land cover change influenced regional and global climate. However, the representation of past land use in earth system models is currently oversimplified. As a result, there are large uncertainties in the current understanding of the past and current state of the earth system. In order to improve representation of the variety and scale of impacts that past land use had on the earth system, a global effort is underway to aggregate and synthesize archaeological and historical evidence of land use systems. Here we present a simple, hierarchical classification of land use systems designed to be used with archaeological and historical data at a global scale and a schema of codes that identify land use practices common to a range of systems, both imp...

ArchéoSciences, 2017

his paper presents the results of the investigations carried out from 2009 to 2013 in the multi-p... more his paper presents the results of the investigations carried out from 2009 to 2013 in the multi-period archaeological site of La Dou (Sant Esteve d'en Bas, Girona, Catalonia). he authors expose the strategy applied to create the surveys and results of the excavations conducted to verify and date the detected features. he site was discovered in 2005 in a rescue excavation due to the building of a road, revealing a group of iring pits and other stratigraphic remains of a rare Neolithic, open-air settlement, dated from the 5 th millennium BC. In 2009, a team of archaeologists from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) created a project to expand the investigations to the cultivation ields surrounding the irst indings. A magnetic survey was used to locate new archaeological remains and delimit the possible extents of the site. he results revealed a complex magnetic map that included several groups of anomalies interpreted as possible archaeological remains in an area of circa 2.4 ha. he attention of the team was then focused on a possible ditch detected in the survey and that was partially excavated. he excavation results and the C14 analysis expanded the chronology of the site until the Bronze Age, revealing an uncommon settlement that is still the object of investigations. Résumé : Cet article présente les résultats de la recherche menée entre 2009 et 2013 sur le site archéologique multi-période de La Dou (Sant Esteve d'en Bas, Girona, Catalogne). Les auteurs exposent la stratégie d'exploration appliquée et les résultats des fouilles menées pour vériier et dater les structures détectées. Le site a été découvert en 2005 lors de fouilles préventives réalisées en raison de la construction d'une route. Elles ont révélé un groupe de structures de combustion et d'autres vestiges stratigraphiques d'un site Néolithique daté du 5 e millénaire avant notre ère. En 2009, une équipe d'archéologues de l'Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) a créé un projet visant à étendre la recherche aux champs entourant les premières structures découvertes. Une prospection magnétique a été réalisée ain de localiser de nouveaux vestiges archéologiques et de délimiter l'étendue du site. Les résultats ont révélé une carte magnétique complexe qui comprend plusieurs groupes d'anomalies interprétées comme de possibles vestiges archéologiques dispersés sur une étendue d'environ 2,4 ha hectares. L'attention de l'équipe a été portée sur une structure interprétée comme un possible fossé et partiellement fouillée. Les résultats des fouilles et des datations au carbone 14 ont permis d'élargir la chronologie du site à l'Âge du bronze et de révéler un établissement humain rare faisant toujours l'objet de recherches.

Quaternary International, 2017

Mountain sites are usually seen as sites connected to pastoral or transhumant activities. This pa... more Mountain sites are usually seen as sites connected to pastoral or transhumant activities. This paper proposes an alternative interpretation for Neolithic mountain sites found in the southern Pyrenean slopes. The archaeobotanical and archaeozoological record of highland and lowland sites from this region is compared in order to observe any differences in crop and animal husbandry. Available data indicate that mountain sites present a similar record to the one observed in the lowlands. Most sites show clear evidence of permanent activity, including agriculture, as well as other practices connected to medium-to long-term strategies like storage of plant products. We propose that more integrated analyses are needed in this and other regions to fully characterize mountain economy during the Neolithic, since no clear evidence of pastoralism or transhumance has been found.

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2017

Iberian Peninsula, Early Neolithic, husbandry practices, pig diet, stable carbon and nitrogen iso... more Iberian Peninsula, Early Neolithic, husbandry practices, pig diet, stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes The socio*economic relevance of domesticated animals during the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula is indisputable, yet we essentially know little about the way they were managed. Among domesticated animals, pig (Sus domesticus) was a common food source and previous studies have shown the potential of stable isotopes for assessing variability in pig diet in relation to husbandry practices. Nevertheless, this approach has never been applied to the earliest pigs in the Iberian Peninsula. We analyzed the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of pig bone collagen from several Early Neolithic sites in the NE Iberian Peninsula. While pig δ 13 C values were similar across different populations, there were significant differences in δ 15 N values between sites. These are attributed to different pig husbandry systems, which may reflect distinct social and spatial organization and interaction

The Holocene, 2017

In the early-Holocene, animal domestication processes entailed important changes to the subsisten... more In the early-Holocene, animal domestication processes entailed important changes to the subsistence strategies of Neolithic populations. Among the first domestic species, pigs played a key role as they soon came to be one of the main sources of meat. Several methodological approaches have been followed in archaeology to differentiate between wild and domestic forms in the faunal remains found at early Neolithic sites. Among these, biometry is essential. The biometric analysis applied to a significant sample of Sus domesticus and Sus scrofa remains from 53 sites in the Iberian Peninsula dated between 10,000 and 800 cal. BC reveals differential dynamics between the wild and domestic forms resulting from changes in the climate during that time and the increasingly systematic selective pressure of husbandry. Whereas the wild animals increased in size, the inverse tendency is documented in the domestic population, which gradually decreased in size after the early Neolithic. The point of greatest divergence is seen in the Bronze Age. Significant differences are also documented in different geographic areas, which corroborates the influence of climate on the physical characteristics of wild populations. The range of variability in each population also differs chronologically as it is relatively greater in the Neolithic, which may be connected with the existence of different ways of adopting and breeding domestic pig among the first Neolithic communities, some of which may have involved continuous cross-breeding between the two populations. The results are an initial point of reference for the classification of archaeological remains of prehistoric pig in the Iberian Peninsula, a key area for the study of the dynamics of neolithisation.

Los Lugares De La Historia 2013 Isbn 978 84 616 5755 1 Pags 711 728, 2013

Arqueologia Para El Siglo Xxi Actas De Las V Jornadas De Jovenes En Investigacion Arqueologica Santiago De Compostela Mayo De 2012 2013 Isbn 978 84 939295 8 9 Pags 29 34, 2013

Quaternary International, 2014

ABSTRACT The site of La Draga is located in the central part of the eastern shore of Lake Banyole... more ABSTRACT The site of La Draga is located in the central part of the eastern shore of Lake Banyoles, 172 m a.s.l. Archaeological work began in 1990. It is the only Early Neolithic lakeshore site in the western Mediterranean currently being excavated. Two different occupations have been documented within a timeline of 5430–4796 cal BC. An extent of about 800 m2 has been excavated out of the minimum surface area of 8000 m2. An added peculiarity is that different excavated sectors have distinct characteristics regarding their condition, due to the changing water levels of the lake in historic times: Sector A (328 m2) is the emerged land sector; Sectors B and D (132 m2 and 48 m2 respectively) are located in the perennial phreatic level; and Sector C (310 m2) is completely underwater. The analysis of more than 20,000 retrieved faunal remains evidences the exploitation of at least 51 different animal species (46 wild and 5 domestic). Comparative taphonomic analyses performed on assemblages in the terrestrial and phreatic sectors have focused on evaluating how the different conditions at the site influence the composition and characteristics of samples, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Emphasis is placed on the specific and anatomical variability documented in each sector, the proportions of mature and immature animal bone remains and on the animal carcass integrity. The estimation of the degree of historical representation of the faunal assemblages in each of the excavation sectors shows important differences between peat/anaerobic and dry/aerobic environments, documenting significant biases in sector A. These results demonstrate that the identification of taphonomic processes that operate at intrasite level and their effects are crucial data with important implications for the understanding of past social and economic dynamics.

Latin American Antiquity, 2021

Caracterizar las estrategias de movilidad de las sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras-pescadoras en ... more Caracterizar las estrategias de movilidad de las sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras-pescadoras en ambientes insulares y litorales es fundamental para comprender la interacción humano-ambiental en el pasado. Las prospecciones en el noreste de la isla Diego Portales, en el mar interior de Última Esperanza (Magallanes, Chile), han permitido documentar ocho yacimientos arqueológicos formados por uno o varios conchales. Todos ellos se hallan ubicados en áreas de la costa al resguardo del viento dominante y con fácil acceso mediante embarcación. Los trabajos arqueológicos en dos de estos yacimientos (Bahía Easter 1 y 2) indican una estrategia de subsistencia similar durante el Holoceno tardío final, basada en el aprovechamiento de la biodiversidad de este ambiente de ecotono, con más de una docena de recursos marinos y terrestres consumidos. Entre éstas destaca en abundancia el huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), probablemente cazado en el litoral continental. Teniendo en cuenta las dinámicas ...

Food & History, 2021

Food and cooking practices are fundamental to the existence of human communities, having a direct... more Food and cooking practices are fundamental to the existence of human communities, having a direct impact on the way that daily life is organized. At the beginning of the Holocene, the adoption of settled modes of life, the domestication of plants and animals, and the development of pottery, induced important changes in the ways that food was acquired, processed and consumed. The evaluation through archaeozoological analyses of animal management strategies and consumption patterns of a significant sample of Neolithic sites located in the western Mediterranean area (9th-6th millennia cal. BC), have shown a high degree of variability. In this article, the causes of the diversity facing foodways in early farming communities are evaluated, taking account of sociocultural dynamics, regional environmental conditions and animal availability. The integrated analysis of all these aspects contribute to our knowledge of foodways in a period of change, the Neolithic, when new productive processes based on animal husbandry allowed access to a wide range of new foodstuffs. The processing, preparation and consumption of these new foods changed diets significantly, directly influencing health, organization, and the demographic patterns of human populations.

Latin American Antiquity, 2021

Caracterizar las estrategias de movilidad de las sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras-pescadoras en ... more Caracterizar las estrategias de movilidad de las sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras-pescadoras en ambientes insulares y litorales es fundamental para comprender la interacción humano-ambiental en el pasado. Las prospecciones en el noreste de la isla Diego Portales, en el mar interior de Última Esperanza (Magallanes, Chile), han permitido documentar ocho yacimientos arqueológicos formados por uno o varios conchales. Todos ellos se hallan ubicados en áreas de la costa al resguardo del viento dominante y con fácil acceso mediante embarcación. Los trabajos arqueológicos en dos de estos yacimientos (Bahía Easter 1 y 2) indican una estrategia de subsistencia similar durante el Holoceno tardío final, basada en el aprovechamiento de la biodiversidad de este ambiente de ecotono, con más de una docena de recursos marinos y terrestres consumidos. Entre éstas destaca en abundancia el huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), probablemente cazado en el litoral continental. Teniendo en cuenta las dinámicas de poblamiento y movilidad propuestas desde la etnografía o la arqueología para otras áreas del archipiélago fuego-patagónico, los resultados permiten discutir la reocupación sucesiva de puntos estratégicos de la isla, particularmente en primavera-verano, cuando la encrucijada de caminos y recursos que representa el mar interior de Última Esperanza presentaba alicientes significativos para las comunidades canoeras.

Trabajos De Prehistoria, 2020

Husbandry practices have played an important role in the socioeconomic organization of mining soc... more Husbandry practices have played an important role in the socioeconomic organization of mining societies… This paper presents the results of a zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of the faunal remains recovered from Mine16 at Gava (Barcelona). Analyses of the faunal remains were used to determine the importance of livestock in subsistence practices, the origin of the faunal assemblage and the depositional dynamics of the faunal assemblage in the fill inside Mine16. The mining activities at Gava did not replace specialized subsistence production, but rather complemented it. The results suggest that the faunal remains found in the mines comprised production and consumption waste, providing new and complementary evidence of settlement activities associated with mining.

Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (12es : 2014 : Besalu). Actes XII Jornades Coma... more Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (12es : 2014 : Besalu). Actes XII Jornades Comarques Gironines Besalu 2014

Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (13es : 2016 : Banyoles). Tretzenes Jornades d’... more Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (13es : 2016 : Banyoles). Tretzenes Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona : Banyoles, 10 i 11 de juny de 2016

PlosOne, 2021

Morrison. K.D., Hammer, E., Boles, O., Madella, M., Whitehouse, M., Gaillard-Lemdahl, M.-J., Bate... more Morrison. K.D., Hammer, E., Boles, O., Madella, M., Whitehouse, M., Gaillard-Lemdahl, M.-J., Bates, J., Vander Linden, M., Merlo, S., Yao, A., Popova, L., Hill, A.C., et al. *** Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: a new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization. Accepted for PloSOne.

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

The socio-economic relevance of domesticated animals during the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Pe... more The socio-economic relevance of domesticated animals during the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula is indisputable, yet we essentially know little about the way they were managed. Among domesticated animals, pig (Sus domesticus) was a common food source and previous studies have shown the potential of stable isotopes for assessing variability in pig diet in relation to husbandry practices. Nevertheless, this approach has never been applied to the earliest pigs in the Iberian Peninsula. We analyzed the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of pig bone collagen from several Early Neolithic sites in the NE Iberian Peninsula. While pig δ13C values were similar across different populations, there were significant differences in δ15N values between sites. These are attributed to different pig husbandry systems, which may reflect distinct social and spatial organization and interaction with environmental conditions during the Early Neolithic in this region.

Food and History, 2021

Food and cooking practices are fundamental to the existence of human communities, having a direct... more Food and cooking practices are fundamental to the existence of human communities, having a direct impact on the way that daily life is organized. At the beginning of the Holocene, the adoption of settled modes of life, the domestication of plants and animals, and the development of pottery, induced important changes in the ways that food was acquired, processed and consumed. The evaluation through archaeozoological analyses of animal management strategies and consumption patterns of a significant sample of Neolithic sites located in the western Mediterranean area (9th-6th millennia cal. BC), have shown a high degree of variability. In this article, the causes of the diversity facing foodways in early farming communities are evaluated, taking account of sociocultural dynamics, regional environmental conditions and animal availability. The integrated analysis of all these aspects contribute to our knowledge of foodways in a period of change, the Neolithic, when new productive processes based on animal husbandry allowed access to a wide range of new foodstuffs. The processing, preparation and consumption of these new foods changed diets significantly, directly influencing health, organization, and the demographic patterns of human populations.

Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (13es : 2016 : Banyoles). Tretzenes Jornades d’... more Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (13es : 2016 : Banyoles). Tretzenes Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona : Banyoles, 10 i 11 de juny de 2016

Les excavacions arqueologiques a la Cova del Sardo de Boi (anys 2006 a 2008) junt a un extens pro... more Les excavacions arqueologiques a la Cova del Sardo de Boi (anys 2006 a 2008) junt a un extens programa de prospeccio arqueologica al Parc Nacional d'Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici han permes documentar el proces de colonitzacio i poblament dels espais d'alta muntanya del nord-oest de Catalunya des de inicis de l'Holoce. La sequencia prehistorica de la Cova del Sardo cobreix practicament tres mil anys, entre el 5.500 i el 2.500 ca lANE. Junt amb d'altres jaciments documentats aporta indicis sobre les dinamiques del poblament neolitic en petits abrics i cavitats, que a partir del 3.000 calANE esdeve molt mes intens i extens i experimenta una profunda modificacio entorn el 2.400 calANE. Les dades paleoecologiques obtingudes a la zona completen la imatge d'aquestes primeres ocupacions humanes en aquest sector dels Pirineus

PLOS ONE, 2021

In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant chan... more In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropogenic land cover change influenced regional and global climate. However, the representation of past land use in earth system models is currently oversimplified. As a result, there are large uncertainties in the current understanding of the past and current state of the earth system. In order to improve representation of the variety and scale of impacts that past land use had on the earth system, a global effort is underway to aggregate and synthesize archaeological and historical evidence of land use systems. Here we present a simple, hierarchical classification of land use systems designed to be used with archaeological and historical data at a global scale and a schema of codes that identify land use practices common to a range of systems, both imp...

ArchéoSciences, 2017

his paper presents the results of the investigations carried out from 2009 to 2013 in the multi-p... more his paper presents the results of the investigations carried out from 2009 to 2013 in the multi-period archaeological site of La Dou (Sant Esteve d'en Bas, Girona, Catalonia). he authors expose the strategy applied to create the surveys and results of the excavations conducted to verify and date the detected features. he site was discovered in 2005 in a rescue excavation due to the building of a road, revealing a group of iring pits and other stratigraphic remains of a rare Neolithic, open-air settlement, dated from the 5 th millennium BC. In 2009, a team of archaeologists from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) created a project to expand the investigations to the cultivation ields surrounding the irst indings. A magnetic survey was used to locate new archaeological remains and delimit the possible extents of the site. he results revealed a complex magnetic map that included several groups of anomalies interpreted as possible archaeological remains in an area of circa 2.4 ha. he attention of the team was then focused on a possible ditch detected in the survey and that was partially excavated. he excavation results and the C14 analysis expanded the chronology of the site until the Bronze Age, revealing an uncommon settlement that is still the object of investigations. Résumé : Cet article présente les résultats de la recherche menée entre 2009 et 2013 sur le site archéologique multi-période de La Dou (Sant Esteve d'en Bas, Girona, Catalogne). Les auteurs exposent la stratégie d'exploration appliquée et les résultats des fouilles menées pour vériier et dater les structures détectées. Le site a été découvert en 2005 lors de fouilles préventives réalisées en raison de la construction d'une route. Elles ont révélé un groupe de structures de combustion et d'autres vestiges stratigraphiques d'un site Néolithique daté du 5 e millénaire avant notre ère. En 2009, une équipe d'archéologues de l'Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) a créé un projet visant à étendre la recherche aux champs entourant les premières structures découvertes. Une prospection magnétique a été réalisée ain de localiser de nouveaux vestiges archéologiques et de délimiter l'étendue du site. Les résultats ont révélé une carte magnétique complexe qui comprend plusieurs groupes d'anomalies interprétées comme de possibles vestiges archéologiques dispersés sur une étendue d'environ 2,4 ha hectares. L'attention de l'équipe a été portée sur une structure interprétée comme un possible fossé et partiellement fouillée. Les résultats des fouilles et des datations au carbone 14 ont permis d'élargir la chronologie du site à l'Âge du bronze et de révéler un établissement humain rare faisant toujours l'objet de recherches.

Quaternary International, 2017

Mountain sites are usually seen as sites connected to pastoral or transhumant activities. This pa... more Mountain sites are usually seen as sites connected to pastoral or transhumant activities. This paper proposes an alternative interpretation for Neolithic mountain sites found in the southern Pyrenean slopes. The archaeobotanical and archaeozoological record of highland and lowland sites from this region is compared in order to observe any differences in crop and animal husbandry. Available data indicate that mountain sites present a similar record to the one observed in the lowlands. Most sites show clear evidence of permanent activity, including agriculture, as well as other practices connected to medium-to long-term strategies like storage of plant products. We propose that more integrated analyses are needed in this and other regions to fully characterize mountain economy during the Neolithic, since no clear evidence of pastoralism or transhumance has been found.

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2017

Iberian Peninsula, Early Neolithic, husbandry practices, pig diet, stable carbon and nitrogen iso... more Iberian Peninsula, Early Neolithic, husbandry practices, pig diet, stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes The socio*economic relevance of domesticated animals during the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula is indisputable, yet we essentially know little about the way they were managed. Among domesticated animals, pig (Sus domesticus) was a common food source and previous studies have shown the potential of stable isotopes for assessing variability in pig diet in relation to husbandry practices. Nevertheless, this approach has never been applied to the earliest pigs in the Iberian Peninsula. We analyzed the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of pig bone collagen from several Early Neolithic sites in the NE Iberian Peninsula. While pig δ 13 C values were similar across different populations, there were significant differences in δ 15 N values between sites. These are attributed to different pig husbandry systems, which may reflect distinct social and spatial organization and interaction

The Holocene, 2017

In the early-Holocene, animal domestication processes entailed important changes to the subsisten... more In the early-Holocene, animal domestication processes entailed important changes to the subsistence strategies of Neolithic populations. Among the first domestic species, pigs played a key role as they soon came to be one of the main sources of meat. Several methodological approaches have been followed in archaeology to differentiate between wild and domestic forms in the faunal remains found at early Neolithic sites. Among these, biometry is essential. The biometric analysis applied to a significant sample of Sus domesticus and Sus scrofa remains from 53 sites in the Iberian Peninsula dated between 10,000 and 800 cal. BC reveals differential dynamics between the wild and domestic forms resulting from changes in the climate during that time and the increasingly systematic selective pressure of husbandry. Whereas the wild animals increased in size, the inverse tendency is documented in the domestic population, which gradually decreased in size after the early Neolithic. The point of greatest divergence is seen in the Bronze Age. Significant differences are also documented in different geographic areas, which corroborates the influence of climate on the physical characteristics of wild populations. The range of variability in each population also differs chronologically as it is relatively greater in the Neolithic, which may be connected with the existence of different ways of adopting and breeding domestic pig among the first Neolithic communities, some of which may have involved continuous cross-breeding between the two populations. The results are an initial point of reference for the classification of archaeological remains of prehistoric pig in the Iberian Peninsula, a key area for the study of the dynamics of neolithisation.

Los Lugares De La Historia 2013 Isbn 978 84 616 5755 1 Pags 711 728, 2013

Arqueologia Para El Siglo Xxi Actas De Las V Jornadas De Jovenes En Investigacion Arqueologica Santiago De Compostela Mayo De 2012 2013 Isbn 978 84 939295 8 9 Pags 29 34, 2013

Quaternary International, 2014

ABSTRACT The site of La Draga is located in the central part of the eastern shore of Lake Banyole... more ABSTRACT The site of La Draga is located in the central part of the eastern shore of Lake Banyoles, 172 m a.s.l. Archaeological work began in 1990. It is the only Early Neolithic lakeshore site in the western Mediterranean currently being excavated. Two different occupations have been documented within a timeline of 5430–4796 cal BC. An extent of about 800 m2 has been excavated out of the minimum surface area of 8000 m2. An added peculiarity is that different excavated sectors have distinct characteristics regarding their condition, due to the changing water levels of the lake in historic times: Sector A (328 m2) is the emerged land sector; Sectors B and D (132 m2 and 48 m2 respectively) are located in the perennial phreatic level; and Sector C (310 m2) is completely underwater. The analysis of more than 20,000 retrieved faunal remains evidences the exploitation of at least 51 different animal species (46 wild and 5 domestic). Comparative taphonomic analyses performed on assemblages in the terrestrial and phreatic sectors have focused on evaluating how the different conditions at the site influence the composition and characteristics of samples, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Emphasis is placed on the specific and anatomical variability documented in each sector, the proportions of mature and immature animal bone remains and on the animal carcass integrity. The estimation of the degree of historical representation of the faunal assemblages in each of the excavation sectors shows important differences between peat/anaerobic and dry/aerobic environments, documenting significant biases in sector A. These results demonstrate that the identification of taphonomic processes that operate at intrasite level and their effects are crucial data with important implications for the understanding of past social and economic dynamics.

Latin American Antiquity, 2021

Caracterizar las estrategias de movilidad de las sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras-pescadoras en ... more Caracterizar las estrategias de movilidad de las sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras-pescadoras en ambientes insulares y litorales es fundamental para comprender la interacción humano-ambiental en el pasado. Las prospecciones en el noreste de la isla Diego Portales, en el mar interior de Última Esperanza (Magallanes, Chile), han permitido documentar ocho yacimientos arqueológicos formados por uno o varios conchales. Todos ellos se hallan ubicados en áreas de la costa al resguardo del viento dominante y con fácil acceso mediante embarcación. Los trabajos arqueológicos en dos de estos yacimientos (Bahía Easter 1 y 2) indican una estrategia de subsistencia similar durante el Holoceno tardío final, basada en el aprovechamiento de la biodiversidad de este ambiente de ecotono, con más de una docena de recursos marinos y terrestres consumidos. Entre éstas destaca en abundancia el huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), probablemente cazado en el litoral continental. Teniendo en cuenta las dinámicas ...

Food & History, 2021

Food and cooking practices are fundamental to the existence of human communities, having a direct... more Food and cooking practices are fundamental to the existence of human communities, having a direct impact on the way that daily life is organized. At the beginning of the Holocene, the adoption of settled modes of life, the domestication of plants and animals, and the development of pottery, induced important changes in the ways that food was acquired, processed and consumed. The evaluation through archaeozoological analyses of animal management strategies and consumption patterns of a significant sample of Neolithic sites located in the western Mediterranean area (9th-6th millennia cal. BC), have shown a high degree of variability. In this article, the causes of the diversity facing foodways in early farming communities are evaluated, taking account of sociocultural dynamics, regional environmental conditions and animal availability. The integrated analysis of all these aspects contribute to our knowledge of foodways in a period of change, the Neolithic, when new productive processes based on animal husbandry allowed access to a wide range of new foodstuffs. The processing, preparation and consumption of these new foods changed diets significantly, directly influencing health, organization, and the demographic patterns of human populations.

Latin American Antiquity, 2021

Caracterizar las estrategias de movilidad de las sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras-pescadoras en ... more Caracterizar las estrategias de movilidad de las sociedades cazadoras-recolectoras-pescadoras en ambientes insulares y litorales es fundamental para comprender la interacción humano-ambiental en el pasado. Las prospecciones en el noreste de la isla Diego Portales, en el mar interior de Última Esperanza (Magallanes, Chile), han permitido documentar ocho yacimientos arqueológicos formados por uno o varios conchales. Todos ellos se hallan ubicados en áreas de la costa al resguardo del viento dominante y con fácil acceso mediante embarcación. Los trabajos arqueológicos en dos de estos yacimientos (Bahía Easter 1 y 2) indican una estrategia de subsistencia similar durante el Holoceno tardío final, basada en el aprovechamiento de la biodiversidad de este ambiente de ecotono, con más de una docena de recursos marinos y terrestres consumidos. Entre éstas destaca en abundancia el huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), probablemente cazado en el litoral continental. Teniendo en cuenta las dinámicas de poblamiento y movilidad propuestas desde la etnografía o la arqueología para otras áreas del archipiélago fuego-patagónico, los resultados permiten discutir la reocupación sucesiva de puntos estratégicos de la isla, particularmente en primavera-verano, cuando la encrucijada de caminos y recursos que representa el mar interior de Última Esperanza presentaba alicientes significativos para las comunidades canoeras.

Trabajos De Prehistoria, 2020

Husbandry practices have played an important role in the socioeconomic organization of mining soc... more Husbandry practices have played an important role in the socioeconomic organization of mining societies… This paper presents the results of a zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of the faunal remains recovered from Mine16 at Gava (Barcelona). Analyses of the faunal remains were used to determine the importance of livestock in subsistence practices, the origin of the faunal assemblage and the depositional dynamics of the faunal assemblage in the fill inside Mine16. The mining activities at Gava did not replace specialized subsistence production, but rather complemented it. The results suggest that the faunal remains found in the mines comprised production and consumption waste, providing new and complementary evidence of settlement activities associated with mining.

Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (12es : 2014 : Besalu). Actes XII Jornades Coma... more Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (12es : 2014 : Besalu). Actes XII Jornades Comarques Gironines Besalu 2014

Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (13es : 2016 : Banyoles). Tretzenes Jornades d’... more Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona (13es : 2016 : Banyoles). Tretzenes Jornades d’Arqueologia de les Comarques de Girona : Banyoles, 10 i 11 de juny de 2016

PlosOne, 2021

Morrison. K.D., Hammer, E., Boles, O., Madella, M., Whitehouse, M., Gaillard-Lemdahl, M.-J., Bate... more Morrison. K.D., Hammer, E., Boles, O., Madella, M., Whitehouse, M., Gaillard-Lemdahl, M.-J., Bates, J., Vander Linden, M., Merlo, S., Yao, A., Popova, L., Hill, A.C., et al. *** Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: a new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization. Accepted for PloSOne.

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

The socio-economic relevance of domesticated animals during the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Pe... more The socio-economic relevance of domesticated animals during the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula is indisputable, yet we essentially know little about the way they were managed. Among domesticated animals, pig (Sus domesticus) was a common food source and previous studies have shown the potential of stable isotopes for assessing variability in pig diet in relation to husbandry practices. Nevertheless, this approach has never been applied to the earliest pigs in the Iberian Peninsula. We analyzed the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of pig bone collagen from several Early Neolithic sites in the NE Iberian Peninsula. While pig δ13C values were similar across different populations, there were significant differences in δ15N values between sites. These are attributed to different pig husbandry systems, which may reflect distinct social and spatial organization and interaction with environmental conditions during the Early Neolithic in this region.