Despite recent advances in the identification of bipolar knapping, its role in many sites is not well known. We propose to assess the significance of this technique in the context of changes that occur in the Mesolithic. A lithic assemblage was recovered from unit SG at Font del Ros (Catalunya, Spain) in which pitted stones, cores and products arising from bipolar reduction (flakes, fragments and splintered pieces) were identified. This study indicates that the bipolar technique is fundamental in the settlement. These results are key to defining the organization of Holocene hunter-gatherer subsistence in northeast Iberia.
Core reduction provides insight into the technical actions involved in knapping sequences, one of the central elements in technological analysis. By examining reduction phases, cognitive and operational aspects of the management of lithic resources can be explored, and the technical behaviours of human groups reconstructed.This paper presents a technological and morphometric analysis of cores from the Magdalenian sequence of the Cova Gran de Santa Linya (SE Pyrenees), which ranges from 23 to 16 k cal BP. The knapping strategies suggest two types of lithic exploitation: one on nodules using semi-circumferential methods and the other on thick flakes using burin-core methods. Five knapping modalities were identified through the study of reduction sequences and the analysis of technical attributes, which highlights the technical diversity of lithic production systems.The data collected are supported by statistical analysis and reveal significant differences at the diachronic level and among the lithic assemblages. This study aims to suggest a reference model with which to characterise Magdalenian cores in technological terms. This model can broaden our understanding of the diversity of technical behaviours that appear from the beginning of LGM-b to the end of MIS 2 in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula.
Al llarg de l'article es presenten els materials lítics recuperats en el jaciment de Forat de Conqueta. Aquestos suports lítics foren tallats i dipositats a la cavitat, en part, probablement, com a elements relacionats amb ofrenes funeràries diverses. S'ha pogut definir una sèrie de materials lítics que inclouen puntes de projectil així com làmines i laminetes i diversos tipus de retocats, i també una sèrie de suports amb estigmes i morfologies que relacionem amb l'obtenció i encesa de foc que hem agrupat sota la denominació de «suports de foc». Paraules clau: industria lítica; tecnologia; tipologia; macrolític; Forat de Conqueta. Resumen. Estudio de los materiales líticos de Forat de Conqueta (Santa Linya. Lleida) A lo largo del artículo se presentan los materiales líticos recuperados en el yacimiento de Forat de Conqueta. Estos soportes líticos fueron tallados y depositados en la cavidad, en parte, probablemente, como elementos relacionados con ofrendas funerarias. Dentro del conjunto se han documentado puntas de proyectil, laminas y laminitas y varios tipos de retocados, así como una serie de objetos líticos con estigmas y morfologías que se relacionan con el encendido de fuego dentro de la cavidad que han sido denominados «soportes de fuego».
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