Chronostratigraphy in karst records from the Epipaleolithic to the Mid/Early Neolithic (c. 13.0–6.0 cal ka BP) in the Catalan Coastal Ranges of NE Iberia: environmental changes, sedimentary processes and human activity

Bergadà, M. Mercè; Cervelló, Josep M.; Edo, Manuel; Cebrià, Artur; Oms, F. Xavier; Martínez, Pablo; Antolín, Ferran; Morales, Juan Ignacio; Pedró, Mireia

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.09.008

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“…Geologic-erosive bias could explain for the drop on the inferred relative population densities during phase 2 if there were widespread sedimentary hiatuses in closed sites (i.e., caves and rock-shelter deposits) on the one hand, and the destruction or deep burial of open-air sites on the other. While such a hypothesis has been recently discussed for the regional subset of the Ebro valley 22 , it seems difficult to accept for the whole Iberian Peninsula, given that both cave and rock-shelter archaeological deposits were also subject to sedimentary hiatuses and stratigraphic discontinuities within phases 1 65 , and 3 66 , but no dramatic downturn is evident in the archaeological SPDs from these periods.…”

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Palaeodemographic modelling supports a population bottleneck during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition in Iberia

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Demographic change lies at the core of debates on genetic inheritance and resilience to climate change of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Here we analyze the radiocarbon record of Iberia to reconstruct long-term changes in population levels and test different models of demographic growth during the Last Glacial-Interglacial transition. Our best fitting demographic model is composed of three phases. First, we document a regime of exponential population increase during the Late Glacial warming period (c.16.6-12.9 kya). Second, we identify a phase of sustained population contraction and stagnation, beginning with the cold episode of the Younger Dryas and continuing through the first half of the Early Holocene (12.9-10.2 kya). Finally, we report a third phase of density-dependent logistic growth (10.2-8 kya), with rapid population increase followed by stabilization. Our results support a population bottleneck hypothesis during the Last Glacial-Interglacial transition, providing a demographic context to interpret major shifts of prehistoric genetic groups in south-west Europe.

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Palaeodemographic modelling supports a population bottleneck during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition in Iberia

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“…This is especially true of the depopulation hypothesis in southern Europe, regarding the precise areas where climate first improved and created optimal conditions for the expansion of easily-hunted woodland species and plants, which provided more food options (Fernandez López de Pablo et al 2019). The population at outdoor sites (Araújo 2003;Fernández López de Pablo et al 2011;Angevin 2012;Schwendler 2012;Dumarçay & Caron 2010;Peeters & Momber 2014;Canals et al 2014;Naudinot et al 2014;Sterling 2015;Vialou 2015;Jones 2016;Bergadà et al 2018), as well as the number of graphic representations with territorial impact (Bahn 1982;Conkey 1990;Mangado et al 2010;Gárate Maidagán et al 2015;Ruiz-Redondo 2016;Fuentes 2017;Man-Estier & Paillet 2019;Fuentes et al 2019), increased during the Magdalenian. Funerary sequences that, at some sites, reach the 8 th millennium BP should also be considered in this context (Gibaja et al 2012(Gibaja et al , 2015Fernández López de Pablo et al 2013;Grünberg 2016;Peyroteo 2016;Bicho et al 2016;Orschiedt 2018;Bueno Ramírez et al 2018;Domingo et al 2018;Sparacello et al 2018;Zagorska et al 2018).…”

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“…Funerary sequences that, at some sites, reach the 8 th millennium BP should also be considered in this context (Gibaja et al 2012(Gibaja et al , 2015Fernández López de Pablo et al 2013;Grünberg 2016;Peyroteo 2016;Bicho et al 2016;Orschiedt 2018;Bueno Ramírez et al 2018;Domingo et al 2018;Sparacello et al 2018;Zagorska et al 2018). Archaeological research supports these records' potential and extends our image of early Holocene hunter sites to cover the whole of Iberia (Bueno Ramírez et al 2007a, 2016bRodanés Vincente & Picazo Millán 2009;Arias et al 2009;Vidal & Prada 2010;Aubry et al 2010;Bicho et al 2010Bicho et al , 2011Cerrillo Cuenca & González Cordero 2011;Fernández López de Pablo et al 2011;Cacho et al 2012;Villaverde Bonilla et al 2012;Araújo 2013;Canals et al 2014;Monteiro-Rodrigues 2015;Gibaja et al 2015;Jackes & Lubell 2016;Terradas Gibaja et al 2016;Juan-Cabanilles & Martí 2017;Bergadà et al 2018;García-Puchol et al 2018;Hernanz et al 2018;Sousa et al 2018;Araújo et al 2019;Gameiro et al 2020, among others) (Fig. 1).…”

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The end of the Ice Age in southern Europe: Iberian images in the Palaeolithic to Post-Palaeolithic transition

Ramírez¹,

BEHRMANN²

2021

Comptes Rendus Palevol

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The documentation of Palaeolithic art in the open air, together with direct dates for parietal art and the study of territories marked by the last hunter groups in southern Europe, supports new interpretations of Palaeolithic art and its continuity in the early Holocene. We provide updated information about the graphic representations in that time of transition, grouped under the term Style V. We also reflect on the chronological framework of some themes and techniques for which dates are available, from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Neolithic. These topics reveal the strength of the Palaeolithic background in more recent versions of prehistoric art, especially the schematic art associated with the first farmers. These new considerations are added to the presence of Palaeolithic and Post-Palaeolithic art throughout Europe and all over the world, which shows how symbols are social traits of communication associated with human groups. The study of connections through these archaeological items, with their undeniable materiality, is a future challenge that will undoubtedly produce interesting results.

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“…La ocupación de cavidades durante el Neolítico antiguo es una constante, no sólo en el ámbito de Sierra Morena, sino del resto de la península ibérica. La utilización de las cavidades como lugares de hábitat y como rediles para la estabulación del ganado (Vergès et al, 2008;Oms et al, 2008;Fernández-Eraso y Polo, 2008 ha hecho que en muchas de ellas se reconozca la existencia de depósitos de origen antrópico, en cuya conformación los procesos naturales prácticamente no intervienen (Bergadà et al, 2018). Muchos de estos depósitos presentan registros geoarqueológicos caracterizados por una notable intensidad, puesta de manifiesto en los altos niveles alcanzados por indicadores y parámetros físico-químicos asociados a la presencia humana, como son la materia orgánica, el fósforo o la susceptibilidad magnética (Angelucci, 2009;Bergadà et al, 2005), así como, secuencias arqueológicas con un desarrollo temporal muy variable.…”

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El Neolítico antiguo en Sierra Morena. Análisis geoarqueológico de un depósito de ocupación en la cueva del Ocho (Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla, SO de España)

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Gómez²,

García³

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Se lleva a cabo el estudio geoarqueológico del Perfil A de la sala del Lago de la cueva del Ocho (complejo kárstico de las cuevas de Santiago, Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla, SO de España), con el objetivo de caracterizar la secuencia de ocupación antrópica de este sector de la cavidad, a partir del análisis de un depósito mediante técnicas de análisis arqueológicas, edafo-sedimentarias y geocronológicas. Los resultados obtenidos han permitido identificar una serie de unidades geoarqueológicas a partir de las cuales se ha establecido la secuencia de la ocupación antrópica de este sector de la cavidad. Se trata de una ocupación Neolítico antiguo, corta pero intensa, de cronología ca. 5300 cal. BC, que se conforma en el plazo de apenas 500 años y que queda sellada y amortizada en torno al cambio de era por una colada estalagmítica. Diferentes usos antrópicos caracterizan la conformación del depósito, desde una actividad ocupacional (hábitat) y redil inicial, que se transforma posteriormente en un ámbito de vertedero, reconociéndose depósitos con características sedimentológicas similares a los de tipo fumier, aunque desplazados de su lugar original. Los altos niveles de materia orgánica presente en los sedimentos, así como, de otras variables asociadas a la presencia humana (fósforo y susceptibilidad magnética) refuerzan la idea de la génesis antrópica del depósito. En este sentido, el estudio de la cerámica muestra que no se ha registrado ningún cambio tipológico ni tecnológico a lo largo de toda secuencia, siendo su tipo y características compatibles con las cronologías radiocarbónicas aportadas en el presente trabajo. A su vez, el estudio de arqueofauna muestra unos resultados, en cuanto a la presencia y manejo de fauna doméstica, propios de yacimientos correspondientes a las cronologías y el uso ofrecidos por la cueva del Ocho.

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Chronostratigraphy in karst records from the Epipaleolithic to the Mid/Early Neolithic (c. 13.0–6.0 cal ka BP) in the Catalan Coastal Ranges of NE Iberia: environmental changes, sedimentary processes and human activity

Cited by 15 publications

References 47 publications

Palaeodemographic modelling supports a population bottleneck during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition in Iberia

Palaeodemographic modelling supports a population bottleneck during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition in Iberia

The end of the Ice Age in southern Europe: Iberian images in the Palaeolithic to Post-Palaeolithic transition

El Neolítico antiguo en Sierra Morena. Análisis geoarqueológico de un depósito de ocupación en la cueva del Ocho (Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla, SO de España)

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