Recycling in abundance: Re-use and recycling processes in the Lower and Middle Paleolithic contexts of the central Iberian Peninsula

Baena, Javier; Nieto-Márquez, Irene Ortiz; Navas, Concepción Torres; Cueto, Sergio Bárez del

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.07.007

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“…For example, several studies suggested that lithic recycling would be more likely to occur as a consequence of relative scarcity of raw materials and, therefore, a need to maximize the profitability of lithic resources (Amick 2007;Close 1996;Dibble & Rolland 1992;Galup 2007;Hiscock 2009;Kelly 1988). Recycling can however be present in areas where there is an abundance of raw material, and relate to various socio-cultural aspects (Agam et al 2016;Assaf et al 2015;Baena-Preysler et al 2015;Parush et al 2015;Vaquero 2011;Wilson et al 2015). In the Ein-Zippori case presented here, lithic recycling is present throughout the site's occupation sequence despite the fact that raw materials were, and still are, found in abundance in the close vicinity of the site (Agam et al 2016).…”

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Recycling in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: evidence of flint recycling at Ein-Zippori, Israel

Parush

Yerkes²,

Efrati³

et al. 2018

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This paper presents a new techno-typological analysis of a sample of small flakes that were produced through recycling from discarded blanks at the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age site of Ein-Zippori, Lower Galilee, Israel. This study shows that the systematic production of small flakes from previously discarded blanks was not related to a scarcity in raw materials, but rather to specific decisions concerning the types of tools needed to complete necessary tasks. These results are supported by use-wear analysis noted briefly here and presented in more detail in a separate paper. The results indicate that recycling was a significant lithic production trajectory during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Recycling also contributes to the variability in lithic assemblages from those cultural periods.

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Recycling in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: evidence of flint recycling at Ein-Zippori, Israel

Parush

Yerkes²,

Efrati³

et al. 2018

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“…(Baena et al, 2015). Las primeras están talladas preferentemente en cuarcita y las segundas aparecen talladas preferentemente en materiales más versá-tiles como el sílex y son de menor formato.…”

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El Periodo Cuaternario: La Historia Geológica de la Prehistoria

Barroso

Bardajı́

Roquero

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ResumenEste trabajo presenta una síntesis de la estratigrafía y geocronología del Periodo Cuaternario tras la actualización cronoestratigráfica aprobada por la Comisión Internacional de Estratigrafía (ICS-IUGS) y la Unión Internacional para el Estudio del Cuaternario (INQUA). Se aportan los datos más recientes sobre estratigrafía, cronología y paleoclimatología de este periodo en la Península Ibérica, así como los esquemas o fuentes bibliográficas más clásicas. Se da una visión general de la Prehistoria enmarcándola dentro de los episodios o eventos climáticos más característicos del Pleistoceno final, Holoceno y Antropoceno. Esta síntesis pretende ser una guía resumida de la cronología cuaternaria para todos aquellos investigadores que, trabajando en el Periodo Cuaternario, no poseen una formación científica adecuada al respecto.

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“…The Evidence relating the re-use of flint cores and handaxes as hammerstones has become increasingly available (Moncel 1999;Claud et al 2010Thiébaut et al 2010Baena et al 2015a). In recent years, projects related to the urban expansion in the southeast of Madrid have brought to light various Palaeolithic deposits associated with workshops and tool production where the use of flint hammerstones seems to be a common feature.…”

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Experimental study on flint hammerstone use in Discoid-Levallois technologies: A comparison with the workshop assemblages of the central Iberian Peninsula

Navarro

Pérez

Bustos‐Pérez

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Abstract:The basins of the Manzanares and Jarama rivers have been connected to human activity since the early Palaeolithic. At the boundary between these rivers the abundance of flint has given place to exploitation and mining activities even in historical times. In recent years, projects related to urban expansion in the southeast of Madrid have brought to light various Palaeolithic deposits associated with workshops and tool production. These sites do not have evidence of river pebbles of quartzite, quartz or sandstone in the immediate environment that could have been used as hammerstones, meaning that hammerstones in these raw materials had to be transported and introduced into the sites from large distances. Given this situation, attention was paid to flint elements that show clear signs of being used as hammerstones. The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of flint as hammerstone, testing whether the use of this raw material is indifferent to other rock types or if you have limitations or advantages in this regard. An experimental protocol was developed, allowing to observe specific knapping behaviours and justifying them in the archaeological and technological context in which they are located. Keywords: flint hammerstone; open air sites; recycling; knapping; Middle Palaeolithic sites Resumen:Las cuencas del Manzanares y el Jarama, se han relacionado con actividad humana desde los inicios del Paleolítico. Nuestra área de estudio se encuentra situada en la Plataforma divisoria entre dichos ríos. El sílex, muy abundante en dicha área fue empleado por los distintos grupos humanos recurrentemente, incluso en tiempos históricos.En los últimos años, los distintos proyectos de ampliación urbana del sureste de la ciudad de Madrid han sacado a la luz diversos yacimientos asociados a talleres de producción de herramientas. El sílex juega un papel fundamental en esta área. En estos yacimientos no tenemos evidencias de cantos de río en cuarcita, cuarzo o arenisca en el entorno inmediato que sean susceptibles de ser empleados como percutores. No obstante, sí aparecen percutores en estas materias primas que son 2 Navarro et al. (2016) claramente aportados a los yacimientos desde mayores distancias. Dada esta situación, llaman especialmente la atención los elementos en sílex que presentan claras huellas de haber sido empleados en la percusión. La existencia de éste tipo de percutores nos puede mostrar dos concepciones distintas: por un lado, un uso inmediato de la materia prima más cercana y por otro el reciclaje de elementos previamente desechados o agotados. También es probable un doble uso de una misma herramienta, como es el caso de los bifaces y percutores. Journal of Lithic StudiesEl planteamiento principal, en este caso de estudio, era comprobar la eficacia del sílex como percutor. Por medio de la experimentación, podemos comprobar si el empleo de esta materia prima resulta indiferente con respecto a otros tipos de rocas o si presenta dificultades o ventajas en este sentido. Para alcanzar dicho objetiv...

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Recycling in abundance: Re-use and recycling processes in the Lower and Middle Paleolithic contexts of the central Iberian Peninsula

Cited by 31 publications

References 12 publications

Recycling in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: evidence of flint recycling at Ein-Zippori, Israel

Recycling in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: evidence of flint recycling at Ein-Zippori, Israel

El Periodo Cuaternario: La Historia Geológica de la Prehistoria

Experimental study on flint hammerstone use in Discoid-Levallois technologies: A comparison with the workshop assemblages of the central Iberian Peninsula

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