Idaira Brito-Abrante
Biographic Data
| ID | 4970643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Idaira Brito-Abrante |
| GIVEN NAMES | Idaira |
| FAMILY NAME | Brito-Abrante |
| SIGNATURE | BRITO-ABRANTE I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8491-9679 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring Use‐Wear Texture Quantification Through Confocal Microscopy on Tools Made From Volcanic Rocks (Basalt and Phonolite)
Functional analysis is essential for reconstructing lithic tool use. Recent approaches combining confocal microscopy and surface texture analysis provide quantitative alternatives to traditional visual use‐wear analysis, although their application to coarse‐grained, heterogeneous rocks remains challenging because of their complex surface microtopography. This study addresses these limitations through an exploratory experimental framework focused …
More than storage: A functional analysis of the lithic industry associated with the C008 cave complex at Bentayga, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)
Integrated functional study of obsidian and other volcanic rock tools. • First direct evidence of sickle elements for cereal harvesting in the Indigenous Canary Islands. • The spatial association between tools and funerary area suggests their possible role in preparing the burial. Although volcanic rocks are commonly found in many assemblages, functional or use-wear studies focusing on these materials are still relatively limited. This study pres…
Living on sand. A functional and PDSM analysis of obsidian and other volcanic rock tools from two coastal settlements: Playa Chica and Dunas de Maspalomas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
The state of the surfaces of prehistoric stone tools must be assessed before initiating traceological research as they may have suffered from post-depositional surface modifications (PDSM) stemming from sediment and aeolian abrasion and trampling that could have eliminated their original use-wear traces. PDSM research not only serves to avoid misinterpreting the use-wear but can shed light on formation processes of archaeological sites. Recognisi…
Shaping wood in the Canary Islands: First experimental dataset focused on tool marks of Prehispanic wooden artifacts
The first settlers of the Canary Islands arrived at this archipelago from northern Africa between the 2nd and 5th centuries CE. These communities probably knew metallurgy in their area of origin, although an adaptation process must have taken place for the successful development of woodworking strategies based on stone/bone technologies in a volcanic archipelago. In this paper, the first experimental program focusing on Prehispanic indigenous woo…
Use-Wear Analysis of Obsidian and Other Volcanic Rocks: An Experimental Approach to Working Plant Resources
This experimental study aims to contribute to functional analysis research on tools which specifically served to work wood and non-woody plants. They were made of obsidian and other volcanic rocks (basalt, trachyte, and phonolite) characterised by an amorphous matrix and phenocrysts of different number and size. In spite of prior functional analysis research resorting to these raw materials, there remain gaps in our understanding of specific acti…
Use-Wear Analysis of Obsidian and Other Volcanic Rocks: An Experimental Approach to Working Plant Resources
This experimental study aims to contribute to functional analysis research on tools which specifically served to work wood and non-woody plants. They were made of obsidian and other volcanic rocks (basalt, trachyte, and phonolite) characterised by an amorphous matrix and phenocrysts of different number and size. In spite of prior functional analysis research resorting to these raw materials, there remain gaps in our understanding of specific acti…
Living on sand. A functional and PDSM analysis of obsidian and other volcanic rock tools from two coastal settlements: Playa Chica and Dunas de Maspalomas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
The state of the surfaces of prehistoric stone tools must be assessed before initiating traceological research as they may have suffered from post-depositional surface modifications (PDSM) stemming from sediment and aeolian abrasion and trampling that could have eliminated their original use-wear traces. PDSM research not only serves to avoid misinterpreting the use-wear but can shed light on formation processes of archaeological sites. Recognisi…
Shaping wood in the Canary Islands: First experimental dataset focused on tool marks of Prehispanic wooden artifacts
The first settlers of the Canary Islands arrived at this archipelago from northern Africa between the 2nd and 5th centuries CE. These communities probably knew metallurgy in their area of origin, although an adaptation process must have taken place for the successful development of woodworking strategies based on stone/bone technologies in a volcanic archipelago. In this paper, the first experimental program focusing on Prehispanic indigenous woo…
Use-Wear Analysis of Obsidian and Other Volcanic Rocks: An Experimental Approach to Working Plant Resources
This experimental study aims to contribute to functional analysis research on tools which specifically served to work wood and non-woody plants. They were made of obsidian and other volcanic rocks (basalt, trachyte, and phonolite) characterised by an amorphous matrix and phenocrysts of different number and size. In spite of prior functional analysis research resorting to these raw materials, there remain gaps in our understanding of specific acti…
Living on sand. A functional and PDSM analysis of obsidian and other volcanic rock tools from two coastal settlements: Playa Chica and Dunas de Maspalomas (Gran Canaria, Spain)
The state of the surfaces of prehistoric stone tools must be assessed before initiating traceological research as they may have suffered from post-depositional surface modifications (PDSM) stemming from sediment and aeolian abrasion and trampling that could have eliminated their original use-wear traces. PDSM research not only serves to avoid misinterpreting the use-wear but can shed light on formation processes of archaeological sites. Recognisi…
Exploring Use‐Wear Texture Quantification Through Confocal Microscopy on Tools Made From Volcanic Rocks (Basalt and Phonolite)
Functional analysis is essential for reconstructing lithic tool use. Recent approaches combining confocal microscopy and surface texture analysis provide quantitative alternatives to traditional visual use‐wear analysis, although their application to coarse‐grained, heterogeneous rocks remains challenging because of their complex surface microtopography. This study addresses these limitations through an exploratory experimental framework focused …
More than storage: A functional analysis of the lithic industry associated with the C008 cave complex at Bentayga, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)
Integrated functional study of obsidian and other volcanic rock tools. • First direct evidence of sickle elements for cereal harvesting in the Indigenous Canary Islands. • The spatial association between tools and funerary area suggests their possible role in preparing the burial. Although volcanic rocks are commonly found in many assemblages, functional or use-wear studies focusing on these materials are still relatively limited. This study pres…
Volcano (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 works) · Volcanic rock (3 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (2 works) · Basalt (2 works) · Geochemistry (2 works)