Verónica Estaca-Gómez
Biographic Data
| ID | 87664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Verónica Estaca-Gómez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Verónica |
| FAMILY NAME | Estaca-Gómez |
| SIGNATURE | ESTACA-GÓMEZ V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1598-7672 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 116 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Between the symbolic and the domestic in the Bronze Age of the middle Tagus Valley: New contributions from the Barrio del Castillo (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain)
Taphonomy as a Methodological Approach for the Study of Dog Domestication: Application to the Prehistoric Site of Peña Moñuz (Guadalajara, Spain)
The study of early dog domestication has been the focus of considerable scholarly interest in recent years, prompting extensive research aimed at pinpointing the precise temporal and geographic origins of this process. However, a consensus among studies remains elusive, with various research efforts proposing differing timelines and locations for domestication. To address the questions related to the domestication process, researchers have employ…
Zooarchaeology of the Pre-Bell Beaker Chalcolithic Period of Barrio del Castillo (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain)
This article presents the first results of the zooarchaeological analysis of Chalcolithic levels of the Barrio del Castillo site (Torrejón de Ardoz), located within the Aldovea complex, which also contains evidence from other prehistoric periods. The Barrio del Castillo sector reveals an occupation pattern characterized by pit and silo fields, a common phenomenon in the Tagus Middle Valley’s Prehistory. This study focuses on the Chalcolithic phas…
Zooarchaeology of Celtiberian-Roman households: Animal use in Numantia (Soria, Spain)
Middle Magdalenian human occupation at Coímbre Cave, Zone A (Asturias, northern Iberia)
AMS. • Middle Magdalenian. • raw materials. • site-catchment analysis. This paper presents the results of the interdisciplinary study of level Co.A.3 in Zone A of Coímbre Cave (Peñamellera Alta, Asturias, northern Iberian Peninsula), corresponding to a human occupation attributed to the Middle Magdalenian. Despite the limited extent of the excavation, the stratigraphic integrity, contextual coherence, and volume of recovered materials allow for m…
Estudio Zooarqueológico Y Tafonómico Sobre Las Muestras Óseas Del Neolítico De La Cueva De Ambrosio (Vélez Blanco, Almería, España)
La Cueva de Ambrosio (Vélez-Blanco, Almería, España) es conocida por ser uno de los yacimientos solutrenses más importantes del Sureste de la Península Ibérica. Sin embargo, también ha proporcionado evidencias de otros periodos, como son el Epipaleolítico y el Neolítico. Dado que la información existente sobre estos periodos es escasa, este trabajo se enfoca en el análisis zooarqueológico y tafonómico de las muestras faunísticas encontradas en el…
Zooarchaeological study of Aldovea (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid), a new Bronze Age archaeological site from the Iberian Peninsula inland
The Bronze Age period in the inland of the Iberian Peninsula is marked by settlements sharing a common culture known as “Campo de Silos” or “Fondos de Cabañas”. These archaeological sites are usually located in river valleys and are characterised by an agricultural and farming nature as well as a notable lack of defensive structures. The material culture from these sites often reflects agricultural and farming activities, with silos usually conta…
Dogs from the past: Exploring morphology in mandibles from Iberian archaeological sites using 3D geometric morphometrics
We describe the shape variability of nine dog hemimandibles recovered from two Holocene archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula. In this study we mainly focus on the Chalcolithic age dog remains recovered from Barrio del Castillo (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid), but also, make comparisons to dog specimens from El Portalón (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos) Bronze Age. We used geometric morphometrics (3D) to describe mandibular morphology and compare…
New virtual approach to the study of metallurgy through the analysis of slice marks from the Chalcolithic site of Zanjillas (Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain)
Although the discovery of metal objects is not common in Chalcolithic or Bronze Age sites, the study of bone surface microscopic grooves from animal butchering can yield evidence of the use of metal artefacts in these contexts. Additionally, the presence of slice marks made with metal objects in Chalcolithic and Bronze Age sites has highlighted the use of metal in common practices beyond their ornamental application, as usually expected at the ea…
Neanderthal subsistence strategies: New evidence from the Mousterian Level XV of the Sopeña rock shelter (Asturias, northern Spain)
El aprovechamiento de los recursos cárnicos en el Castro Celtibérico de Peña Moñuz (Dehesa de Olmeda, Guadalajara)
En este artículo se presenta el estudio zooarqueológico y tafonómico de Peña Moñuz (Olmeda de Cobeta, Guadalajara), un asentamiento celtibérico del s. IV-II a.C. Nuestros datos complementan las evidencias descritas para otros yacimientos celtibéricos con una economía agropecuaria centrada en la agricultura del cereal y la ganadería de caprinos, bovinos y suidos. De este modo, los resultados muestran una representación faunística compuesta predomi…
Neolithic faunal resources in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. New evidence from El Mar (Meco, Spain)
Aprovechamiento de recursos animales en el yacimiento calcolítico precampaniforme de Aldovea (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid)
Se presenta el estudio zooarqueológico de las muestras procedentes de las unidades calcolíticas de Aldovea, que es una de las tres áreas del yacimiento prehistórico de Aldovea, localizado en Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid). Este yacimiento es un asentamiento del Calcolítico del Valle medio del Tajo formado por una concentración de estructuras negativas en forma de fosas y silos. El estudio de la fauna ha ofrecido dos tipos de acumulaciones óseas difer…
Estudio zooarqueológico y tafonómico del Yacimiento Calcolítico Las Zanjillas (Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid)
Las Zanjillas (Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid) es un yacimiento Calcolítico precampaniforme ubicado en el valle medio del Tajo, caracterizado por más de 500 estructuras que incluyen silos y cubetas. Este estudio se centra en el análisis zooarqueológico y tafonómico de muestras óseas encontradas en este sitio. A diferencia de otras acumulaciones faunísticas en sitios precampaniformes de la región, aquí no se observan depósitos de individuos completos…
Zooarchaeology of the Iron Age in Western Iberia: New insights from the Celtic oppidum of Ulaca
The Vettones were one of the most important Celtic peoples of the Late Iron Age in Western Iberia (between the Duero and Tagus Rivers). It is a period recognised from the spread of the cremation ritual in the cemeteries, the development of iron metallurgy, and the emergence of large fortified settlements-the characteristic oppida-that would finally be abandoned with the conquest of Hispania by Rome. Different types of evidence suggest that the Ve…
Applying new technologies to the taphonomic study of La Lluera (Asturias, Spain). Geometric morphometrics and the study of bone surface modifications (BSM)
Approaching raw material functionality in the Upper Magdalenian of Coímbre cave (Asturias, Spain) through geometric morphometrics
Husbandry practices among Iron Age communities in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula
Economic implications of livestock management strategies in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, Tagus Basin, and Mancha Alta region between the VIII and XI centuries AD
Flint and Quartzite: Distinguishing Raw Material Through Bone Cut Marks
Since the 1980s, several experimental analyses have been able to differentiate some lithic tool types and some of their raw materials according to the morphology of cut marks imprinted by such tools when used for butchering activities. Thus, metal tool use has been differentiated in contexts with an abundance of lithic tools, or even the use of hand axes has been documented in carcass processing, in contrast with simple unretouched or retouched f…
A new approach to raw material use in the exploitation of animal carcasses at BK (Upper Bed II , Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania): A micro‐photogrammetric and geometric morphometric analysis of fossil cut mar…
The use of innovative techniques such as micro‐photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics may have a major impact on the differentiation of cut marks made with different raw materials and, thus, link butchering processes with stone tool reduction sequences. This work focuses on a sample of cut‐marked bones from the Bell's Korongo (BK) site (Upper Bed II , Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania), which is an emblematic early Pleistocene site where a large faunal…
Pandora: A new morphometric and statistical software for analysing and distinguishing cut marks on bones
Cut mark studies have experienced a useful development in the last few years. These studies have allowed us to obtain important information about human prehistory spanning from the origin of meat consumption for chronologies around 2.5 Ma, the detection of human hunting behavior during the lower Pleistocene, or even to determine the uses of diverse raw materials on carcases. Amongst the different analyses applied to the study of cut marks, there …
New evidence of bones used as fuel in the Gravettian level at Coímbre cave, northern Iberian Peninsula
Zooarqueología de los macrovertebrados del yacimiento fenicio del Teatro Cómico (Cádiz)
En este trabajo presentamos el estudio zooarqueolgico de los macromamferos del yacimiento de poca feni
Prácticas socioeconómicas de la fauna doméstica en la Edad del Hierro en el Valle Medio del Tajo
El estudio de las sociedades prehistóricas puede tratarse desde diferentes y variados ámbitos de conocimiento. A través de la cultura material podemos saber aspectos sociales, simbólicos, económicos o religiosos; en definitiva, las características principales de una sociedad. Mediante otras técnicas también podemos conocer su cronología o las condiciones paleoambientales en las que vivieron. En este trabajo abordamos algunos aspectos socioeconómi…
Flint and Quartzite: Distinguishing Raw Material Through Bone Cut Marks
Since the 1980s, several experimental analyses have been able to differentiate some lithic tool types and some of their raw materials according to the morphology of cut marks imprinted by such tools when used for butchering activities. Thus, metal tool use has been differentiated in contexts with an abundance of lithic tools, or even the use of hand axes has been documented in carcass processing, in contrast with simple unretouched or retouched f…
New evidence of bones used as fuel in the Gravettian level at Coímbre cave, northern Iberian Peninsula
Pandora: A new morphometric and statistical software for analysing and distinguishing cut marks on bones
Cut mark studies have experienced a useful development in the last few years. These studies have allowed us to obtain important information about human prehistory spanning from the origin of meat consumption for chronologies around 2.5 Ma, the detection of human hunting behavior during the lower Pleistocene, or even to determine the uses of diverse raw materials on carcases. Amongst the different analyses applied to the study of cut marks, there …
Economic implications of livestock management strategies in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, Tagus Basin, and Mancha Alta region between the VIII and XI centuries AD
Approaching raw material functionality in the Upper Magdalenian of Coímbre cave (Asturias, Spain) through geometric morphometrics
Husbandry practices among Iron Age communities in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula
Zooarchaeology of the Iron Age in Western Iberia: New insights from the Celtic oppidum of Ulaca
The Vettones were one of the most important Celtic peoples of the Late Iron Age in Western Iberia (between the Duero and Tagus Rivers). It is a period recognised from the spread of the cremation ritual in the cemeteries, the development of iron metallurgy, and the emergence of large fortified settlements-the characteristic oppida-that would finally be abandoned with the conquest of Hispania by Rome. Different types of evidence suggest that the Ve…
Aprovechamiento de recursos animales en el yacimiento calcolítico precampaniforme de Aldovea (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid)
Se presenta el estudio zooarqueológico de las muestras procedentes de las unidades calcolíticas de Aldovea, que es una de las tres áreas del yacimiento prehistórico de Aldovea, localizado en Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid). Este yacimiento es un asentamiento del Calcolítico del Valle medio del Tajo formado por una concentración de estructuras negativas en forma de fosas y silos. El estudio de la fauna ha ofrecido dos tipos de acumulaciones óseas difer…
Neanderthal subsistence strategies: New evidence from the Mousterian Level XV of the Sopeña rock shelter (Asturias, northern Spain)
Zooarqueología de los macrovertebrados del yacimiento fenicio del Teatro Cómico (Cádiz)
En este trabajo presentamos el estudio zooarqueolgico de los macromamferos del yacimiento de poca feni
Zooarchaeological study of Aldovea (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid), a new Bronze Age archaeological site from the Iberian Peninsula inland
The Bronze Age period in the inland of the Iberian Peninsula is marked by settlements sharing a common culture known as “Campo de Silos” or “Fondos de Cabañas”. These archaeological sites are usually located in river valleys and are characterised by an agricultural and farming nature as well as a notable lack of defensive structures. The material culture from these sites often reflects agricultural and farming activities, with silos usually conta…
Prácticas socioeconómicas de la fauna doméstica en la Edad del Hierro en el Valle Medio del Tajo
El estudio de las sociedades prehistóricas puede tratarse desde diferentes y variados ámbitos de conocimiento. A través de la cultura material podemos saber aspectos sociales, simbólicos, económicos o religiosos; en definitiva, las características principales de una sociedad. Mediante otras técnicas también podemos conocer su cronología o las condiciones paleoambientales en las que vivieron. En este trabajo abordamos algunos aspectos socioeconómi…
Dogs from the past: Exploring morphology in mandibles from Iberian archaeological sites using 3D geometric morphometrics
We describe the shape variability of nine dog hemimandibles recovered from two Holocene archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula. In this study we mainly focus on the Chalcolithic age dog remains recovered from Barrio del Castillo (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid), but also, make comparisons to dog specimens from El Portalón (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos) Bronze Age. We used geometric morphometrics (3D) to describe mandibular morphology and compare…
Prácticas socioeconómicas de la fauna doméstica en la Edad del Hierro en el Valle Medio del Tajo
El estudio de las sociedades prehistóricas puede tratarse desde diferentes y variados ámbitos de conocimiento. A través de la cultura material podemos saber aspectos sociales, simbólicos, económicos o religiosos; en definitiva, las características principales de una sociedad. Mediante otras técnicas también podemos conocer su cronología o las condiciones paleoambientales en las que vivieron. En este trabajo abordamos algunos aspectos socioeconómi…
Zooarqueología de los macrovertebrados del yacimiento fenicio del Teatro Cómico (Cádiz)
En este trabajo presentamos el estudio zooarqueolgico de los macromamferos del yacimiento de poca feni
A new approach to raw material use in the exploitation of animal carcasses at BK (Upper Bed II , Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania): A micro‐photogrammetric and geometric morphometric analysis of fossil cut mar…
The use of innovative techniques such as micro‐photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics may have a major impact on the differentiation of cut marks made with different raw materials and, thus, link butchering processes with stone tool reduction sequences. This work focuses on a sample of cut‐marked bones from the Bell's Korongo (BK) site (Upper Bed II , Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania), which is an emblematic early Pleistocene site where a large faunal…
Pandora: A new morphometric and statistical software for analysing and distinguishing cut marks on bones
Cut mark studies have experienced a useful development in the last few years. These studies have allowed us to obtain important information about human prehistory spanning from the origin of meat consumption for chronologies around 2.5 Ma, the detection of human hunting behavior during the lower Pleistocene, or even to determine the uses of diverse raw materials on carcases. Amongst the different analyses applied to the study of cut marks, there …
New evidence of bones used as fuel in the Gravettian level at Coímbre cave, northern Iberian Peninsula
Flint and Quartzite: Distinguishing Raw Material Through Bone Cut Marks
Since the 1980s, several experimental analyses have been able to differentiate some lithic tool types and some of their raw materials according to the morphology of cut marks imprinted by such tools when used for butchering activities. Thus, metal tool use has been differentiated in contexts with an abundance of lithic tools, or even the use of hand axes has been documented in carcass processing, in contrast with simple unretouched or retouched f…
Applying new technologies to the taphonomic study of La Lluera (Asturias, Spain). Geometric morphometrics and the study of bone surface modifications (BSM)
Approaching raw material functionality in the Upper Magdalenian of Coímbre cave (Asturias, Spain) through geometric morphometrics
Husbandry practices among Iron Age communities in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula
Economic implications of livestock management strategies in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, Tagus Basin, and Mancha Alta region between the VIII and XI centuries AD
Zooarchaeology of the Iron Age in Western Iberia: New insights from the Celtic oppidum of Ulaca
The Vettones were one of the most important Celtic peoples of the Late Iron Age in Western Iberia (between the Duero and Tagus Rivers). It is a period recognised from the spread of the cremation ritual in the cemeteries, the development of iron metallurgy, and the emergence of large fortified settlements-the characteristic oppida-that would finally be abandoned with the conquest of Hispania by Rome. Different types of evidence suggest that the Ve…
Neolithic faunal resources in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. New evidence from El Mar (Meco, Spain)
Aprovechamiento de recursos animales en el yacimiento calcolítico precampaniforme de Aldovea (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid)
Se presenta el estudio zooarqueológico de las muestras procedentes de las unidades calcolíticas de Aldovea, que es una de las tres áreas del yacimiento prehistórico de Aldovea, localizado en Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid). Este yacimiento es un asentamiento del Calcolítico del Valle medio del Tajo formado por una concentración de estructuras negativas en forma de fosas y silos. El estudio de la fauna ha ofrecido dos tipos de acumulaciones óseas difer…
Estudio zooarqueológico y tafonómico del Yacimiento Calcolítico Las Zanjillas (Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid)
Las Zanjillas (Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid) es un yacimiento Calcolítico precampaniforme ubicado en el valle medio del Tajo, caracterizado por más de 500 estructuras que incluyen silos y cubetas. Este estudio se centra en el análisis zooarqueológico y tafonómico de muestras óseas encontradas en este sitio. A diferencia de otras acumulaciones faunísticas en sitios precampaniformes de la región, aquí no se observan depósitos de individuos completos…
Estudio Zooarqueológico Y Tafonómico Sobre Las Muestras Óseas Del Neolítico De La Cueva De Ambrosio (Vélez Blanco, Almería, España)
La Cueva de Ambrosio (Vélez-Blanco, Almería, España) es conocida por ser uno de los yacimientos solutrenses más importantes del Sureste de la Península Ibérica. Sin embargo, también ha proporcionado evidencias de otros periodos, como son el Epipaleolítico y el Neolítico. Dado que la información existente sobre estos periodos es escasa, este trabajo se enfoca en el análisis zooarqueológico y tafonómico de las muestras faunísticas encontradas en el…
Zooarchaeological study of Aldovea (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid), a new Bronze Age archaeological site from the Iberian Peninsula inland
The Bronze Age period in the inland of the Iberian Peninsula is marked by settlements sharing a common culture known as “Campo de Silos” or “Fondos de Cabañas”. These archaeological sites are usually located in river valleys and are characterised by an agricultural and farming nature as well as a notable lack of defensive structures. The material culture from these sites often reflects agricultural and farming activities, with silos usually conta…
Dogs from the past: Exploring morphology in mandibles from Iberian archaeological sites using 3D geometric morphometrics
We describe the shape variability of nine dog hemimandibles recovered from two Holocene archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula. In this study we mainly focus on the Chalcolithic age dog remains recovered from Barrio del Castillo (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid), but also, make comparisons to dog specimens from El Portalón (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos) Bronze Age. We used geometric morphometrics (3D) to describe mandibular morphology and compare…
New virtual approach to the study of metallurgy through the analysis of slice marks from the Chalcolithic site of Zanjillas (Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain)
Although the discovery of metal objects is not common in Chalcolithic or Bronze Age sites, the study of bone surface microscopic grooves from animal butchering can yield evidence of the use of metal artefacts in these contexts. Additionally, the presence of slice marks made with metal objects in Chalcolithic and Bronze Age sites has highlighted the use of metal in common practices beyond their ornamental application, as usually expected at the ea…
Neanderthal subsistence strategies: New evidence from the Mousterian Level XV of the Sopeña rock shelter (Asturias, northern Spain)
El aprovechamiento de los recursos cárnicos en el Castro Celtibérico de Peña Moñuz (Dehesa de Olmeda, Guadalajara)
En este artículo se presenta el estudio zooarqueológico y tafonómico de Peña Moñuz (Olmeda de Cobeta, Guadalajara), un asentamiento celtibérico del s. IV-II a.C. Nuestros datos complementan las evidencias descritas para otros yacimientos celtibéricos con una economía agropecuaria centrada en la agricultura del cereal y la ganadería de caprinos, bovinos y suidos. De este modo, los resultados muestran una representación faunística compuesta predomi…
Taphonomy as a Methodological Approach for the Study of Dog Domestication: Application to the Prehistoric Site of Peña Moñuz (Guadalajara, Spain)
The study of early dog domestication has been the focus of considerable scholarly interest in recent years, prompting extensive research aimed at pinpointing the precise temporal and geographic origins of this process. However, a consensus among studies remains elusive, with various research efforts proposing differing timelines and locations for domestication. To address the questions related to the domestication process, researchers have employ…
Zooarchaeology of the Pre-Bell Beaker Chalcolithic Period of Barrio del Castillo (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain)
This article presents the first results of the zooarchaeological analysis of Chalcolithic levels of the Barrio del Castillo site (Torrejón de Ardoz), located within the Aldovea complex, which also contains evidence from other prehistoric periods. The Barrio del Castillo sector reveals an occupation pattern characterized by pit and silo fields, a common phenomenon in the Tagus Middle Valley’s Prehistory. This study focuses on the Chalcolithic phas…
Zooarchaeology of Celtiberian-Roman households: Animal use in Numantia (Soria, Spain)
Middle Magdalenian human occupation at Coímbre Cave, Zone A (Asturias, northern Iberia)
AMS. • Middle Magdalenian. • raw materials. • site-catchment analysis. This paper presents the results of the interdisciplinary study of level Co.A.3 in Zone A of Coímbre Cave (Peñamellera Alta, Asturias, northern Iberian Peninsula), corresponding to a human occupation attributed to the Middle Magdalenian. Despite the limited extent of the excavation, the stratigraphic integrity, contextual coherence, and volume of recovered materials allow for m…
Between the symbolic and the domestic in the Bronze Age of the middle Tagus Valley: New contributions from the Barrio del Castillo (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain)
Geography (18 works) · Archaeology (16 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (14 works) · Biology (12 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (11 works) · Ecology (10 works) · Archaeological and Historical Studies (8 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 works) · Peninsula (7 works)