Refining chronologies and typologies

Cueva de la Cocina (Dos Aguas, Valencia, Spain) and its central role in defining the Late Mesolithic sequence in the Iberian Mediterranean area

Dados Bibliográficos

ID14979554
AutoresJoaquim Juan-Cabanilles, Oreto García Puchol (0000-0001-9716-6039), B Mcclure (0000-0002-0763-5725)
Ano2023
Volume677-678
Páginas5-17
Data de publicação2023-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQuaternary International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1040-6182 • E-ISSN: 1873-4553
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.quaint.2023.05.017
OpenAlexW4381435948
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas5

This paper constitutes a narrative view of the diachronic research conducted at Cueva de la Cocina (Dos Aguas, València) and its consequences on the Spanish Mesolithic literature from the middle of the 20th century to current times. Since its discover in 1941, the site has become one of the key sites regarding the sequence of the Late Mesolithic in Mediterranean Iberia. The campaigns conducted by L. Pericot (1941-45) provided the first archaeological sequence between the end of the Palaeolithic and the Early Neolithic in the aforementioned area. The review developed by J. Fortea in his fundamental book, focused on the Mediterranean “Epipalaeolithic”, reinforced the initial postulates on the occupations of the last hunter-gatherers and gave place to the current sequence. The goal of this work consists of providing some light in the epistemological trajectory that conforms the Mesolithic's research history. Particularly, we want to highlight the importance to understand pioneering works to open new research questions considering current archaeological challenges and chances

Archaeology · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Mesolithic · Sequence (biology · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology