Cal Sitjo

A new Mesolithic to Neolithic sequence in a chert-rich region (Sant Martí de Tous, NE Iberia)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19553850
AutoresBruno Gómez De Soler (0000-0002-2539-3811, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), Ethel Allué (0000-0002-2431-0025, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), Javier Cámara Manzaneda (0000-0002-0210-3260, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), Javier Cámara, Gerard Campeny (0000-0002-3635-5423, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), Francesca Romagnoli (0000-0002-5612-6126, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), María Gema Chacón, Celia Díez‐canseco (0000-0003-0221-745X, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), Celia Díez-Canseco, Vicenç Guinart, Bàrbara Mas (0000-0003-2920-638X, Universitat de Barcelona), Miguel Soares-Remiseiro (0000-0002-0256-2221), María Soto (0000-0001-9808-4369), Alfredo Suesta (Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), Josep Vallverdú (0000-0002-3177-3263, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
Año2023
Volumen10
Número2
Fecha de publicación2023-12-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Lithic Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2055-0472 • E-ISSN: 2055-0472
EditorialUniversity of Edinburgh (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2218/jls.7487
OpenAlexW4382241499
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas12

Cal Sitjo is a new archaeological sequence located in a chert-rich region of the NE Iberian Peninsula, in the town of Sant Martí de Tous (Anoia, Barcelona). The area has undergone significant anthropisation and several archaeological sites (e.g., Vilars de Tous), quarries and workshops for the exploitation of chert (e.g., La Guinardera) have been documented, corresponding to different periods. The abundance of chert made this region an almost obligatory passageway for hunter-gatherer communities such as those occupying the nearby cliffs of Cinglera del Capelló (Capellades), located at a direct distance of 15 km, as well as an ideal settlement for later farming communities. Discovered in 2019, the first excavation campaign was carried out in the fall of 2020. Dates have been obtained from a known sequence of around 8 m, providing a chronological framework that ranges from the Mesolithic to the Middle Neolithic. The preliminary results of this excavation have brought to light lithics, ceramics and charcoals from the Neolithic levels (Levels 3 and 4), and faunal, lithic and charcoal remains from the Mesolithic levels (cleaning section). Our preliminary results confirm that this sequence is an ideal location for a diachronic study of the evolution from the last hunter-gatherers to the first farmers, from a paleoenvironmental and technological perspective, as well as in terms of chert management and distribution in a territory with a great abundance of this raw material

Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Mesolithic · Peninsula · Prehistory · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology