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Evidence of specialized resource exploitation by modern humans in Western Iberia associated to Pleistocene and Holocene extreme environmental conditions

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dc.contributor.authorPereira, Telmo
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorPaixão, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorNora, David
dc.contributor.authorÉvora, Marina
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorDetry, Cleia
dc.contributor.authorAssis, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Vânia
dc.contributor.authorHolliday, Trenton
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-03T13:53:31Z
dc.date.available2025-01-03T13:53:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThroughout prehistory, landscapes were repeatedly subjected to both global and localized climatic fluctuations that changed the regional environments where human groups lived. This instability demanded constant adaptation and, as a result, the functionality of some sites changed over time. In this light, the western coast of Iberia represents an exceptional case study due to the proximity between at least some oceanic cores and archaeological sites, which should facilitate an accurate reconstruction of the relationships between paleoenvironmental conditions and the coeval patterns of human behavior. This region, and in particular the valley of the River Lis, is marked by wide exposed plateaus cut by narrow and deep canyons. In this paper we present the stratigraphic, archaeometric, technological and archaeobotanical record of Poço Rock Shelter, located in one of these canyons, which hints at the human responses to such changes, and discuss the link between its Solutrean and Epipaleolithic occupations to specific activities. During the coldest part of the Last Glacial Maximum, we hypothesize that there was intensive exploitation of a chert outcrop above the roof to produce blades and Solutrean tips. Later, during Bond Event 6, after that outcrop had been exhausted, there was intensive consumption of shellfish gathered between the mouth of the canyon and the sea. We hypothesize that these strikingly different roles demonstrate how hunter-gatherers adapted to local conditions, and exploited specific resources, promising to provide a better understanding about its functional role during specific extreme climate events.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (IF/01075/2013) for funding TP research position in University of Algarve between 2014 and 2018 and for funding the Golden Access to this paper in the scope of the Institucional Agreement Discount. We also thank the Wenner-Gren Foundation (GR 9296) for funding the 2016 and 2017 field seasons. Finally, we thank EST, S.A., União de Freguesias de Santa Eufémia e Boa Vista and the City of Leiria for the logistical support.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationTelmo Pereira, Patrícia Monteiro, Eduardo Paixão, David Nora, Marina Évora, Carlos Simões, Cleia Detry, Sandra Assis, Vânia Carvalho, Trenton Holliday, Evidence of specialized resource exploitation by Modern Humans in Western Iberia associated to Pleistocene and Holocene extreme environmental conditions, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 46, 2022, 103696, ISSN 2352-409X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103696pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103696pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2352-409X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/17081
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherJournal of Archaeological Science: Reportspt_PT
dc.relationThe impact of cognitive evolution in the use of raw materials: the cases of Iberian and southern African prehistoric hunter-gatherers
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X22003595?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectWestern Iberiapt_PT
dc.subjectResourcespt_PT
dc.subjectEcotonespt_PT
dc.subjectModern human ecodynamicspt_PT
dc.titleEvidence of specialized resource exploitation by modern humans in Western Iberia associated to Pleistocene and Holocene extreme environmental conditionspt_PT
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oaire.awardTitleThe impact of cognitive evolution in the use of raw materials: the cases of Iberian and southern African prehistoric hunter-gatherers
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oaire.citation.titleJournal of Archaeological Science: Reportspt_PT
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