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Caracterização do machado mirense : os materiais de monte dos amantes (Vila do Bispo, Algarve)
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The mirian axe is one of the most characteri stic macrolithic artifact from the late Plistocene and/or
early post glacial industries of the Baixo Alentejo coast, were it was recognized as a part of a specific
industrial assemblage. Initially applied to this particular type of artifact, the mirian designation (from
the river Mira estuary, near Vila Nova de Milfontes, took as eponym), is now extended to the whole
industrial assemblage. Recent archaeological surveys, at the origin of this study, demonstrated thal the
distribution centre of the mirian axc is in fact in the Westem Algarve region. At Monte dos Amantes
(Vila do Bispo) were collected more mirian axes.than those from all known sites. Such an important and
homogeneous group enabled an essay of typological characterisation, through multivariate statistical
methods. A total of fourteen dimensional parameters were considered and expressed numerically and
two multivariate factor analysis applied:
. ordination by principal component analysis using the PC - programme SPAD;
. hierarchive Clustering by the UPGMA method, using the PC - programme NTSYS.
The first method allowed the analysis of the Pearson correlations between parameters, showing the
homogeneity of the sample in study. The second method allowed the identification of several groups,
emphasizing sample size differences, but not morphological variations, because data used was based on
dimensional parameters. A new c1uster analysis, by UPGMA was performed. using shape attributes,
after an individualisation of fundamental; Sectors, in each artifact. The eight groups obtained showed
that, within this statistical homogeneous assemblage, it is possible the identification of several types,
perhaps as a result of a funcional speciali sation - like their abundance in this site. This activities,
eventually seasonal, of a population that, during the late glacial and/or the first post-glacial times
inhabited the littoral and contiguous areas from Baixo Alentejo and Algarve regions, are not yet well known.
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Arqueologia Escavações arqueológicas Artefactos Indústria Vila do Bispo Algarve
Citation
Cardoso, João Luís; Gomes, Mário Varela - Caracterização do machado mirense : os materiais de monte dos amantes (Vila do Bispo, Algarve). "Setúbal Arqueológica" [Em linha]. ISSN 0872-3451. Vol. 11-12 (1997), p. 121-146
Publisher
Museu de Arqueologia e Etnografia do Distrito de Setúbal/Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina. Instituto de Conservação da Natureza