Reconsidering lithic transport in Middle Palaeolithic assemblages: curated and expedient strategies in the Abric Romaní mobile toolkits

IF 2 2区 地球科学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY
Irene González-Molina, M. Gema Chacón, Bruno Gómez de Soler, Francesca Romagnoli, Manuel Vaquero
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Mobility and its relationship with lithic technology is a major debate in the study of Neanderthal groups, especially regarding the selection of mobile tools for transport. This study analyses the mobile toolkits from levels M and P of the Abric Romaní (Capellades, Barcelona), a key site for studying Neanderthal behaviour due to its high stratigraphic resolution. The mobile toolkits, introduced already knapped into the site, come from two distinct technological contexts: level M, with a discoid and expedient technology, and level P, with a more curated Levallois and laminar technology. The aim of this paper is to determine whether the composition of these toolkits is primarily influenced by the need for mobility or by the technological strategies of the context. The results indicate that the composition of the mobile toolkits is at least partly related to the general technological context of each level. However, an increase in complexity is observed in some of the selected elements in both mobile toolkits, as well as an interest in backed flakes and combined with the presence of ordinary flakes. This analysis will provide new insights into the interactions between lithic technology and mobility, enhancing our understanding of how Neanderthals adapted their behaviour to the needs of movement and subsistence.

重新考虑旧石器时代中期组合中的石器运输:Abric Romaní移动工具包中的策划和权宜之计策略
在尼安德特人群体的研究中,流动性及其与石器技术的关系是一个主要的争论,特别是关于移动运输工具的选择。本研究分析了Abric Romaní (Capellades, Barcelona) M和P层的移动工具包,该地层分辨率高,是研究尼安德特人行为的关键地点。移动工具包,已经被引入到网站中,来自两个不同的技术背景:M级,采用圆盘状和便利的技术,P级,采用更精心策划的Levallois和层流技术。本文的目的是确定这些工具包的组成是否主要受移动性需求或上下文的技术策略的影响。结果表明,移动工具包的组成至少部分地与每个级别的一般技术背景相关。然而,在两个移动工具包中,在一些选定的元素中观察到复杂性的增加,以及对背面薄片的兴趣,并与普通薄片的存在相结合。这一分析将为石器技术与流动性之间的相互作用提供新的见解,增强我们对尼安德特人如何适应运动和生存需求的理解。
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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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4.80
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199
期刊介绍: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences covers the full spectrum of natural scientific methods with an emphasis on the archaeological contexts and the questions being studied. It bridges the gap between archaeologists and natural scientists providing a forum to encourage the continued integration of scientific methodologies in archaeological research. Coverage in the journal includes: archaeology, geology/geophysical prospection, geoarchaeology, geochronology, palaeoanthropology, archaeozoology and archaeobotany, genetics and other biomolecules, material analysis and conservation science. The journal is endorsed by the German Society of Natural Scientific Archaeology and Archaeometry (GNAA), the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (HSC), the Association of Italian Archaeometrists (AIAr) and the Society of Archaeological Sciences (SAS).
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