Lithic raw material in the Cantabrian region: Dialectical relationship between flint and quartzite in the Palaeolithic record

Prieto A, Arrizabalaga A, Yusta I (2021)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

Journal of Lithic Studies University of Edinburgh

Book Volume: 8

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.2218/jls.4334

Abstract

The increase, in quantitative and qualitative terms, of research attending to the geological nature of rocks found in archaeological contexts is changing our perspectives about social and economic territories articulated by Palaeolithic societies in the Cantabrian Region. Practically the only raw material researched in a solid geoarchaeological approach in this area is flint. This paper addresses how the near absence of in-depth geoarchaeological research into raw materials other than flint is modifying our perception of the procurement and management mechanism of raw material in the Cantabrian Region during the Palaeolithic.

Authors with CRIS profile

Alejandro Prieto Lehrstuhl für Ur- und Frühgeschichte

Involved external institutions

University of Basque Country / Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV) / Euskal Herriko Unibersitatea (EHU) ES Spain (ES)

How to cite

APA:

Prieto, A., Arrizabalaga, A., & Yusta, I. (2021). Lithic raw material in the Cantabrian region: Dialectical relationship between flint and quartzite in the Palaeolithic record. Journal of Lithic Studies, 8(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.2218/jls.4334

MLA:

Prieto, Alejandro, Alvaro Arrizabalaga, and Inaki Yusta. "Lithic raw material in the Cantabrian region: Dialectical relationship between flint and quartzite in the Palaeolithic record." Journal of Lithic Studies 8.1 (2021).

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