La Cuevona de Avín (Avín, Asturias, North Spain): A new Late Pleistocene site in the lower valley of the River Güeña

Autor: Esteban Álvarez-Fernández, Sergio Martín-Jarque, Rodrigo Portero, Margarita Vadillo Conesa, Alberto Martínez-Villa, Mª Teresa Aparicio, Ildefonso Armenteros, Rosana Cerezo-Fernández, Rafael Domingo, Naroa García-Ibaibarriaga, F. Javier González, Laura Llorente, Anna Rufà, Antonio Tarriño, Paloma Uzquiano, Ana C. Pinto-Llona
Přispěvatelé: Principado de Asturias, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 45:103591. Elsevier BV
Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
Popis: The archaeological investigations carried out in the last twenty years in the Lower Valley of the River Güeña (Asturias, central part of northern Spain) have documented different prehistoric sites, particularly with Middle and Upper Palaeolithic occupations. This paper presents the results of the archaeological excavation carried out in the cave of La Cuevona de Avín. From the systematic study of the biotic and abiotic remains, a total of three occupation phases (Phases 1 to 3) have been determined, dated in the Late Pleistocene. The lithic studies indicate the use of local raw materials (mainly quartzite), but also regional ones (different types of flint) in the whole sequence. Retouched implements are typologically representative only during the Upper Magdalenian (Phase II) and use-wear analysis indicates the manufacture and use of artefacts in situ during this phase. Archaeozoological studies reveal continuity in subsistence strategies throughout the sequence, noting specialization in red deer hunting during the Azilian (Phase I), and more diversified prey in the older phases.
It was funded by the Consejería de Asuntos Sociales e Igualdad, and authorized by the Consejería de Patrimonio, both of the Government of the Principality of Asturias. The present research was undertaken in the context of the Spanish project PID2020.114462 GB-I00 funded by the Programa Estatal de Fomento de Generación de Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico, of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Anna Rufà is currently a beneficiary of the Concurso Estímulo ao Emprego Científico Individual - 3rd Edition promoted by the Portuguese FCT (reference: 2020.00877.CEECIND).
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