Absolute chronology at the waterlogedd site of La Draga (Lake Banyoles, NE Iberia) : bayesian chronological models integrating tree-ring measurement, radiocarbon dates and micro-stratigraphical data / Vasiliki Andreaki, Juan A. Barceló, Ferran Antolín, [et al.]



En: Radiocarbon. Vol. 64, Núm. 5 (2022) , p. 907-948

Sixty-two 14C dates are analyzed in combination with a recently established local floating tree-ring sequence for the Early Neolithic site of La Draga (Banyoles, northeast Iberian Peninsula). Archaeological data, radiometric and dendrochronological dates, as well as sedimentary and micro-stratigraphical information are used to build a Bayesian chronological model, using the ChronoModel 2.0 and OxCal 4.4 computer programs, and IntCal 2020 calibration curve. The dendrochronological sequence is analyzed, and partially fixed to the calendrical scale using a wiggle-matching approach. Depositional events and the general stratigraphic sequence are expressed in expanded Harris Matrix diagrams and ordered in a temporal sequence using Allen Algebra. Post-depositional processes affecting the stratigraphic sequence are related both to the phreatic water level and the contemporaneous lakeshore. The most probable chronological model suggests two main Neolithic occupations, that can be divided into no less than three different "phases," including the construction, use and repair of the foundational wooden platforms, as well as evidence for later constructions after the reorganization of the ground surface using travertine slabs. The chronological model is discussed considering both the modern debate on the Climatic oscillations during the period 8000-4800 cal BC, and the origins of the Early Neolithic in the western Mediterranean region.

Neolithic occupations (c. 5200-3400 cal BC) at Isolino Virginia (Lake Varese, Italy) and the onset of the pile-dwelling phenomenon around the Alps / Ferran Antolín i Tutusaus, Héctor Martínez-Grau, Bigna L. Steiner, [et al.]



En: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. vol. 42, article 103375 (2022) , p. 1-11

Neolithic pile dwelling sites are known particularly well North of the Alps, with a boom starting from ca. 4300 cal BC. These sites are famous for the excellent preservation conditions of organic material (wooden tools, textiles, fruit remains and foodstuffs have been preserved in many of them), but their origin is still unclear. In Europe, only three reliably-dated settlements of this type are documented in the Early Neolithic: La Marmotta ca. 5700-5300 cal BC (Lake Bracciano, Italy), Dispilio ca. 5400-3500 cal BC (Lake Orestias, Greece) and La Draga ca. 5300-4900 cal BC (Lake Banyoles, Spain). New interventions within the framework of the AgriChange project have made it possible to expand and improve the knowledge on the dynamics of occupation at Isolino Virginia ca. 5200-3400 cal BC (Lake Varese, Italy), the earliest known pile-dwelling site around the Alps. Our results suggest that this site could have been the spark of the pile-dwelling phenomenon in the area.

Jaciments, ritmes i dinàmiques d'implantació i explotació del territori : el litoral mediterrani i les serralades prelitorals / Manel Edo, Anna Gómez Bach, Josep Mestres, Héctor Martínez-Grau, Miquel Molist, F. Xavier Oms



En: Cypsela. Girona, núm. 22 (2022) , p. 81-104 : il. (Tema monogràfic) 
Volum especial : Les primeres societats neolítiques de Catalunya, 5600-4500 AC : Estat de la qüestió i nous reptes de recerca. Bibliografia. Resums en català i anglès.

El litoral central mediterrani i les serralades prelitorals constitueixen una àrea privilegiada, d'una ban-da, per constatar l'avenç en l'estudi de les primeres societats camperoles en els darrers decennis, i de l'altra, per mostrar l'estat del coneixement i la formulació de nous reptes en la recerca. Tant a la gran plana costera barcelonina com a la Depressió Prelitoral, la colonització neolítica es va assentar a partir dels jaciments a l'aire lliure que presentaven una important diversitat en funció de la seva finalitat, residencial o productiva.

Darreres novetats sobre el neolític i l'edat del bronze a la Cerdanya i l'Alt Urgell : les Tutes de Menús, la cova de les encantades i les coves d'Olopte / F. Xavier Oms, Marta Sánchez de la Torre, Héctor Martínez-Gra, [et al.]



En: Era : revista cerdana de recerca. Puigcerdà, núm. 3 (2019) , p. 23-34 : il.
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