The Acheulean Technocomplex of the Iberian Atlantic Margin as an Example of Technology Continuity Through the Middle Pleistocene

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dc.contributor.authorMéndez-Quintas, E.
dc.contributor.authorSantonja, M.
dc.contributor.authorArnold, L.J.
dc.contributor.authorCunha-Ribeiro, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, P.X.
dc.contributor.authorDemuro, M.
dc.contributor.authorDuval, M.
dc.contributor.authorGomes, A.
dc.contributor.authorMeireles, J.
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro-Rodrigues, S.
dc.contributor.authorPérez-González, A.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis article provides a synthesis of the Middle Pleistocene hominin record of West Iberia, which comprises sites displaying abundant concentrations of large flake Acheulean (LFA) assemblages, as well as isolated examples of Early Middle Palaeolithic (EMP) technology. These sites typically have age ranges spanning marine isotopic stages (MIS) 11–6, within the second half of the Middle Pleistocene, and are primarily located in fluvial environments related to the main regional river basins. The LFA sites display extensive occurrences of handaxes and cleavers on flake blanks (detached from large cores), with a large number of knapping remains, such as flakes or small-medium cores, showing simple reduction patterns. Over the identified age range of these sites, especially during the MIS 9–6 interval, we observe constant technological stability, without strong variations over time, and independent of the functionality of individual sites. These fixed technological and behavioural patterns reinforce the African affinities of the southwestern European Acheulean, in contrast to Acheulean assemblages identified in the northernmost areas of Europe.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityEduardo Méndez-Quintas, Manuel Santonja, Lee J. Arnold, João Pedro Cunha-Ribeiro, Pedro Xavier da Silva, Martina Demuro, Mathieu Duval, Alberto Gomes, José Meireles, Sérgio Monteiro-Rodrigues, Alfredo Pérez-González
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2020; 3(4):918-943
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s41982-020-00057-2
dc.identifier.issn2520-8217
dc.identifier.orcidArnold, L.J. [0000-0001-9603-3824]
dc.identifier.orcidDemuro, M. [0000-0002-5799-4216]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/140138
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160100743
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT130100195
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT150100215
dc.rights© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s41982-020-00057-2
dc.subjectMiddle Pleistocene; Lower Palaeolithic; Large flake Acheulean (LFA); Early Middle Palaeolithic (EMP); West Iberia
dc.titleThe Acheulean Technocomplex of the Iberian Atlantic Margin as an Example of Technology Continuity Through the Middle Pleistocene
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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