Open AccessFunctional analysis of Middle Palaeolithic flint tools through experimental use wear analysis: the case of Prado Vargas (Cornejo) and Fuente Mudarra (Atapuerca), northern Spain
Author(s) -
Claudia Santamaría Cabornero,
Marta Navazo Ruíz,
Alfonso BenitoCalvo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
munibe. antropologia-arkeologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.3
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2172-4555
pISSN - 1132-2217
DOI - 10.21630/maa.2021.72.05
Subject(s) - cave , archaeology , human settlement , geology , settlement (finance) , neogene , geography , paleontology , structural basin , world wide web , computer science , payment
There are functional differences related to the peculiarities of each settlement. The material used to manufacture tools is one of the key factors in the analysis of use-wear traces in traceological studies. An experiment was conducted to test the development of these functional traces in two types of flints found at two Middle Palaeolithic settlements: Neogene flint, from the Fuente Mudarra open-air site Sierra de Atapuerca, and Cretaceous flint, from the Prado Vargas cave site, Ojo Guareña. After reviewing the characteristic of each type of flint, they were compared to previous archaeological studies in order to check the reliability of the analysis of these settlements.