Dinámicas poblacionales en el centro de la Península Ibérica durante el Pleistoceno superior: un nuevo proyecto geoarqueológico

Abstract

(Late Pleistocene population dynamics in Central Iberia: a new geoarchaeological project): We present a new research project aimed at investigating population dynamics and human-environment interactions during the second half of the Late Pleistocene in Central Iberia. In this communication we discuss the state-of-the-art on the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic settlement of the Iberian plateau and we propose new avenues of research for testing the validity of the currently accepted interpretations. It is our hypothesis that models on Late Pleistocene population dynamics in the Iberian interior lands are still biased by the poor quantity and quality of data available, especially for the Upper Palaeolithic. Our project is focused on the geoarchaeological study of 3 selected sites located in the Upper Tagus basin (Northern area of Guadalajara province, Spain).Our methods include micromorpholgy, high resolution sedimentology, 14C, OSL and U/Th dating, pollen, phytolith, microfaunal and anthracological analyses, as well as lithic technology, taphonomy and zooarchaeology.

Resources

• Alcaraz et al 2015 interior IP.pdf

Bibliography

Alcaraz-Castano, M., Weniger, G., Alcolea-González, J., Kehl, M., Baena, M., Yravedra, J., López-Sáez, J., Balbín, R., Cuartero, F. (2015): Dinámicas poblacionales en el centro de la Península Ibérica durante el Pleistoceno superior: un nuevo proyecto geoarqueológico. In: J. P. Galve, J.M. Azañón, J.V. Pérez Peña y P. Ruano (Eds.): Una visión global del Cuaternario. El hombre como condicionante de procesos geológicos. XIV Reunión Nacional de Cuaternario, Granada (España)