35,000 years of recurrent visits inside Nerja cave (Andalusia, Spain) based on analyses of charcoals and soot micro‑layers
María-Ángeles Medina Alcaide
(1)
,
Ségolène Vandevelde
(2, 3, 4)
,
Anita Quiles
(5)
,
Edwige Pons-Branchu
(6)
,
Iñaki Intxaurbe
,
José Luis Sanchidrián
,
Hélène Valladas
,
Damien Deldicque
(7)
,
Catherine Ferrier
,
Eva Rodríguez
,
Diego Garate
1
UB -
Université de Bordeaux
2 UQAC - Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
3 UdeS - Université de Sherbrooke
4 Archéologies environnementales
5 IFAO - Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire
6 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
7 LGENS - Laboratoire de géologie de l'ENS
2 UQAC - Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
3 UdeS - Université de Sherbrooke
4 Archéologies environnementales
5 IFAO - Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire
6 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
7 LGENS - Laboratoire de géologie de l'ENS
Ségolène Vandevelde
- Fonction : Orateur
- PersonId : 13825
- IdHAL : segolene-vandevelde
- ORCID : 0000-0002-0399-4560
- IdRef : 241085349
Anita Quiles
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 738219
- IdHAL : anita-quiles
- ORCID : 0000-0002-2933-4472
- IdRef : 156673088
Edwige Pons-Branchu
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 181174
- IdHAL : edwige-pons-branchu
- ORCID : 0000-0002-7941-3144
- IdRef : 067287085
Iñaki Intxaurbe
- Fonction : Auteur
José Luis Sanchidrián
- Fonction : Auteur
Hélène Valladas
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1152409
- ORCID : 0000-0002-1858-0782
Damien Deldicque
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1224527
- IdHAL : damien-deldicque
- ORCID : 0000-0003-0422-8849
Catherine Ferrier
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1105362
Eva Rodríguez
- Fonction : Auteur
Diego Garate
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1219297
Résumé
How many occupation phases were there in Nerja Cave, over how many thousands of years was it visited and what was the frequency of occupation? To answer these questions, we analyzed the combustion residues related to lighting (charcoal found on the ground and soot micro-layers trapped in speleothems) found in the interior galleries of Nerja cave in an interdisciplinary study. In our presentation, we will present and discuss the absolute dating of the prehistoric underground activity and the identification of different phases of visits to the deep parts of the cave. The charcoal analysis includes anthracological analysis and SEM-EDX. Soot analysis includes light microscopy, Raman micro-spectroscopy and TEM-EDX, as well as micro-counting of soot micro-layers. 14C dating of 53 charcoals identified 12 phases of prehistoric visits to the cave between 41,218 and 3299 cal. BP, extending the origin of human occupation of this iconic cave by 10,000 years. Interdisciplinary analysis of soot micro-layers allowed us to zoom in with high precision on the last three phases identified by Bayesian analysis (8003-2998 cal. BP.), demonstrating that these phases contain at least 64 distinct incursions, with an average of one visit every 35 years for the Neolithic period. In addition to the temporal aspect of our study, the spatial analysis showed that not all areas of the cave were used at the same periods, shedding light on differential uses of the space according to phases, and the repetition of visits to specific areas of the cave's lower galleries. The investigations on the traces of combustion in Nerja Cave have thus allowed us to diachronically approach the anthropogenic use of fire for light, but also to reveal behavioral dynamics regarding the temporality and spatiality of visits.
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35,000 years of recurrent visits inside Nerja cave (Andalusia, Spain) based on analyses of charcoals and soot micro‑layers
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Résumé |
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How many occupation phases were there in Nerja Cave, over how many thousands of years was it visited and what was the frequency of occupation? To answer these questions, we analyzed the combustion residues related to lighting (charcoal found on the ground and soot micro-layers trapped in speleothems) found in the interior galleries of Nerja cave in an interdisciplinary study. In our presentation, we will present and discuss the absolute dating of the prehistoric underground activity and the identification of different phases of visits to the deep parts of the cave. The charcoal analysis includes anthracological analysis and SEM-EDX. Soot analysis includes light microscopy, Raman micro-spectroscopy and TEM-EDX, as well as micro-counting of soot micro-layers. 14C dating of 53 charcoals identified 12 phases of prehistoric visits to the cave between 41,218 and 3299 cal. BP, extending the origin of human occupation of this iconic cave by 10,000 years. Interdisciplinary analysis of soot micro-layers allowed us to zoom in with high precision on the last three phases identified by Bayesian analysis (8003-2998 cal. BP.), demonstrating that these phases contain at least 64 distinct incursions, with an average of one visit every 35 years for the Neolithic period. In addition to the temporal aspect of our study, the spatial analysis showed that not all areas of the cave were used at the same periods, shedding light on differential uses of the space according to phases, and the repetition of visits to specific areas of the cave's lower galleries. The investigations on the traces of combustion in Nerja Cave have thus allowed us to diachronically approach the anthropogenic use of fire for light, but also to reveal behavioral dynamics regarding the temporality and spatiality of visits.
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Auteur(s) |
María-Ángeles Medina Alcaide
1
, Ségolène Vandevelde
2, 3, 4
, Anita Quiles
5
, Edwige Pons-Branchu
6
, Iñaki Intxaurbe
, José Luis Sanchidrián
, Hélène Valladas
, Damien Deldicque
7
, Catherine Ferrier
, Eva Rodríguez
, Diego Garate
1
UB -
Université de Bordeaux
( 259761 )
- 35, place Pey Berland - 33076 Bordeaux
- France
2
UQAC -
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
( 300734 )
- 555 Boulevard de l'Université, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada
- Canada
3
UdeS -
Université de Sherbrooke
( 92849 )
- 2500 boul. de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Québec J1K 2R1
- Canada
4
Archéologies environnementales
( 102298 )
- Maison René Ginouvès UMR 7041 21 allée de l'université F 92023 NANTERRE cedex
- France
5
IFAO -
Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire
( 238153 )
- 37, rue al-Cheikh Ali Youssef B.P. 11562 Qasr al-Aïny 11441 Le Caire
- Égypte
6
LSCE -
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
( 518 )
- Bât. 12,
avenue de la Terrasse,
F-91198 GIF-SUR-YVETTE CEDEX
- France
7
LGENS -
Laboratoire de géologie de l'ENS
( 1308 )
- 24 Rue Lhomond 75231 PARIS CEDEX 05
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Titre du congrès |
XXe Congrès Mondial UISPP : Interdisciplinarité en Archéologie. S17-1 Multi-faceted Pyroarchaeology: insights on temporality, environmental and cultural proxies (Dir. Vandevelde, Stahlschmidt, Mallol, Miller)
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Date début congrès |
2023-09-05
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Date fin congrès |
2023-09-09
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Ville |
TimiŞoara
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Pays |
Roumanie
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Actes |
Non
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Invité |
Non
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Audience |
Internationale
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URL du congrès ou éditeur |
https://uispp2023.uvt.ro/
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Mots-clés |
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Pyroarchaeology, Anthracology, Fuliginochronology, 14C dating, Bayesian modeling, Raman micro-spectroscopy, characterization of archaeological material
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