Personal ornament in transition: Final Paleolithic – Mesolithic data from the Iberian Mediterranean Region (16.5 – 7 ky cal. BP)
Soler Mayor, B.; Pardo-Gordó, S.; Pascual Benito, J.L.; Balcázar Campos, N.; Avezuela-Aristu, B.; Vadillo Conesa, M.; Aura Tortosa, J.E. (2025). Personal ornament in transition: Final Paleolithic – Mesolithic data from the Iberian Mediterranean Region (16.5 – 7 ky cal. BP). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 17(3): 1-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-025-02170-1
In: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. Springer: Heidelberg. ISSN 1866-9557; e-ISSN 1866-9565, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Soler Mayor, B.
- Pardo-Gordó, S.
- Pascual Benito, J.L.
- Balcázar Campos, N.
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- Avezuela-Aristu, B.
- Vadillo Conesa, M.
- Aura Tortosa, J.E.
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| Abstract |
The present study aims at a better understanding of personal ornaments during the Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic transitions. The approach consists of a combination of the shell beads and pendants from Santa Maira (Alacant) and the information from the Mediterranean façade of the Iberian Peninsula, including the Ebro valley, allowing a systematic evaluation of species richness from a spatio-temporal perspective. An assessment of access to the source and its impact on diversity was also carried out. The results show a continuity between the Late Paleolithic and the Epipaleolithic, as well as a period of cultural break with the Mesolithic. Similar patterns have been documented during the same periods from lithic production studies and may indicate a change in social interactions and/or cultural boundaries. |
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