THE FLINT OF THE PREBETICO OF ALICANTE: TYPES, VARIABILITY AND PLEISTOCENE CATCHMENT AND KAPPING AREAS

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  • Francisco Javier Molina Hernández
  • Antonio Tarriño Vinagre
  • Bertila Galván Santos
  • Cristo M. Hernández Gómez
Vol. 26 (2016), Monograph, pages 283-311
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30827/cpag.v26i0.7403
Submitted: May 12, 2018 Accepted: May 12, 2018
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Abstract

In this paper we offer a summary of the results of the surveys conducted in geoarchaeological Prebético Alicante (eastern part of the Betic). In this geological area have been documented 12 types of silicifications ranging from the Jurassic to the Mio-Pliocene. The various processes of erosion and transport that have affected each type of chert and the impact that this entails in the increased variability of each type were analyzed. This has been taken into account when creating the regional lithoteque, using samples from multiple geological contexts. Finally, the employment of local chert during the Pleistocene is clearly demonstrated from the high activity of carving preserved in Pleistocene colluvial or alluvial formations in the vicinity of the source type areas, as well as the study of certain arqueoestratigráficas sequences.

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Prebetic of Alicante, Prebetic Flint Types, Dismantling and alteration processes, Catchment Areas

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Molina Hernández, F. J., Tarriño Vinagre, A., Galván Santos, B., & Hernández Gómez, C. M. (2016). THE FLINT OF THE PREBETICO OF ALICANTE: TYPES, VARIABILITY AND PLEISTOCENE CATCHMENT AND KAPPING AREAS. Cuadernos De Prehistoria Y Arqueología De La Universidad De Granada, 26, 283–311. https://doi.org/10.30827/cpag.v26i0.7403