Trampling versus cut marks on chemically altered surfaces: An experimental approach and archaeological application at the Barranc de la Boella site (la Canonja, Tarragona, Spain)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-93

  Pineda, Antonio ^a,b   Saladié, Palmira ^a,b,c   Vergès, Josep Maria ^a,b   Huguet, Rosa ^a,b,d   Cáceres, Isabel ^a,b   Vallverdú, Josep ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^c GQP CG   (Portugal)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barranc de la Boella; Chemical alteration; Cut marks; La Mina; Trampling

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; SEDIMENT; SKELETAL REMAINS; TRAMPLING; ARCHAEOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

CATALONIA; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

EID: 84904541163     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.06.018     Document Type: Article

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