RT journal article
T1 The Benzú rockshelter: a Middle Palaeolithic site on the North African coast
A1 Ramos Muñoz, José Francisco
A1 Calado, David
A1 Bernal Casasola, Darío
A1 Domínguez Bella, Salvador
A1 Ruiz-Zapata, Blanca
A1 Gil-García, María José
A1 Clemente-Conte, Ignacio
A1 Durán-Valsero, Juan José
A1 Vijande Vila, Eduardo
A1 Chamorro-Moreno, Simón
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
K1 Benzú
K1 Ceuta
K1 Arqueología
K1 Prehistoria
K1 Estrecho de Gibraltar
AB The rockshelter of Benzu ´ has a Middle–Upper Pleistocene stratigraphic sequence with ten levels, seven with evidence of human occupation. Speleothems have been dated by U/Th and the sedimentary levels by OSL and TL, showing that the sequence extends from 250 ka to 70 ka. In this paper, we summarise the results of geomorphology, chronostratigraphy and excavation, and provide preliminary results on the pollen, faunal and lithic remains. The location of the site on the North African coast of the Strait of Gibraltar offers the potential to throw light on contacts and relationships between prehistoric communities in North Africa and the South Iberian Peninsula, for whom the Strait may have served as a bridge rather than a barrier.
SN 0277-3791
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21400
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21400
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 04-nov-2026