RT journal article
T1 Within and Beyond: Chert Procurement Patterns During The Upper  Palaeolithic in Southwesternmost Iberia
A1 Belmiro, Joana
A1 Terradas, Xavier
A1 Domínguez Bella, Salvador
A1 Cascalheira, João
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
K1 Upper Palaeolithic
K1 Iberian Peninsula
K1 Lithic raw materials
K1 Petrography
AB Analyses of raw materials and the distinction between local/regional and long-distance sources have proven invaluable for understanding the extensive movements, interactions, and social networks during the Upper Palaeolithic in the Iberian Peninsula. However, unlike other parts of Iberia, research on the management and acquisition of raw materials in the south and west of Iberia remains relatively underdeveloped. Despite significant knowledge about the technological practices of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers from southern Portugal, particularly from studies conducted at the site of Vale Boi, there is a noticeable lack of focus on raw materials management. This paper presents the first comprehensive characterisation of chert raw materials from the Gravettian, Proto-Solutrean, and Solutrean occupations at Vale Boi, using both macroscopic and petrographic techniques. Our study reveals that the majority of chert found at Vale Boi originates locally, within a 20 km radius. However, a non-negligible portion of the chert comes from non-local sources, indicating > 200 km raw material circulation from central Portugal and southern Spain
PB Springer Nature Link
SN 2520-8217
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36386
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36386
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026