"Ficta Vitro Lapis": las imitaciones de piedras en vidrio en la Hispania romana

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Secretaria de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación: Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica. Referencia: HAR2015-64142-P) [MI NECO/FEDER, UE

Archeometrical Study of Metallic Remains from "La Ulaña" Archeological Site

This paper shows the results of the archeometallurgical study of 31 iron pieces, 23 bronze pieces, 1 silver, and 1 gold piece found in the archeological site of La Ulaña, which is located in the north of Spain in the foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains, and that lived its period of greatest splendor coinciding with the Second Iron Age. The basic chemical and microstructural analyses of the iron- and copper-based objects provide an overview of the use of these metals in the site. The results obtained are compared with those published from other archeological sites nearby. In addition, the most unique pieces are set in their archeological context to facilitate the understanding of their chronological ascription.Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature

La arqueología de los cántabros: una reflexión metodológica

[ES] La investigación sobre los cántabros se ha centrado, básicamente, en los textos clásicos, dando en la actualidad la sensación de que éstos están agotados. Las lagunas de información se han producido por una infrautilización de otras vías investigadoras, como la arqueología. Para superar las dudas que tenemos, sobre la organización territorial, el habitat y la cultura material, es necesario replantearse lo cántabro, para lo que se deben reinterpretar las fuentes escritas y encaminar la investigación hacia una labor de campo insuficientemente desarrollada hasta la fecha.[FR] Les recherches sur le peuple cantabrique ont surtout étudié les textes classiques et a présent nous avons l'impression qu'ils sont épuisés. Les trous de cette information se sont produits par la faible utilisation des autres voies de recherche, comme l'archéologie. Si nous voulons surmonter nos doutes sur l'organisation du territoire, Phabitat et la culture materielle, nous avons besoin de considérer de nouveau le fait cantabrique et dans ce cas on doit interpreter une nouvelle fois les sources écrites et diriger nos recherches vers un travail de campagne inexistant jusqu'á nos jours

El trabajo de la piedra: Calatorao

En número dedicado a: Zaragoz

Local quarries and ornamental stones used in architecture and epigraphy in Labitolosa (Conventus Caesaraugustanus, provincia Hispania Citerior)

RESUMEN. Los edificios públicos de Labitolosa fueron objeto de un importante proceso de monumentalización en la segunda mitad del siglo I d. C. En este trabajo nos centramos en la identificación geológica de las rocas ornamentales usadas en la Curia y en las termas I. Los análisis realizados indican un empleo exclusivo de calizas hispanas: la denominada Santa Tecla y las explotadas en Aguinalíu, donde se han localizado frentes antiguos de cantería. También se abordan cuestiones relacionadas con el coste del revestimiento marmóreo de las termas.ABSTRACT. Public buildings from Labitolosa underwent a significant process of monumentalization in the second half of the 1st century A.D. This paper focuses on the geological identification of the ornamental rocks used in the Curia and in Baths I. Analyses carried out indicate an exclusive use of Hispanic limestones: so-called Santa Tecla stone as well as limestone quarried in Aguinalíu where ancient pits have been found. Questions regarding the cost of the marble covering of the Baths are also examined

History of fires and vegetation since the Neolithic in the Cantabrian Mountains (Spain)

Fire has been one of the main causes of disturbance of vegetation over time, and since the Neolithic has become an irreplaceable tool for the opening of forest spaces and maintenance of pastures. Previous studies showed that the intensity and effects of wildfires are related to the biomass and controlled by climate factors. However, in regions such as Cantabria, where agriculture and livestock have spread throughout the territory since prehistory, fires should also be closely related to human land uses. The aim of this paper was to investigate the history of fires and vegetation since the Neolithic in the Cantabrian Mountains, using sedimentary charcoal and pollen data to study the role of human activities in the processes that have shaped ecosystems throughout the Holocene. The asynchrony and quantitative differences in the results obtained at different sites indicate significant variations in fire patterns at regional scale since the Neolithic, although the type and size of each basin also had a strong influence on charcoal accumulation. Maximum values for charcoal accumulation rate at La Molina were observed between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age but occurred after about 3500 cal years BP at El Cueto de la Avellanosa. At El Sertal, low charcoal accumulation rate values were observed, probably because the sequence begins in a space that already had been cleared; the maximum values occurred during the most recent millennium. These data provide evidence that fire has been a key factor in forest retreat and in maintaining open landscapes since the Neolithic.This article was made possible by two Coordinated Project grants from Spain's Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness (MEC), “El uso del fuego y la conformación de los paisajes en la Montaña cantábrica y el Pirineo oriental: estudio comparado de su evolución histórica y tendencias actuales” (CSO2012-39680-C02-01) awarded to the Department of Geography, Urban studies and Land Planning, Universidad de Cantabria and “Geohistoria ambiental del fuego en el Holoceno. Patrones culturales y gestión territorial desde el inicio de la ganadería y la agricultura en la montaña Cantábrica y Pirineo “awarded to the Department of Geography, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (CSO2012-39680-C02-02). In addition, the project was funded by the Catalan government's Applied Geography program, “Grup de Geografia Aplicada” (AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya, 2014 SGR 1090)