El complex arqueològic de Can Roqueta: un poblat paradigmàtic del bronze inicial a la Depressió Prelitoral Catalana

Les diverses intervencions arqueològiques realitzades al jaciment arqueològic de Can Roqueta han permèsdocumentar un notable assentament que presenta una forquilla cronològica que abasta, bàsicament, la primerameitat del II mil·lenni cal. BC, en un moment que ha estat definit com a bronze inicial. Les estructures documentades,sempre negatives, presenten una gran diversitat de rebliments, de tipologia i de funcionalitat, on l’úsfunerari pren un pes específic fonamental per entendre l’organització social i econòmica d’aquest assentamentde l’edat del bronze

Prácticas funerarias durante el neolítico. Los enterramientos infantiles en el noreste de la Península Ibérica

El Neolítico catalán se ha caracterizado especialmente por su excelente registro funerario. Tanto es así, que a principios del siglo XX Bosch Gimpera hablaba de la “Cultura de los Sepulcros de Fosa”, denominación que sigue usándose habitualmente en la actualidad para el Neolítico Medio. En el marco de este volumen monográfico, nos centramos en los enterramientos infantiles, deteniéndonos especialmente en todos los aspectos referentes a las cuestiones antropológicas pero sin obviar otros datos que consideramos relevantes, como el ajuar asociado a los distintos individuos inhumados o la cronología de los contextos funerarios establecida a partir de las dataciones absolutas obtenidas.The Neolithic funeral record from Catalonia is particularly rich. At the beginning of the 20th century, P. Bosch Gimpera categorized the Catalonian Middle Neolithic as the “Sepulcros de Fosa” (pit burials) Culture, and this appellation is still in use. Within the framework of this monographic volume, this paper focus on the infantile burials, not only on its anthropological aspects, but also on other relevant information such as the grave goods associated to the reviewed burials, or the chronology of the funeral contexts established from the absolute dates available

Estudis de les restes humanes del Neolític Antic de la comarca del Montsià (Tarragona)

[ESP]Se trata del estudio de los restos óseos y dentarios procedentes de once yacimientos neolIticos de Ia comarca del Montsià. Se ha realizado un trabajo comparativo de la dentición, y el estudio de la dieta mediante el análisis del contenido de elementos traza indica que la muestra presentaría una dieta eminentemente vegetariana. [EN] This is a study of dental and bone remains from eleven Neolithic excavation sites in the county of Montsià. A comparative study of the teeth and a study of the diet was made by analysing the content of trace elements that indicate an essentially vegetarian diet in the sample provided

Mountains, Herds and Crops : Notes on New Evidence from the Early Neolithic in the Southern Central Pyrenees

After years of intense fieldwork, our knowledge about the Neolithisation of the Pyrenees has considerably increased. In the southern central Pyrenees, some previously unknown Neolithic sites have been discovered at subalpine and alpine altitudes (1,000-1,500 m a.s.l.). One of them is Cueva Lóbrica, 1,170 m a.s.l., which has an occupation phase with impressed pottery dated ca. 5400 cal BCE. Another is Coro Trasito, 1,558 m a.s.l., a large rock shelter that preserves evidence of continuous occupations in the Early Neolithic, 5300-4600 cal BCE. Evidence of human occupation at higher altitudes has also been documented. In the Axial Pyrenees, at the Obagues de Ratera rock shelter, 2,345 m a.s.l., an occupation has been dated to around 5730-5600 cal BCE. At Cova del Sardo, in the Sant Nicolau Valley, at 1,780 m a.s.l., a series of occupations have been excavated, dated to ca. 5600-4500 cal BCE. These sites allow us to discuss patterns of occupation of the mountainous areas between the Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic. Recent data suggest that the last hunter-gatherer occupied all altitudinal stages of the Pyrenees, both in the outer and inner ranges. A change in the settlement pattern seems to have occurred in the Early Neolithic, which consisted of a concentration of occupations in the valley bottom and mid-slopes, in biotopes favourable to both herding and agriculture

The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe

From around 2750 to 2500 bc, Bell Beaker pottery became widespread across western and central Europe, before it disappeared between 2200 and 1800 bc. The forces that propelled its expansion are a matter of long-standing debate, and there is support for both cultural diffusion and migration having a role in this process. Here we present genome-wide data from 400 Neolithic, Copper Age and Bronze Age Europeans, including 226 individuals associated with Beaker-complex artefacts. We detected limited genetic affinity between Beaker-complex-associated individuals from Iberia and central Europe, and thus exclude migration as an important mechanism of spread between these two regions. However, migration had a key role in the further dissemination of the Beaker complex. We document this phenomenon most clearly in Britain, where the spread of the Beaker complex introduced high levels of steppe-related ancestry and was associated with the replacement of approximately 90% of Britain’s gene pool within a few hundred years, continuing the east-to-west expansion that had brought steppe-related ancestry into central and northern Europe over the previous centuries

Ontogénèse de l'os coxal et détermination sexuelle : l'importance de l'ilium

Summary. — A morphologically oriented study of iliac bones of 50 immature specimens from the Cognac St-Martin cemetery (Charente, France) are studied, taking into consideration several ontogenetic aspects and the question of sexual diagnostic. Common morphological features shared by adult and immature specimens are distinguished from others exhibiting changes during growth. Seven morphological criteria used for sexual determination of adults individuals, according to the littérature, are examined. Among these features, three give concordant results and could be considered as significative in sexual diagnostic (i.e. elevation of the auricular surface , post-auricular groove, and configuration of the great sciatic notch). Those preliminary results brought from an archeological series, remain to be confirmed by identical analyses made on recent series of known age and sex.Résumé. — L'étude morphologique réalisée sur les iliums de 50 individus immatures appartenant à la série archéologique du cimetière de l'église de Cognac-St-Martin (Charente, France) est menée dans le cadre d'une étude plus large de l'ontogenèse de l'os coxal, dans le but de distinguer les caractères communs aux adultes et aux enfants de ceux plus spécifiques aux derniers. Dans ce but est abordée la question de la détermination sexuelle sur des sujets immatures et sont alors pris en considération sept caractères morphologiques retenus chez l'adulte par les auteurs et parfois repris chez l'enfant. Parmi ceux-ci, trois donnent des résultats concordants et pourraient avoir un rapport significatif avec le sexe pour les sujets immatures : élévation de la surface auriculaire, gouttière post-auriculaire, profil de la grande échancrure sciatique. Seule une analyse identique menée sur une ou plusieurs séries de sujets immatures de sexe et d'âge connus permettra de confirmer ces résultats préliminaires.Majó Tona. Ontogénèse de l'os coxal et détermination sexuelle : l'importance de l'ilium. In: Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, Nouvelle Série. Tome 4 fascicule 1-2, 1992. pp. 53-65