Abstract
Different flint types from the Middle Palaeolithic site of Abrigo de la Quebrada (Chelva, Valencia) are characterized, both macro- and microscopically, and compared with types found at other localities in the region. Although procurement predominantly concerned the immediate vicinity of sites, our results show the presence of the same types in assemblages separated by distances of up to 120 km. The long distances involved are suggestive of a pattern of North-South mobility of human groups along the coastline of central Mediterranean Iberia.
Highlights
The information available for the Valencia region on prehistoric raw material sources and procurement is scant
Four different lithological types have so far been identified among the Quebrada raw materials: flint, limestone, quartzite and quartz
As to Type 2, we have identified it in (a) the Middle and Lower Palaeolithic of San Luís (40 km), Rambla de los Morenos (30 km), Barranco de Carcalín (40 km), Las Fuentes (70 km), Cova de la Petxina (100 km), Cova del Bolomor (100 km) and Cova Negra (100 km), (b) the Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Malladetes (100 km), Volcán del Faro (90 km) and Abric de la Senda Vedada (80 km), and (c) the Epipalaeolithic of Cueva de la Cocina (50 km); this type may be represented in the Middle Palaeolithic of Abric del Pastor and the natural flint outcrops from La Serreta, in the Alcoi area (Molina et al 2010), indicating that it circulated widely
Summary
The information available for the Valencia region on prehistoric raw material sources and procurement is scant. As far as the Valencia province is concerned, research has been limited to isolated classification of finds from the sites of Parpalló (Tiffagom 2006) and Cova Negra (Moriel 1985) deposited in museum collections (Figure 1). This lack of information is problematic in the case of the region’s Middle Palaeolithic, and limits attempts at establishing a framework for the discussion of patterns of Journal of Lithic Studies (2014) vol., nr.
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