Abstract
The research during the construction of the M-50 highway has allowed the documentation and conservation of the first Neolithic flint mine in the Iberian Peninsula. This work presents the preliminary results of the first phase of archaeological excavations. Thus far, the site plan documented shows a group of more than 2.500 extraction pits. Presented here are a description of the pits, their types and distribution, as well as the abundant archaeological materials found inside them. The characteristcs of the features and their backfilling processes indicate the existence of precise working strategies that may ompel a revision of our understanding of the Neolithic in the Madrid region. Moreover, three other phases have also been recorded in the site: Pleistocene, Middle Bronze Age and Contemporary.
Highlights
TRABAJOS DE PREHISTORIASUSANA CONSUEGRA RODRÍGUEZ (*) M.a MAR GALLEGO GARCÍA (*) NURIA CASTAÑEDA CLEMENTE (*)
The research during the construction of the M-50 highway has allowed the documentation and conservation of the first Neolithic flint mine in the Iberian Peninsula
Three other phases have been recorded in the site: Pleistocene, Middle Bronze Age and Contemporary
Summary
SUSANA CONSUEGRA RODRÍGUEZ (*) M.a MAR GALLEGO GARCÍA (*) NURIA CASTAÑEDA CLEMENTE (*). La construcción de la autovía M-50 ha permitido documentar y conservar la primera explotación de sílex neolítica de la Península Ibérica. Este trabajo presenta los resultados iniciales de la primera fase de excavación arqueológica. La planta del yacimiento documentada hasta el momento muestra un conjunto de más de 2.500 pozos de extracción. Sus tipos y distribución así como el abundante material arqueológico recuperado en su interior. Las características de las estructuras, y de su amortización, indican la existencia de estrategias de explotación precisas que pueden obligar a replantear el panorama del Neolítico madrileño. En el mismo yacimiento se han documentado además otras tres fases: pleistocena, Bronce medio y contemporánea/actual
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