Feet on the ground : Marine archaeomalacology resources during the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Iberian Peninsula
Aguirre-Uribesalgo, Amaia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Prehistòria)
Álvarez-Fernández, Esteban (Universidad de Salamanca. Departamento de Prehistoria. Historia Antigua y Arqueología)
Saña Seguí, Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Prehistòria)

Data:	2024
Resum:	The Iberian Peninsula is the ideal setting for the study of the use of marine resources in the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Previous studies have focused on specific geographical areas and on a single chronological period. Instead, we offer here a synthesis of the peninsula covering a broad period of time, thus allowing a study of the role of marine resources in the Neolithisation process. Published data on the exploitation of marine molluscs from 59 archaeological levels, close to the coast and dated between 10,400 and 4650 cal BP, in the Iberian Peninsula are reviewed in order to examine the change that occurred in the consumption of marine resources following the introduction of domestic plants and animals. The analysis of the composition and diversity of assemblages collected at each site has allowed us to identify specialisation in the management strategy of marine molluscs during the Neolithic. Regional variability in the diversity of species collected, particularly in the Cantabrian region, where there is continuity in the management of molluscs between the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods, could be linked to the pace at which agriculture and animal husbandry were adopted. In short, together with environmental factors, the establishment of farming practices may have had a slight impact on the specialisation in the management of coastal environments.
Ajuts:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2021-SGR-00527 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID 2020-114462 GB-I00 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID 2020-115715 GB-I00
Nota:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
Nota:	This work was supported, the Ministry of Science and Innovation-Spanish Government (PID 2020-115715 GB-I00 and PID 2020-114462 GB-I00) and by the University of Salamanca GIR PREHUSAL. Research by Amaia Aguirre was supported by the pre-doctoral grant from the Basque Government. Maria Saña acknowledges the financial support by ICREA under the ICREA Academia programme and by Proyectos I + D Generación de Conocimiento (PID 2020-115715 GB-I00). Also, I would like to thank the SGR EarlyFoods Research Group, ICTA-UAB (2021-SGR-00527). Finally, I would like to thank the reviewers for their contributions and suggestions.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Quaternary international, 2024 , ISSN 1040-6182

DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2023.11.005

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