This book presents an interdisciplinary study of the El Mirador cave
located on the Atapuerca karstic system, one of the longest Pleistocene
and Holocene archaeopaleontological deposits in Iberia. This book
presents the results including new unpublished and published data to
discuss different aspects related to the prehistoric herders and farmers
that occupied this territory.
Divided into four parts, the book covers site presentation and the
paleoenvironmental reconstruction covering a chronological span between
7060 ± 40-3040 ± 40 yrs. The history of the excavation and the
excavation methodology is detailed in this part including new
unpublished recording techniques using 3D scanning and photogrammetry
and a very meticulous sampling strategy. The book presents formation
processes of the deposit which are key to understanding the successive
occupations of the caves regarding its use as sheepfold cave as well as
human remains that are part of different funerary contexts in the cave.
In the last section, the book covers material culture found in the cave
including lithic tools and pottery. This interdisciplinary work is of
interest to scholars in anthracology, zooarchaeology, paleoanthropology,
lithic technology, and experimental archaeology.