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T1 LegioLit: Knappable material lithotheque in the Prehistory Laboratory at the University of León, Spain
A1 Herrero Alonso, Diego
A1 Fuertes Prieto, María Natividad
A1 Fernández Martínez, Esperanza
A1 Gómez Fernández, Fernando
A1 Alonso Herrero, Eduardo
A1 Mateo Pellitero, Ana María
A1 Neira Campos, Ana Isabel
A2 Prehistoria
K1 Historia
K1 Chert
K1 Radiolarite
K1 Database
K1 Lithotheque
K1 Lithic Raw Materials
K1 Cantabrian Mountains
K1 Iberian Peninsula
K1 5504.05 Prehistoria
AB [EN] This work introduces a comparative collection located in the Prehistory Laboratory at the University of León (Spain) specialised in knappable raw materials, mainly comprising radiolarite and black chert (micro-crypto crystalline quartz), from the western Cantabrian Mountains (north of Iberian Peninsula). A standardised protocol of sample collection and data organisation was developed, which includes the use of several methodologies. First, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for referencing lithic sources. Second, direct observation of the sample for the macroscopic characterization, both de visu and stereomicroscope. Third, petrographic microscopy for a description of main petrological, and palaeontological features, complemented with the identification of the different minerals that make up the samples by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Forth, X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) and Thermogravimetry – Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TG-DSC) for geochemical and thermal features of the samples. Finally, the results of these analyses were entered in a database. All this information is contributing towards the creation of a physical reference collection specialised in local Palaeozoic formations (mostly from Devonian to Carboniferous) that outcrop in the western Cantabrian Mountains, a region whose potential resource base was previously not very well known. This collection would allow to compare archaeological lithic remains from different sites inside and outside the Cantabrian Mountains.
PB School of History, Classics and Archaeology. University of Edinburgh
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20573
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20573
NO Herrero-Alonso, D., Fuertes-Prieto, M. N., Fernández-Martínez, E., Gómez-Fernández, F., Alonso-Herrero, E., & Matero-Pellitero, A. M. (2018). LegioLit: Knappable material lithotheque in the Prehistory Laboratory at the University of León, Spain. Journal of Lithic Studies, 5(2).
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 20-jun-2024