TY - JOUR
T1 - Neolithic rock art in context
T2 - Landscape history and the transition to agriculture in Mediterranean Spain
AU - McClure, Sarah B.
AU - Balaguer, Lluis Molina
AU - Auban, Joan Bernabeu
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Rock art is one of the most salient features of Neolithic societies in eastern Spain and an explicit form of landscape history. This paper summarizes current debates of Mediterranean rock art chronology and interpretation and explores the contextual differences in two areas of Neolithic settlement with rock art: the Canyoles Valley (Valencia) and the Alcoi Basin (Alicante). Large-scale survey of the Canyoles Valley resulted in a clearer understanding of agricultural land use during the Neolithic that contrasts with evidence from the Alcoi Basin. By analyzing Neolithic rock art in its archaeological context, we discuss the significance and limitations of rock art analysis for understanding and characterizing landscape histories and the transition to agriculture in the region.
AB - Rock art is one of the most salient features of Neolithic societies in eastern Spain and an explicit form of landscape history. This paper summarizes current debates of Mediterranean rock art chronology and interpretation and explores the contextual differences in two areas of Neolithic settlement with rock art: the Canyoles Valley (Valencia) and the Alcoi Basin (Alicante). Large-scale survey of the Canyoles Valley resulted in a clearer understanding of agricultural land use during the Neolithic that contrasts with evidence from the Alcoi Basin. By analyzing Neolithic rock art in its archaeological context, we discuss the significance and limitations of rock art analysis for understanding and characterizing landscape histories and the transition to agriculture in the region.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaa.2008.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jaa.2008.05.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51649108021
SN - 0278-4165
VL - 27
SP - 326
EP - 337
JO - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
JF - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
IS - 3
ER -
