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Plant resources represent one of the least studied topics in Iberian prehistory despite their potential not only to reconstruct patterns of plant exploitation, but also to understand subsistence practices, and to improve our knowledge of plant use among human communities in the past. In this paper we present the archaeobotanical data (seeds and fruits) available for the south of the Iberian Peninsula during the 2nd mill. BC. We use data already published by different colleagues including one of the authors. The focus is put on the diversity of species cultivated during this period, as well as on the exploitation of wild plants for food and other uses, trying to provide an accurate picture of Bronze Age plant subsistence in the area. Different crops such as barley and wheat (mainly free-threshing species) and several legumes have been identifi ed while a wide diversity of wild resources is also observed. Flax and poppy were likewise cultivated in the area. Although the number of sites studied is still limited, results suggest that plants were an important resource for the Bronze Age communities.

The Phoenician settlement of La Fonteta (Alicante, Spain) was founded in the late 8th cent BC at the mouth of the Río Segura. It has provided one of the most complete archaeobotanical records of all Phoenician Mediterranean sites which points to an agricultural system based on cultivating cereals, pulses and a wide variety of fruits such as grape, fig and pomegranate. These crops then spread to the surrounding indigenous settlements. Apart from integrating new crops, these local and regional indigenous sites progressively began to take part in a Mediterranean-wide network characterised particularly by trade in agricultural produce. The agricultural system of La Fonteta was not new to the Iberian Peninsula, as there is evidence that it arrived earlier at Phoenician colonies along its Mediterranean coastline. One of the most relevant aspects of the archaeobotanical record from La Fonteta is that it represents crafts there, as a large part of the remains correspond to plants which were burnt as fuel in its numerous metal working furnaces.

El ADN conservado en especímenes vegetales antiguos permite investigar los procesos evolutivos acontecidos en los genomas de las plantas a lo largo del tiempo. Sin embargo, recuperar la información genómica contenida en dichos especímenes es un gran desafío, ya que el ADN suele encontrarse degradado, fragmentado, contaminado con otros ADNs y con presencia de sustancias secundarias que limitan su recuperación y uso. La extracción de ADN se ha de realizar siguiendo protocolos optimizados y en laboratorios específicos para evitar la contaminación con ADN actual. A continuación, se obtienen perfiles de ADN nuclear y cloroplástico y se comparan con los disponibles en bases de datos internacionales (ICVV, VIVC). Esta comparación permite identificar las relaciones entre variedades antiguas y variedades en cultivo. Por ejemplo, el análisis del genoma cloroplástico de semillas de vid encontradas en yacimientos ibéricos sugiere un origen oriental para las variedades cultivadas por los fenicios, mientras que los romanos utilizarían variedades locales. Por otro lado, el análisis de un herbario de vid serbio de 200 años ha servido para identificar algunos de los especímenes como variedades cultivadas actualmente en los Balcanes. Estos trabajos proporcionan información sobre el cultivo y usos de la vid a lo largo de la historia.

The 1st millennium ce in the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a continuous exchange of people, goods, food, technology, etc. which led to the transformation of agriculture and the introduction of new crops there. This paper presents the archaeobotanical evidence of the plants that were introduced there during the Roman and medieval periods. Cereals such as Secale cereale (rye), Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet) and Oryza sativa (rice) appeared for the first time in the archaeological record together with new fruit taxa, Prunus persica (peach), Morus nigra (black mulberry), Prunus armeniaca (apricot), Cydonia oblonga (quince), Mespilus germanica (medlar) and Citrus species, enriching the diet of the Iberian people. There were also fibre plants such as Cannabis sativa (hemp) that are now first recorded. The paper provides the first records of these taxa while awaiting further research that can offer more detailed information on whether some of them may also have been present in earlier periods

Archaeology has long incorporated the methods of the natural sciences and the theoretical principles of the overarching scientific framework. Most archaeologists acknowledge the importance of a systemic perspective in the study of the evolution of human behavior, with emphasis on the contexts in which individuals and populations lived and interacted. This article develops an ecological approach to the subsistence patterns and dynamics of the Neolithic populations in the westernmost regions of the Mediterranean. Methodologically, it implements a systematic quantitative exploration of the structure and evolution of the botanical and zoological taxa documented in a human settlement. Empirically, it begins with one of the most complete and relevant Neolithic archaeological sequences in the region, Dehesilla Cave, which has provided a dataset from high-resolution stratigraphy. The new results are then compared with the available archaeobotanical and archaeozoological records throughout the south of the Iberian Peninsula.

There is a significant number of funerary contexts for the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula, and the body of information is much larger for the Late Neolithic. In contrast, the archaeological information available for the period in between (ca. 4800-4400/4200 cal BC) is scarce. This period, generally called Middle Neolithic, is the least well-known of the peninsular Neolithic sequence, and at present there is no specific synthesis on this topic at the peninsular scale. In 2017, an exceptional funerary context was discovered at Dehesilla Cave (Sierra de Ca´diz, Southern Iberian Peninsula), providing radiocarbon dates which place it at the beginning of this little-known Middle Neolithic period, specifically between ca. 4800–4550 cal BC. Locus 2 is a deposition constituted by two adult human skulls and the skeleton of a very young sheep/goat, associated with stone structures and a hearth, and a number of pots, stone and bone tools and charred plant remains. The objectives of this paper are, firstly, to present the new archaeological context documented at Dehesilla Cave, supported by a wide range of data provided by interdisciplinary methods. The dataset is diverse in nature: stratigraphic, osteological, isotopic, zoological, artifactual, botanical and radiocarbon results are presented together. Secondly, to place this finding within the general context of the contemporaneous sites known in the Iberian Peninsula through a systematic review of the available evidence. This enables not only the formulation of explanations of the singular new context, but also to infer the possible ritual funerary behaviours and practices in the 5th millennium cal BC in the Iberian Peninsula.

En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de las intervenciones de urgencia llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento de Limoneros, asentamiento al aire libre ocupado durante la primera mitad del V milenio cal BC localizado al sur de la ciudad de Elche (Alicante), en la llanura aluvial del río Vinalopó. Durante los trabajos de excavación se reconocieron distintas estructuras negativas entre las que destacan dos tramos de foso, silos y cubetas, estructuras que quedaron amortizadas en última instancia como zonas de desecho. El análisis global de las evidencias recuperadas permite caracterizar las actividades desarrolladas por una comunidad campesina en un espacio geográfico articulado por el Vinalopó, ámbito en el cual se han documentado un buen número de asentamientos asociados a este momento, convirtiéndose en un marco referente para explicar la expansión y consolidación de las sociedades neolíticas en el sur del Levante peninsular., This paper shows the results of rescue archaeology campaigns undertaken on the site of Limoneros, an open-air settlement located to the south of Elche (Alicante), in the alluvial plain of the Vinalopó river and dated on the first half of the 5th millennium cal BC. The settlement entails different negative structures, including two stretches of ditch, silos and basins, structures finally reused as a waste area. The analysis of the recovered evidences allows the characterization of the activities developed by a farming community in a territory articulated by the river Vinalopó, where other settlements dated back to the same period have been documented. Therefore, Limoneros supplies relevant information in order to explain the expansion and consolidation of Neolithic societies within the southern limits of Eastern Iberia.

This paper shows the results of rescue archaeology campaigns undertaken on the site of Limoneros, an open-air settlement located to the south of Elche (Alicante), in the alluvial plain of the Vinalopó river and dated on the first half of the 5th millennium cal BC. The settlement entails different negative structures, including two stretches of ditch, silos and basins, structures finally reused as a waste area. The analysis of the recovered evidences allows the characterization of the activities developed by a farming community in a territory articulated by the river Vinalopó, where other settlements dated back to the same period have been documented.  Therefore, Limoneros supplies relevant information in order to explain the expansion and consolidation of Neolithic societies within the southern limits of Eastern Iberia., En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de las intervenciones de urgencia llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento de Limoneros, asentamiento al aire libre ocupado durante la primera mitad del V milenio cal BC localizado al sur de la ciudad de Elche (Alicante), en la llanura aluvial del río Vinalopó. Durante los trabajos de excavación se reconocieron distintas estructuras negativas entre las que destacan dos tramos de foso, silos y cubetas, estructuras que quedaron amortizadas en última instancia como zonas de desecho. El análisis global de las evidencias recuperadas permite caracterizar las actividades desarrolladas por una comunidad campesina en un espacio geográfico articulado por el Vinalopó, ámbito en el cual se han documentado un buen número de asentamientos asociados a este momento, convirtiéndose en un marco referente para explicar la expansión y consolidación de las sociedades neolíticas en el sur del Levante peninsular.

This paper shows the results of rescue archaeology campaigns undertaken on the site of Limoneros, an open-air settlement located to the south of Elche (Alicante), in the alluvial plain of the Vinalopó river and dated on the first half of the 5th millennium cal BC. The settlement entails different negative structures, including two stretches of ditch, silos and basins, structures finally reused as a waste area. The analysis of the recovered evidences allows the characterization of the activities developed by a farming community in a territory articulated by the river Vinalopó, where other settlements dated back to the same period have been documented.  Therefore, Limoneros supplies relevant information in order to explain the expansion and consolidation of Neolithic societies within the southern limits of Eastern Iberia., En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de las intervenciones de urgencia llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento de Limoneros, asentamiento al aire libre ocupado durante la primera mitad del V milenio cal BC localizado al sur de la ciudad de Elche (Alicante), en la llanura aluvial del río Vinalopó. Durante los trabajos de excavación se reconocieron distintas estructuras negativas entre las que destacan dos tramos de foso, silos y cubetas, estructuras que quedaron amortizadas en última instancia como zonas de desecho. El análisis global de las evidencias recuperadas permite caracterizar las actividades desarrolladas por una comunidad campesina en un espacio geográfico articulado por el Vinalopó, ámbito en el cual se han documentado un buen número de asentamientos asociados a este momento, convirtiéndose en un marco referente para explicar la expansión y consolidación de las sociedades neolíticas en el sur del Levante peninsular.

There is a significant number of funerary contexts for the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula, and the body of information is much larger for the Late Neolithic. In contrast, the archaeological information available for the period in between (ca. 4800-4400/4200 cal BC) is scarce. This period, generally called Middle Neolithic, is the least well-known of the peninsular Neolithic sequence, and at present there is no specific synthesis on this topic at the peninsular scale. In 2017, an exceptional funerary context was discovered at Dehesilla Cave (Sierra de Ca´diz, Southern Iberian Peninsula), providing radiocarbon dates which place it at the beginning of this little-known Middle Neolithic period, specifically between ca. 4800–4550 cal BC. Locus 2 is a deposition constituted by two adult human skulls and the skeleton of a very young sheep/goat, associated with stone structures and a hearth, and a number of pots, stone and bone tools and charred plant remains. The objectives of this paper are, firstly, to present the new archaeological context documented at Dehesilla Cave, supported by a wide range of data provided by interdisciplinary methods. The dataset is diverse in nature: stratigraphic, osteological, isotopic, zoological, artifactual, botanical and radiocarbon results are presented together. Secondly, to place this finding within the general context of the contemporaneous sites known in the Iberian Peninsula through a systematic review of the available evidence. This enables not only the formulation of explanations of the singular new context, but also to infer the possible ritual funerary behaviours and practices in the 5th millennium cal BC in the Iberian Peninsula.

There is a significant number of funerary contexts for the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula, and the body of information is much larger for the Late Neolithic. In contrast, the archaeological information available for the period in between (ca. 4800-4400/4200 cal BC) is scarce. This period, generally called Middle Neolithic, is the least well-known of the peninsular Neolithic sequence, and at present there is no specific synthesis on this topic at the peninsular scale. In 2017, an exceptional funerary context was discovered at Dehesilla Cave (Sierra de Ca´diz, Southern Iberian Peninsula), providing radiocarbon dates which place it at the beginning of this little-known Middle Neolithic period, specifically between ca. 4800–4550 cal BC. Locus 2 is a deposition constituted by two adult human skulls and the skeleton of a very young sheep/goat, associated with stone structures and a hearth, and a number of pots, stone and bone tools and charred plant remains. The objectives of this paper are, firstly, to present the new archaeological context documented at Dehesilla Cave, supported by a wide range of data provided by interdisciplinary methods. The dataset is diverse in nature: stratigraphic, osteological, isotopic, zoological, artifactual, botanical and radiocarbon results are presented together. Secondly, to place this finding within the general context of the contemporaneous sites known in the Iberian Peninsula through a systematic review of the available evidence. This enables not only the formulation of explanations of the singular new context, but also to infer the possible ritual funerary behaviours and practices in the 5th millennium cal BC in the Iberian Peninsula.

En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de las intervenciones de urgencia llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento de Limoneros, asentamiento al aire libre ocupado durante la primera mitad del V milenio cal BC localizado al sur de la ciudad de Elche (Alicante), en la llanura aluvial del río Vinalopó. Durante los trabajos de excavación se reconocieron distintas estructuras negativas entre las que destacan dos tramos de foso, silos y cubetas, estructuras que quedaron amortizadas en última instancia como zonas de desecho. El análisis global de las evidencias recuperadas permite caracterizar las actividades desarrolladas por una comunidad campesina en un espacio geográfico articulado por el Vinalopó, ámbito en el cual se han documentado un buen número de asentamientos asociados a este momento, convirtiéndose en un marco referente para explicar la expansión y consolidación de las sociedades neolíticas en el sur del Levante peninsular., This paper shows the results of rescue archaeology campaigns undertaken on the site of Limoneros, an open-air settlement located to the south of Elche (Alicante), in the alluvial plain of the Vinalopó river and dated on the first half of the 5th millennium cal BC. The settlement entails different negative structures, including two stretches of ditch, silos and basins, structures finally reused as a waste area. The analysis of the recovered evidences allows the characterization of the activities developed by a farming community in a territory articulated by the river Vinalopó, where other settlements dated back to the same period have been documented. Therefore, Limoneros supplies relevant information in order to explain the expansion and consolidation of Neolithic societies within the southern limits of Eastern Iberia.

[EN] This paper shows the results of rescue archaeology campaigns undertaken on the site of Limoneros, an open-air settlement located to the south of Elche (Alicante), in the alluvial plain of the Vinalopó river and dated on the first half of the 5th millennium cal BC. The settlement entails different negative structures, including two stretches of ditch, silos and basins, structures finally reused as a waste area. The analysis of the recovered evidences allows the characterization of the activities developed by a farming community in a territory articulated by the river Vinalopó, where other settlements dated back to the same period have been documented. Therefore, Limoneros supplies relevant information in order to explain the expansion and consolidation of Neolithic societies within the southern limits of Eastern Iberia., [ES] En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de las intervenciones de urgencia llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento de Limoneros, asentamiento al aire libre ocupado durante la primera mitad del V milenio cal BC localizado al sur de la ciudad de Elche (Alicante), en la llanura aluvial del río Vinalopó. Durante los trabajos de excavación se reconocieron distintas estructuras negativas entre las que destacan dos tramos de foso, silos y cubetas, estructuras que quedaron amortizadas en última instancia como zonas de desecho. El análisis global de las evidencias recuperadas permite caracterizar las actividades desarrolladas por una comunidad campesina en un espacio geográfico articulado por el Vinalopó, ámbito en el cual se han documentado un buen número de asentamientos asociados a este momento, convirtiéndose en un marco referente para explicar la expansión y consolidación de las sociedades neolíticas en el sur del Levante peninsular.

emmurallat no ha estat mai objecte d’excavacions arqueològiques sistemàtiques que abordaren la seua cronologia inicial i relacionaren els elements arquitectònics visibles amb les restes arqueològiques ocultes al subsòl. Els darrers anys, l’Ajuntament de la població ha promocionat una sèrie de projectes destinats a la recuperació i posada en valor de muralles i torres. Aquestes intervencions han estat acompanyades d’excavacions arqueològiques, les quals han determinat una cronologia inicial per al recinte de mitjan segle XIII., The walls of Portell de Morella are the most apparent material proof of its medieval past. However, archeological excavations have never been made in these walls, with the aim to discover its initial chronology and to connect the visible architectural elements and the archeological remains hidden in the subsoil. In the last years, a series of projects has been promoted by the local government with the aim of recovering and valuing the walls and towers. Thanks to archeological excavations carried out it has been possible to establish the initial chronology of the walls in the middle of the 13th Century.

emmurallat no ha estat mai objecte d’excavacions arqueològiques sistemàtiques que abordaren la seua cronologia inicial i relacionaren els elements arquitectònics visibles amb les restes arqueològiques ocultes al subsòl. Els darrers anys, l’Ajuntament de la població ha promocionat una sèrie de projectes destinats a la recuperació i posada en valor de muralles i torres. Aquestes intervencions han estat acompanyades d’excavacions arqueològiques, les quals han determinat una cronologia inicial per al recinte de mitjan segle XIII., The walls of Portell de Morella are the most apparent material proof of its medieval past. However, archeological excavations have never been made in these walls, with the aim to discover its initial chronology and to connect the visible architectural elements and the archeological remains hidden in the subsoil. In the last years, a series of projects has been promoted by the local government with the aim of recovering and valuing the walls and towers. Thanks to archeological excavations carried out it has been possible to establish the initial chronology of the walls in the middle of the 13th Century.

Se presentan los resultados preliminares de la excavación arqueológica llevada a cabo en el asentamiento prehistórico de Vilches IV (La Torre Uchea, Hellín). La intervención vino motivada por el avance de la cantera que la empresa Grupo Levantina estaba explotando en el cerro de Vistahermosa, junto a la Loma de Vilches. El proceso de excavación permitió documentar tres cabañas de planta circular con áreas de actividad asociadas. El registro material remite al observado en otros yacimientos del Neolítico final, aunque aparecen novedades entre las que cabe destacar varios punzones de cobre., In this paper we present the preliminary results of the archaeological excavation carried out in the prehistoric settlement of Vilches IV (LaTorre Uchea, Hellín). The intervention was motivated by the advance of the quarry that Grupo Levantina was exploding on the hill of Vistahermosa, near the Loma de Vilches. The excavation process showed the existence of three circular huts associated with areas of activity. The archaeological record refers to that one observed at other sites of the Late Neolithic, although it appears innovations which include several copper awls.

Se presentan los resultados preliminares de la excavación arqueológica llevada a cabo en el asentamiento prehistórico de Vilches IV (La Torre Uchea, Hellín). La intervención vino motivada por el avance de la cantera que la empresa Grupo Levantina estaba explotando en el cerro de Vistahermosa, junto a la Loma de Vilches. El proceso de excavación permitió documentar tres cabañas de planta circular con áreas de actividad asociadas. El registro material remite al observado en otros yacimientos del Neolítico final, aunque aparecen novedades entre las que cabe destacar varios punzones de cobre., In this paper we present the preliminary results of the archaeological excavation carried out in the prehistoric settlement of Vilches IV (LaTorre Uchea, Hellín). The intervention was motivated by the advance of the quarry that Grupo Levantina was exploding on the hill of Vistahermosa, near the Loma de Vilches. The excavation process showed the existence of three circular huts associated with areas of activity. The archaeological record refers to that one observed at other sites of the Late Neolithic, although it appears innovations which include several copper awls.

Se presentan los primeros datos arqueobotánicos neolíticos de varios yaci-mientos malagueños (Cueva de Nerja, Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica). De la Cueva de Nerja se han estudiado materiales de las antiguas excavaciones de los años 1960 y 1970, mien-tras que en el caso de Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica, los materiales analizados proceden de actuaciones más recientes. El estudio arqueobotánico ha permitido establecer las espe-cies cultivadas por los primeros agricultores de la región que incluyen entre otras la cebada desnuda, el trigo desnudo, la escanda menor así como varias leguminosas como el haba, los guisantes y las almortas/titarros. Entre las especies silvestres destacan las aceitunas y las bellotas., This paper presents the first archaeobotanical results from Neolithic sites in Málaga province (Cueva de Nerja, Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica). The material studied from Cueva de Nerja comes from the ancient excavations from the 60’s and 70’s whereas that from from Hotel Guadalupe and Roca Chica was recovered in most recent times. The archaeobotanical study has allowed defining the main cultivated species in the area which include amongst others, naked barley, free-threshing wheats, emmer as well a vari-ous legumes such as broad beans, peas, and grass pea. Wild plants are represented by olives and acorns.

Se presentan los primeros datos arqueobotánicos neolíticos de varios yaci-mientos malagueños (Cueva de Nerja, Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica). De la Cueva de Nerja se han estudiado materiales de las antiguas excavaciones de los años 1960 y 1970, mien-tras que en el caso de Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica, los materiales analizados proceden de actuaciones más recientes. El estudio arqueobotánico ha permitido establecer las espe-cies cultivadas por los primeros agricultores de la región que incluyen entre otras la cebada desnuda, el trigo desnudo, la escanda menor así como varias leguminosas como el haba, los guisantes y las almortas/titarros. Entre las especies silvestres destacan las aceitunas y las bellotas., This paper presents the first archaeobotanical results from Neolithic sites in Málaga province (Cueva de Nerja, Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica). The material studied from Cueva de Nerja comes from the ancient excavations from the 60’s and 70’s whereas that from from Hotel Guadalupe and Roca Chica was recovered in most recent times. The archaeobotanical study has allowed defining the main cultivated species in the area which include amongst others, naked barley, free-threshing wheats, emmer as well a vari-ous legumes such as broad beans, peas, and grass pea. Wild plants are represented by olives and acorns.

Se presentan los primeros datos arqueobotánicos neolíticos de varios yaci-mientos malagueños (Cueva de Nerja, Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica). De la Cueva de Nerja se han estudiado materiales de las antiguas excavaciones de los años 1960 y 1970, mien-tras que en el caso de Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica, los materiales analizados proceden de actuaciones más recientes. El estudio arqueobotánico ha permitido establecer las espe-cies cultivadas por los primeros agricultores de la región que incluyen entre otras la cebada desnuda, el trigo desnudo, la escanda menor así como varias leguminosas como el haba, los guisantes y las almortas/titarros. Entre las especies silvestres destacan las aceitunas y las bellotas., This paper presents the first archaeobotanical results from Neolithic sites in Málaga province (Cueva de Nerja, Hotel Guadalupe y Roca Chica). The material studied from Cueva de Nerja comes from the ancient excavations from the 60’s and 70’s whereas that from from Hotel Guadalupe and Roca Chica was recovered in most recent times. The archaeobotanical study has allowed defining the main cultivated species in the area which include amongst others, naked barley, free-threshing wheats, emmer as well a vari-ous legumes such as broad beans, peas, and grass pea. Wild plants are represented by olives and acorns.

Se presentan aquí los resultados de las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en la Cova d’En Pardo (Planes, Alicante), concretamente los niveles VIII y VIIIb. El desarrollo de un proyecto multidisciplinar ha permitido caracterizar la ocupación de una pequeña cavidad por parte de las primeras comunidades campesinas asociadas al inicio del proceso de neolitización del levante de la península Ibérica., We present the results of excavations carried out in the Cova d’En Pardo (Planes, Alicante), specifically the levels VIII and VIIIb. The development of a multidisciplinary project has allowed characterize the occupation of a small cavity by the first farming communities associated with the neolithization process of the Levant of Iberian Peninsula.

Se presentan los resultados de las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en la Cova d’En Pardo (Planes, Alicante), concretamente los niveles VIII y VIIIb. El desarrollo de un proyecto multidisciplinar ha permitido caracterizar la ocupación de una pequeña cavidad por parte de las primeras comunidades campesinas asociadas al inicio del proceso de neolitización del levante de la península Ibérica., We present the results of excavations carried out in the Cova d’En Pardo (Planes, Alicante), specifically the levels VIII and VIIIb. The development of a multidisciplinary project has allowed characterize the occupation of a small cavity by the first farming communities associated with the Neolithization process of the Levant of Iberian Peninsula.

Se presentan los resultados de las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en la Cova d’En Pardo (Planes, Alicante), concretamente los niveles VIII y VIIIb. El desarrollo de un proyecto multidisciplinar ha permitido caracterizar la ocupación de una pequeña cavidad por parte de las primeras comunidades campesinas asociadas al inicio del proceso de neolitización del levante de la península Ibérica., We present the results of excavations carried out in the Cova d’En Pardo (Planes, Alicante), specifically the levels VIII and VIIIb. The development of a multidisciplinary project has allowed characterize the occupation of a small cavity by the first farming communities associated with the Neolithization process of the Levant of Iberian Peninsula.

Se presenta una propuesta de clasificación tipológica para las cerámicas realizadas a mano del País Valencià. Puesto que ya se ha demostrado válida para colecciones neolíticas y calcolíticas, en este trabajo se aplica a vajillas del Bronce final. La revisión de diferentes conjuntos ubicados al norte y al sur del río Vinalopó, y la realización de dataciones radiocarbónicas, nos han permitido establecer una periodización de estos conjuntos., This paper includes a proposal for the typological classification of handmade pottery in the Valencian Community. This classification has succesfully been used to classify Neolithic and Chalcolithic collections, so in this paper it is applied to the Late Bronze Age ware. The review of different sites located north and south of the Vinalopó river, and several Radiocarbon datings, have been used to propose a chronological sequence for these sites.

Se presenta una propuesta de clasificación tipológica para las cerámicas realizadas a mano del País Valencià. Puesto que ya se ha demostrado válida para colecciones neolíticas y calcolíticas, en este trabajo se aplica a vajillas del Bronce final. La revisión de diferentes conjuntos ubicados al norte y al sur del río Vinalopó, y la realización de dataciones radiocarbónicas, nos han permitido establecer una periodización de estos conjuntos., This paper includes a proposal for the typological classification of handmade pottery in the Valencian Community. This classification has succesfully been used to classify Neolithic and Chalcolithic collections, so in this paper it is applied to the Late Bronze Age ware. The review of different sites located north and south of the Vinalopó river, and several Radiocarbon datings, have been used to propose a chronological sequence for these sites.

La realització del parc eòlic de la Solana (Ayora) propicià una sèrie de sondejos arqueològics a la Cueva de la Diabla que permeteren identificar un nivell arqueològic prehistòric del Calcolític campaniforme-Bronze antic. L'estudi de la totalitat de les restes ens ha permès interpretar-les com a conseqüència d'ocupacions estacionals de la cova, no documentant cap evidencia d'enterraments humans. La casera d'animals salvatges que viuen en un medi escassament antropitzat també ha quedat constatada, The construction of the wind park La Solana (Ayora) led to a series of archaeological sondages at Cueva de la Diabla. These works uncovered a prehistoric occupation layer dated to the Bell Beaker-Early Bronze Age periods. The study of the recovered materials suggests that the occupation of the cave was seasonal. No evidence of human burials has been documented. Wild animal hunting was taking place in an environment with hardly any signs of anthropization