5 results on '"Ruiz Redondo, Aitor."'
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2. A cautionary tale from the Adriatic Palaeolithic: reassessing the stratigraphic reliability of Šandalja II cave (Istria, Croatia).
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RUIZ-REDONDO, Aitor, VANDER LINDEN, Marc, RADOVIĆ, Siniša, KARAVANIĆ, Ivor, and VUKOSAVLJEVIĆ, Nikola
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PALEOLITHIC Period , *CAVES , *RADIOCARBON dating - Abstract
Šandalja II has been a reference site for numerous decades for the definition and study of the Eastern Adriatic Upper Palaeolithic and corresponding techno-complexes. This is due both to its extensive material record, and the purported presence of some otherwise elusive techno-complexes in the area, such as the Aurignacian and the Early Epigravettian. In this paper, we present two new series of C14-AMS dates (from layers H, E, C/d and A/d) to assess the validity of its archaeological sequence, together with previously obtained radiocarbon dates, both AMS and conventional. The results show, unambiguously, the lack of reliability of the stratigraphy defined for the site during the excavation. A simple chronometric deconstruction reveals, at the very least, that the assemblages from Šandalja II can no longer be considered and used as an example of the diachronic evolution within the Aurignacian and Epigravettian of the Eastern Adriatic, thus calling for a further reevaluation of features defined for the Adriatic Upper Palaeolithic on the basis on the assemblages from Šandalja II. Hence Šandalja II joins an increasing list of so-called reference sites which must not be considered as "referential" anymore. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Entre el Cantábrico y los Pirineos : el conjunto de Altxerri en el contexto de la actividad gráfica magdaleniense
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Ruiz Redondo, Aitor, González Sainz, César, and Universidad de Cantabria
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Prehistory ,Magdalenian ,Región cantábrica ,Prehistoria ,Upper Palaeolithic ,Rock Art ,Paleolítico superior ,Arte rupestre ,Magdaleniense ,Cantabrian region - Abstract
RESUMEN: En la primera parte de esta tesis, se presenta el análisis completo del conjunto parietal de Altxerri (Gipuzkoa, España), uno de los más importantes del Magdaleniense Reciente (14500-11500 BP) en la Península Ibérica. El análisis realizado abarca las características temáticas, técnicas, estilísticas y espaciales de los motivos gráficos. La información obtenida sirve para enunciar algunas características generales del conjunto rupestre. En la segunda parte se analizan algunos aspectos clave para la comprensión de la actividad gráfica del Magdaleniense Reciente. Como corpus, se ha seleccionado una muestra representativa de los conjuntos fechados en este periodo: en total, 9 conjuntos que suman 499 unidades gráficas de estudio. Para el análisis de estos otros conjuntos parietales, se emplea la misma metodología y se analizan las mismas características que en Altxerri. En resumen, a lo largo de esta tesis doctoral se analiza un conjunto rupestre paleolítico de gran relevancia (Altxerri), el cual actúa como punto de partida para realizar una aproximación a las características de la actividad gráfica de su época en la Región Cantábrica. ABSTRACT: In the first part of this dissertation, is introduced the analysis of Altxerri parietal ensemble (Gipuzkoa, Spain), one of the most important from Late Magdalenian (14,500-11,500 BP) in the Iberian Peninsula. The analysis includes thematic, technical, stylistical and spatial characteristics of the graphic remains of the cave. In the second half, some key points in an understanding of graphic activity in the Late Magdalenian in Cantabrian Spain are analysed. As a corpus, a representative sample of the ensembles dated in this period it is selected: in total 9 ensembles and 499 graphic units. In the analysis of these other parietal ensembles, the same methodology employed to analyse Altxerri it is used and the same characteristics are studied. In summary, in the course of this dissertation a large rock art assemblage (Altxerri) is analysed and act as the starting point for an approach to the characteristics of graphic activity in its same period in Cantabrian Region.
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- 2014
4. Convenciones gráficas en el arte parietal del Paleolítico cantábrico: la perspectiva de las figuras zoomorfas
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Ruiz Redondo, Aitor
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Arte parietal ,Multivariate analysis ,Análisis multivariante ,Upper Palaeolithic ,Rock Art ,Historiography ,Paleolítico superior ,Península Ibérica ,Cronología ,Historiografía ,Iberian Peninsula ,Chronology - Abstract
The question of the perspective shown by Paleolithic animal representations has interested researchers since the early twentieth century. Traditionally it has been used to support a phenomenon of linear evolution towards the attainment of expertise in graphic representation. In recent decades, this evolutionary model has been in crisis, questioning what was previously known about the perspective. To address this issue, we have analyzed quantitatively, practically and individually some zoomorphic characteristics of 11 Cantabrian rock art localities. The results argue for the existence of different groups of Palaeolithic rock art sites in the Cantabrian area. Moreover, we propose that the different graphic behaviors of these groups are directly related to the existence of a different chronology for each of them. La cuestión de la perspectiva mostrada por las representaciones animales paleolíticas ha interesado a los investigadores desde principios del siglo XX. Tradicionalmente ha servido para argumentar un fenómeno de evolución lineal hacia la consecución de la maestría en la representación gráfica. En las últimas décadas, este modelo evolucionista ha entrado en crisis, poniendo en duda lo anteriormente conocido en materia de perspectiva. Para afrontar esta cuestión, hemos analizado de forma cuantitativa, positiva e individualizada algunas características de las figuras zoomorfas de 11 conjuntos gráficos parietales. Los resultados obtenidos abogan por la existencia de distintos grupos de conjuntos rupestres paleolíticos en el ámbito cantábrico. Además, proponemos que las diferencias entre los comportamientos gráficos de estos grupos están directamente relacionados con la existencia de un marco cronológico distinto para cada uno de ellos.
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- 2011
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5. Le comportement symbolique des derniers chasseurs cueilleurs paléolithiques : regard sur l’art rupestre du Magdalénien cantabrique.
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Ruiz-Redondo, Aitor
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Résumé Une étude de plusieurs sites archéologiques avec des représentations d’art rupestre du Magdalénien cantabrique récent a été développée entre les années 2010 et 2014. L’échantillon, représentatif de l’art paléolithique de cette période, dans cette région, inclut un total de 9 sites et près de 500 unités graphiques. Les résultats de cette recherche ont conduit à la découverte de plusieurs figures inédites et aussi à établir des réinterprétations d’un nombre encore plus grand d’entre elles. Plus important encore, ils forment un corpus de données assez large pour produire des informations statistiquement significatives. Cela permet de définir des lignes directrices sur les comportements symboliques des populations qui ont habité la région cantabrique pendant cette période. Dans cet article, les principaux résultats sont résumés, et une brève discussion sur les implications de ces données dans le contexte social et culturel des populations du Pléistocène tardif du sud-ouest de l’Europe est présentée. Les conclusions révèlent l’existence d’une activité graphique riche, réflexion des sociétés complexes, avec de larges réseaux sociaux, lesquelles comprennent des éléments culturels au sein d’un domaine commun d’idées, qui couvrait plusieurs centaines, voire des milliers, de kilomètres à la fin du Pléistocène. Between 2010 and 2014, an assemblage of Cantabrian Recent Magdalenian rock art sites was studied. The sample, representative of Palaeolithic art of this period in the region, included a total of 9 parietal ensembles and almost 500 graphic units. The results of this research led to the discovery of a several unpublished figures and reinterpretations of an even larger number of graphic units. Most importantly they formed a body of data large enough to produce statistically significant information. This can be used to define guidelines about the symbolic behavior of the populations that inhabited the Cantabrian Region at that period. In this paper, the main results are summarized, and a brief discussion about the implications of these data in the social and cultural context of Late Pleistocene populations in Southwestern Europe is presented. The conclusions reveal the existence of a rich graphic activity, reflection of complex societies, with large exchange and social networks, including cultural elements within a common realm of ideas, which covered many hundreds and even thousands of kilometers at the end of the Pleistocene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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