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T1 The Fumier Sequences of El Mirador: An Approach to Fire as a Sociocultural Practice and Taphonomic Agent
A1 Burguet-Coca, Aitor .
A1 Del Valle, Héctor
A1 Expósito, Isabel .
A1 Herrejón Lagunilla, Ángela
A1 Buitkute, Erika
A1 Cáceres, Isabel .
A1 Carrancho Alonso, Ángel
A1 Villalaín Santamaria, Juan José
K1 Arqueología-Burgos
K1 Archaeology-Burgos
K1 Paleontología
K1 Paleontology
K1 Arqueología
K1 Archaeology
AB Fumier sequences play a primary role in the study of livestock management and the use of space in prehistoric pastoralist societies. These sequences are formed when dung accumulated in sheepfold caves and rock shelters is burnt, resulting in an overlapping of burnt and unburnt sedimentary layers. Thus, fire is a key taphonomic agent in the formation and alteration of fumier sequences.The characteristics, functions, and management of burning events influence the preservation of the macro- and micro-remains potentially biasing the interpretation of the archeological record. Therefore, it is important to understand the taphonomic effects of fire in fumier sequences.In this chapter, we use a multi-scalar and interdisciplinary approach to the study of burning events at El Mirador cave. We analyzed the phytolith, fecal spherulites, pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs (NPP), and parasite remains in the fumier sequence, together with the mineral (FTIR) and magnetic properties of the sediments. In addition, we studied the effects of fire on the macrofaunal assemblages. The results obtained here provide the basis for a tapho-diagenetic framework that illustrates robustly the formation dynamics of the El Mirador fumier sequences.
PB Springer
SN 1568-2722
YR 2022
FD 2022-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10325
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10325
LA eng
NO Authors thank the support of the Spanish Ministry of Universities and European Union-NextGenerationEU (Margarita Salas Grants), European Social Fund (Operational Programme for Castilla y León) and the Junta de Castilla y León (Consejería de Educación). The support of the projects PID2019-107113RB-I00 / AEI / 10.13039/501100011033, PID2019-105796GB-I00 / AEI / 10.13039/501100011033 and PID2019-108753GB-C21/ AEI / 10.13039/501100011033 (financed by Agencia Estatal de Investigación, Spain) and BU235P18 (funded by Junta de Castilla y León and European Fund of Regional Development) is also appreciated by the authors. This research was developed within the framework of various projects from the Spanish Government-MICINN-FEDER (PGC2018-093925-B-C32) and Generalitat de Catalunya-AGAUR projects (2017 SGR 836 and 2017 SGR 1040) and URV projects (2018PFR-URV-B2-91). The Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA) has received financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the María de Maeztu program for Units of Excellence (CEX2019-000945-M).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 14-mar-2025