Intervención arqueológica en la cueva de Abauntz (Arraitz-Orkin). Resumen de la campaña 2024 y nuevas dataciones

Author(s):
Arteaga-Brieba A.; Arlegi, M.; Alonso-Llamazares, C.; Arriolabengoa, M.; Burguet-Coca, A. (0000-0002-1866-816X); Cubas, M.; Del Cojo, F.; Fernández-García, M.; Gómez-Olivencia, A.; Hermoso de Mendoza, A.; López-Polín, L.; Morales, J.I.; Ollé, A.; Pablos, A.; Pantoja-Pérez, A.; Rico Berrueta, A.; Rios-Garaizar, J.; Rodríguez-Almagro, M.; Rodríguez-Hidalgo, A.; Sala, N.; Santamaría-Díaz, U.; Soares-Remiseiro, M.; Val-Peón, C.; Villalba de Alvarado, M.
Published
2025
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

The 2024 field season at Abauntz cave focused on expanding investigations in Chambers 1 and 2,

excavating levels 100 and f, and conducting systematic sampling of the stratigraphic sequence to

support palaeoecological reconstructions and palaeogenetic analyses. One of the most significant outcomes was the dating of level 101, which exceeds 42,900 years in age. This finding raises new questions regarding the site’s formation processes and the relationship between level 101 and level h. The results obtained have significantly enhanced our understanding of the site’s sedimentary and occupational dynamics, highlighting the need to continue excavations and further research through a multidisciplinary approach.

Middle PalaeolithicRadiocarbon datingUpper PleistoceneSediment sampling
Date issued
2025-05-19
Language
English
Publisher
Gobierno de Navarra. Departamento de Cultura y Deporte
Is part of
Trabajos de Arqueología Navarra (2025), Vol. 36, p. 237-245
hdl
1887/4287760
doi
10.35462/tan36.7
URL
https://revistas.navarra.es/index.php/TAN/article/view/4089