Project description
Aquatic resources as key Neolithic transformation factors
Although marine resources were known and used by Mesolithic societies, coastal adaptations are associated with the farmers of the Neolithic era. However, this period is yet quite unknown. The EU-funded SEArch project will explore Mesolithic and Neolithic shell midden formation based on sedimentary microscopic human-generated deposits from Atlantic Iberia. The project aims to understand behavioural and environmental transformation generated by the exploitation of aquatic resources. It will create experimental data sets on the thermal alteration of bioclasts and establish an advanced marine biomarker database for archaeologists. By applying a contextualised method, it will research the coastal adaptations and their use for resilient reactions during the Neolithisation process of western Europe.
Objective
While marine resources played a crucial role in Mesolithic societies, the role of coastal adaptations associated with the first Neolithic farmers is still poorly known. The present project aims to investigate Mesolithic and Neolithic shell midden formation using sedimentary microscopic signatures on anthropic deposits from Atlantic Iberia. SEArch will apply state-of-the-art developments on lipid biomarkers and stable isotopes analysis of organic molecular data stored in archaeological sediments. The main objective is to understand behavioural and environmental changes associated with the exploitation of aquatic resources. SEArch will achieve this goal with a three-fold approach: (1) by reconstructing formation processes at key shell midden sites; (2) by identifying (macroscopically invisible) fish and shellfish to infer foraging locals and processing strategies, and (3) by inferring temporality of foraging behaviour using C and N stable isotopes. The project will create experimental datasets on thermal alteration of bioclasts and construct a novel marine biomarker database for archaeologists. The SEArch project seeks to contribute to the debate on the Neolithization process of western Europe by taking a contextualized approach to the study of coastal adaptations and their role as possible resilient behaviours during the Neolithization process.
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H2020-EU.4. - SPREADING EXCELLENCE AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION
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8005 139 FARO
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