Site types
Rockshelter/cave and

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
036.762° N, 003.845° W
Coordinates (DMS)
036° 45' 00" W, 003° 50' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Spain (ES)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (135)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
GAK-8974 N. 5-4 charcoal NA NA 7890±170 BP 9256–8375 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8975 N. 5-4 charcoal NA NA 7130±150 BP 8308–7668 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8973 N.4-3 seed NA NA 7160±180 BP 8345–7667 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8965 NM-79, level 8 charcoal NA NA 14570±540 BP 18893–16280 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8970 NM-79, contact level 2-1+- seed NA NA 6820±140 BP 7932–7430 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8968 NM-79, level 1 seed NA NA 5440±120 BP 6448–5934 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8959 N.4-3 charcoal NA NA 6480±180 BP 7677–6960 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8967 NT-79, contact level 8- 7 charcoal NA NA 6310±359 BP 7844–6397 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8972 NM-79, level 3 charcoal NA NA 7950±230 BP 9425–8370 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8963 N. 5-4 charcoal NA NA 7160±150 BP 8318–7683 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8969 N.2-1 charcoal NA NA 5790±140 BP 6935–6300 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8964 Nt-75, contact level 5-4. charcoal NA NA 8630±350 BP 10563–8655 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8976 NM-79, level 7 charcoal NA NA 11380±270 BP 13765–12762 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8961 NT-79, contact level 5-4 charcoal NA NA 9620±320 BP 12416–9964 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8960 N.3-2 charcoal NA NA 4810±210 BP 5993–4884 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8962 N.5-4 charcoal NA NA 7960±200 BP 9404–8390 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8971 N3 charcoal NA NA 7170±150 BP 8320–7688 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-5526 silo seed NA NA 5056±40 BP 5908–5664 cal BP Mederos Martín 1998 Hinz et al. 2012
GAK-8966 Nt-79, level 8-7. charcoal NA NA 11830±340 BP 14895–13093 cal BP Pellicer 1987 Hinz et al. 2012
Beta-131577 NA bone Ovis 14C 6590±40 BP 7566–7427 cal BP Aura et al. 2013 Weninger 2022

typological date Typological dates (34)

Classification Estimated age References
Neolithic NA Aura et al. 2013
Neolithic NA Balsera
Neolithic NA Balsera
Neolithic NA Balsera
Neolithic NA Aguilera Aguilar 2011
Neolithic NA Aguilera Aguilar 2011
Neolithic NA Aguilera Aguilar 2012
Neolithic NA Aguilera Aguilar 2013
Neolithic NA Aguilera Aguilar 2014
Neolithic NA Aguilera Aguilar 2011
Epipalaeolithic NA Aura et al. 2013
Geometric Mesolithic NA NA
Neolithic NA Aura et al. 2013
Epipalaeolithic NA Aura et al. 2013
Geometric Mesolithic NA NA
Neolithic NA Puchol 2016
Epipalaeolithic NA Balsera
Geometric Mesolithic NA NA
Neolithic NA Balsera
Neolithic NA Andalucia 1

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{Linstädter 2004,
  
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@misc{van Willigen 2006,
  
}
@misc{Balsera,
  
}
@misc{Carvalho 2008,
  
}
@misc{Puchol 2016,
  
}
@misc{Andalucia 1,
  
}
@misc{Aura et al. 2013,
  
}
@misc{Aguilera Aguilar 2011,
  
}
@misc{Aguilera Aguilar 2012,
  
}
@misc{Aguilera Aguilar 2013,
  
}
@misc{Aguilera Aguilar 2014,
  
}
@misc{Martínez Fernández 2010,
  
}
@misc{Kiel DB 2013,
  
}
@misc{Stordeur et al. 1982,
  
}
@misc{Mederos Martín 1998,
  
}
@misc{Pellicer 1987,
  
}
@misc{Balsera et al. 2015,
  
}
@misc{Ziolkowski et al 1994,
  
}
@misc{Jorda Pardo J. e. a. 2008. UNED1: 239-256.,
  
}
@misc{Aura  2013,
  
}
@misc{Rojo  2013,
  
}
@misc{Mason Roger D. Mark L. Peterson 1994,
  
}
@misc{See Bosinski Street & Baales for comprehensive references,
  
}
@misc{Oross et al. 2016,
  
}
@misc{Jordá Pardo 2008,
  
}
@misc{Aura 1998,
  
}
@article{p3k14c,
  title = {P3k14c, a Synthetic Global Database of Archaeological Radiocarbon Dates},
  author = {Bird, Darcy and Miranda, Lux and Vander Linden, Marc and Robinson, Erick and Bocinsky, R. Kyle and Nicholson, Chris and Capriles, José M. and Finley, Judson Byrd and Gayo, Eugenia M. and Gil, Adolfo and d’Alpoim Guedes, Jade and Hoggarth, Julie A. and Kay, Andrea and Loftus, Emma and Lombardo, Umberto and Mackie, Madeline and Palmisano, Alessio and Solheim, Steinar and Kelly, Robert L. and Freeman, Jacob},
  year = {2022},
  month = {jan},
  journal = {Scientific Data},
  volume = {9},
  number = {1},
  pages = {27},
  publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
  issn = {2052-4463},
  doi = {10.1038/s41597-022-01118-7},
  abstract = {Archaeologists increasingly use large radiocarbon databases to model prehistoric human demography (also termed paleo-demography). Numerous independent projects, funded over the past decade, have assembled such databases from multiple regions of the world. These data provide unprecedented potential for comparative research on human population ecology and the evolution of social-ecological systems across the Earth. However, these databases have been developed using different sample selection criteria, which has resulted in interoperability issues for global-scale, comparative paleo-demographic research and integration with paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental data. We present a synthetic, global-scale archaeological radiocarbon database composed of 180,070 radiocarbon dates that have been cleaned according to a standardized sample selection criteria. This database increases the reusability of archaeological radiocarbon data and streamlines quality control assessments for various types of paleo-demographic research. As part of an assessment of data quality, we conduct two analyses of sampling bias in the global database at multiple scales. This database is ideal for paleo-demographic research focused on dates-as-data, bayesian modeling, or summed probability distribution methodologies.},
  copyright = {2022 The Author(s)},
  langid = {english},
  keywords = {Archaeology,Chemistry},
  month_numeric = {1}
}
@article{RADON,
  title = {RADON - Radiocarbon Dates Online 2012. Central European Database of 14C Dates for the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age.},
  author = {Hinz, Martin and Furholt, Martin and Müller, Johannes and Raetzel-Fabian, Dirk and Rinne, Christophe and Sjögren, Karl-Göran and Wotzka, Hans-Peter},
  date = {2012},
  journaltitle = {Journal of Neolithic Archaeology},
  volume = {14},
  pages = {1–4},
  url = {https://www.jna.uni-kiel.de/index.php/jna/article/view/65/116},
  abstract = {In order to understand the dynamics of cultural phenomena, scientific dating in archaeology is an increasingly indispensable tool. Only by dating independently of typology is it possible to understand typological development itself (Müller 2004). Here radiometric dating methods, especially those based on carbon isotopy, still play the most important role. For evaluations exceeding the intra-site level, it is particularly important that such data is collected in large numbers and that the dates are easily accessible. Also, new statistical analyses, such as sequential calibration based on Bayesian methods, do not require single dates, but rather demand a greater number. By their combination significantly more elaborate results can be achieved compared to the results from conventional evaluation (e. g. Whittle et al. 2011). A second premise of RADON is that of „Open Access“. This approach continues to be applied in the international research community, which we welcome as a highly positive development. The radiocarbon database RADON has been committed to this principle for more than 12 years. In this database 14C data – primarily of the Neolithic of Central Europe and Southern Scandinavia – is collected and successively augmented.}
}
@dataset{RADON-B,
  title = {RADON-B – Radiocarbon Dates Online (Version 2014).  Database for European 14C Dates for the Bronze and Early Iron Age},
  author = {Kneisel, Jutta and Hinz, Martin and Rinne, Christophe},
  date = {2014},
  url = {https://radon-b.ufg.uni-kiel.de},
  abstract = {The database provides a quick overview of 14C dates from Europe. The time frame was limited to the Bronze and Early Iron Ages and covers the period from 2300 BC to 500 BC. The database can be searched by geographic or chronological factors, but also according to the nature of the sample material, the sites or features. The data and related information were taken from the literature cited in each case, and due to the timing of phases and culture assignment, are subject to change. We therefore assume no responsibility for the accuracy of source data.}
}
@misc{CalPal,
  title = {CalPal Edition 2022.9},
  author = {Weninger, Bernie},
  year = {2022},
  month = {sep},
  doi = {1010.5281/zenodo.7422618},
  url = {https://zenodo.org/record/7422618},
  abstract = {CalPal is scientific freeware for 14C-based chronological research for Holocene and Palaeolithic Archaeology.},
  copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, Open Access},
  howpublished = {Zenodo},
  month_numeric = {9}
}
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:bibtex_key: Linstädter 2004
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: van Willigen 2006
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Balsera
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Carvalho 2008
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Puchol 2016
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Andalucia 1
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Aura et al. 2013
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Aguilera Aguilar 2011
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Aguilera Aguilar 2012
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Aguilera Aguilar 2013
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Aguilera Aguilar 2014
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Martínez Fernández 2010
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Kiel DB 2013
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Stordeur et al. 1982
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Mederos Martín 1998
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Pellicer 1987
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Balsera et al. 2015
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Ziolkowski et al 1994
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: 'Jorda Pardo J. e. a. 2008. UNED1: 239-256.'
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Aura  2013
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Rojo  2013
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Mason Roger D. Mark L. Peterson 1994
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: See Bosinski Street & Baales for comprehensive references
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Oross et al. 2016
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Jordá Pardo 2008
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Aura 1998
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
- :bibtex_key: p3k14c
  :bibtex_type: :article
  :title: "{P3k14c, a Synthetic Global Database of Archaeological Radiocarbon Dates}"
  :author: "{Bird, Darcy and Miranda, Lux and Vander Linden, Marc and Robinson, Erick
    and Bocinsky, R. Kyle and Nicholson, Chris and Capriles, José M. and Finley, Judson
    Byrd and Gayo, Eugenia M. and Gil, Adolfo and d’Alpoim Guedes, Jade and Hoggarth,
    Julie A. and Kay, Andrea and Loftus, Emma and Lombardo, Umberto and Mackie, Madeline
    and Palmisano, Alessio and Solheim, Steinar and Kelly, Robert L. and Freeman,
    Jacob}"
  :year: "{2022}"
  :month: "{jan}"
  :journal: "{Scientific Data}"
  :volume: "{9}"
  :number: "{1}"
  :pages: "{27}"
  :publisher: "{Nature Publishing Group}"
  :issn: "{2052-4463}"
  :doi: "{10.1038/s41597-022-01118-7}"
  :abstract: "{Archaeologists increasingly use large radiocarbon databases to model
    prehistoric human demography (also termed paleo-demography). Numerous independent
    projects, funded over the past decade, have assembled such databases from multiple
    regions of the world. These data provide unprecedented potential for comparative
    research on human population ecology and the evolution of social-ecological systems
    across the Earth. However, these databases have been developed using different
    sample selection criteria, which has resulted in interoperability issues for global-scale,
    comparative paleo-demographic research and integration with paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental
    data. We present a synthetic, global-scale archaeological radiocarbon database
    composed of 180,070 radiocarbon dates that have been cleaned according to a standardized
    sample selection criteria. This database increases the reusability of archaeological
    radiocarbon data and streamlines quality control assessments for various types
    of paleo-demographic research. As part of an assessment of data quality, we conduct
    two analyses of sampling bias in the global database at multiple scales. This
    database is ideal for paleo-demographic research focused on dates-as-data, bayesian
    modeling, or summed probability distribution methodologies.}"
  :copyright: "{2022 The Author(s)}"
  :langid: "{english}"
  :keywords: "{Archaeology,Chemistry}"
  :month_numeric: "{1}"
---
- :bibtex_key: RADON
  :bibtex_type: :article
  :title: "{RADON - Radiocarbon Dates Online 2012. Central European Database of 14C
    Dates for the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age.}"
  :author: "{Hinz, Martin and Furholt, Martin and Müller, Johannes and Raetzel-Fabian,
    Dirk and Rinne, Christophe and Sjögren, Karl-Göran and Wotzka, Hans-Peter}"
  :date: "{2012}"
  :journaltitle: "{Journal of Neolithic Archaeology}"
  :volume: "{14}"
  :pages: "{1–4}"
  :url: "{https://www.jna.uni-kiel.de/index.php/jna/article/view/65/116}"
  :abstract: "{In order to understand the dynamics of cultural phenomena, scientific
    dating in archaeology is an increasingly indispensable tool. Only by dating independently
    of typology is it possible to understand typological development itself (Müller
    2004). Here radiometric dating methods, especially those based on carbon isotopy,
    still play the most important role. For evaluations exceeding the intra-site level,
    it is particularly important that such data is collected in large numbers and
    that the dates are easily accessible. Also, new statistical analyses, such as
    sequential calibration based on Bayesian methods, do not require single dates,
    but rather demand a greater number. By their combination significantly more elaborate
    results can be achieved compared to the results from conventional evaluation (e.
    g. Whittle et al. 2011). A second premise of RADON is that of „Open Access“. This
    approach continues to be applied in the international research community, which
    we welcome as a highly positive development. The radiocarbon database RADON has
    been committed to this principle for more than 12 years. In this database 14C
    data – primarily of the Neolithic of Central Europe and Southern Scandinavia –
    is collected and successively augmented.}"
---
- :bibtex_key: RADON-B
  :bibtex_type: :dataset
  :title: "{RADON-B – Radiocarbon Dates Online (Version 2014).  Database for European
    14C Dates for the Bronze and Early Iron Age}"
  :author: "{Kneisel, Jutta and Hinz, Martin and Rinne, Christophe}"
  :date: "{2014}"
  :url: "{https://radon-b.ufg.uni-kiel.de}"
  :abstract: "{The database provides a quick overview of 14C dates from Europe. The
    time frame was limited to the Bronze and Early Iron Ages and covers the period
    from 2300 BC to 500 BC. The database can be searched by geographic or chronological
    factors, but also according to the nature of the sample material, the sites or
    features. The data and related information were taken from the literature cited
    in each case, and due to the timing of phases and culture assignment, are subject
    to change. We therefore assume no responsibility for the accuracy of source data.}"
---
- :bibtex_key: CalPal
  :bibtex_type: :misc
  :title: "{CalPal Edition 2022.9}"
  :author: "{Weninger, Bernie}"
  :year: "{2022}"
  :month: "{sep}"
  :doi: "{1010.5281/zenodo.7422618}"
  :url: "{https://zenodo.org/record/7422618}"
  :abstract: "{CalPal is scientific freeware for 14C-based chronological research
    for Holocene and Palaeolithic Archaeology.}"
  :copyright: "{Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, Open Access}"
  :howpublished: "{Zenodo}"
  :month_numeric: "{9}"

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