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标题：“Mucientes Chert” in the Northern Iberian Plateau (Spain)
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作者：M. Natividad Fuertes-Prieto ; Ana Neira-Campos ; Esperanza Fernández-Martínez 等
期刊名称：Journal of Lithic Studies
电子版ISSN：2055-0472
出版年度：2014
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：117-135
DOI：10.2218/jls.v1i1.785
出版社：University of Edinburgh
摘要：The so-called “Mucientes chert" is a variety that appears in the central area of the Iberian North Plateau, in theDueroBasin. It is widely known in the geological and archaeological literature and its use for knapping was especially important in Prehistory. From a macroscopic point of view it is a nodular chert, with white and very porous cortex, and brown to blackish or beige colour in the inner part.In this work we carried out a more accurate petrographic, mineralogical and chemical characterization of this lithology using SEM, XRD and XRF techniques in samples coming from “Las Canteras” (Mucientes village), a chert outcrop of the “Cuestas” Unit (Vallesian-Aragonian, Miocene Age). Also, we have made a review of its geological occurrence and archaeological distribution areas. It is intended to sketch the delimitation of the geographical area of occurrence taking into account the geological and archaeological references.
关键词：chert; Iberian North Plateau; Duero Basin; raw materials; lithic artefacts; “Cuestas” Unit