@misc{10481/85451,
year = {2023},
month = {9},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/85451},
abstract = {Plant material culture can offer unique insights into the ways of life of prehistoric societies; however, its perishable nature has prevented a thorough understanding of its diverse and complex uses. Sites with exceptional preservation of organic materials provide a unique opportunity for further research. The burial site of Cueva de los Murciélagos in southern Iberia, uncovered during 19th-century mining activities, contained the best-preserved hunter-gatherer basketry in southern Europe, together with other unique organic artifacts associated with the first farming communities, such as sandals and a wooden hammer. We present 14 14C dates for the perishable artifacts (N = 76), situating the assemblage between the Early and Middle Holocene (c. 7500 to 4200 cal BCE). Our integrated analysis includes raw material determination and technological and chrono-cultural contextualization of this unique and important set of materials.},
organization = {Comunidad de Madrid CM/JIN/2021-009},
organization = {MCIN Ramon y Cajal fellowship RYC2019-028346, RYC2019-026697-I},
organization = {AGAUR. R.P.H. 2021-SGR 00190},
organization = {Junior Distinguished Researcher BG20/00076},
publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science},
title = {The earliest basketry in southern Europe: Hunter- gatherer and farmer plant-based technology in Cueva de los Murciélagos (Albuñol)},
doi = {10.1126/sciadv.adi3055},
author = {Martínez-Sevilla, Francisco and Murillo Barroso, María de las Mercedes and Pardo Martínez, Rubén and Carrasco Rus, Javier Luis},
}