The Escalada Formation: Characterization of a potential chert supply source in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain) during prehistory.

A study of the chert nodules found in the Escalada Formation (Carboniferous, Ponga region, Cantabrian Zone) was carried out as a means to characterise a number of lithic raw materials found in several prehistoric sites of the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain). This study comprises fieldwork aimed at l...

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Main Authors: M. Natividad Fuertes-Prieto, Esperanza Fernández-Martínez, Fernando Gómez-Fernández, Eduardo Alonso-Herrero, Diego Herrero Alonso, Ana Neira-Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Lithic Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/1421