Estrategias de talla en Cueva Corazón (Mave, Palencia). Un yacimiento del musteriense antiguo en las estribaciones meridionales de la Cordillera Cantábrica

Abstract

This article presents a study of the lithic record recently retrieved from Cueva Corazón in the context of a new research projects initiated in 2005. We have detected a variety of long, albeit highly fragmented, operational sequences. A remarkable technological standardization has also been observed, a trait clearly related to the use of good quality raw materials. These observations allow the inference of a complex web of territorial and social interactions. Moreover, Cueva Corazón, due to its chronology and strategic location, can become a future reference point for the study of the Early Mousterian on both sides of the Cantabrian Range.