The neolithic settlement of Limoneros (Elche, Alicante)

  • García Atiénzar, Gabriel
  • Barciela González, Virginia
  • Martínez Amorós, Silvia
  • Jover Maestre, Francisco Javier
  • Molina Hernández, Francisco Javier
  • Tormo Cuñat, Carmen
  • Pastor Quiles, María
  • Pino Curbelo, Miguel del
  • Miguel Ibáñez, Mª Paz de
  • López Seguí, Eduardo
  • Torregrosa Giménez, Palmira
  • Ferrer García, Carles
  • Pérez Jordà, Guillem
  • Carrión Marco, Yolanda
  • López Sáez, José Antonio
  • Sirvent Cañada, Laura M.
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Publication date
January 2020
Publisher
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Journal
Complutum

Abstract

[EN] This paper shows the results of rescue archaeology campaigns undertaken on the site of Limoneros, an open-air settlement located to the south of Elche (Alicante), in the alluvial plain of the Vinalopó river and dated on the first half of the 5th millennium cal BC. The settlement entails different negative structures, including two stretches of ditch, silos and basins, structures finally reused as a waste area. The analysis of the recovered evidences allows the characterization of the activities developed by a farming community in a territory articulated by the river Vinalopó, where other settlements dated back to the same period have been documented. Therefore, Limoneros supplies relevant information in order to explain the expan...

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