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- Animal mobility in Chalcolithic Portugal: Isotopic analyses of cattle from the sites of Zambujal and LeceiaPublication . Wright, Elizabeth; Waterman, Anna J.; Peate, David W.; Kunst, Michael; Cardoso, João Luis; Detry, CleiaThis paper outlines the results of strontium isotopic analyses from cattle recovered at the Chalcolithic fortified settlement sites of Castro do Zambujal and Leceia (Estremadura, Portugal). The Portuguese Chalcolithic (c. 3000/2900–1900 BC) was a pivotal time of social and economic change with evidence of increasing social complexity resulting in the formation of hierarchical settlements. With these changes came the emergence of long-distance exchange networks and more complex population movements and interactions. Domesticated animals would have played an important role in these emerging economies, and it is assumed that animals migrated with, and were exchanged by, humans as part of these new networks. While direct evidence of these networks is still limited in this region, new methodologies have the potential to expand our knowledge of animal mobility and exchange. This study uses 87Sr/86Sr ratios in tooth enamel to identify potential non-local animals at these two settlements. Results indicate that Leceia may have had a higher proportion of non-local animals than Zambujal and had a wider catchment area for its stock, suggesting variations in settlement economies across relatively short distances in this region. These results have important implications for our understanding of animal management at Portuguese Chalcolithic sites, and the involvement of animals in the emerging economies of the time.
- O Arquivo Leisner (Instituto Arqueológico Alemão): o acervo epistolar (1936-1974): os dados e as perspetivas de um projeto em cursoPublication . Sousa, Ana Catarina; Torquato, Fernando; Bragança, Filipa; Kunst, MichaelO presente artigo apresenta os resultados preliminares do projeto de inventário, conservação, digitalização e divulgação do acervo epistolar do Arquivo Leisner, subsidiado pela Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (2012–2013). Georg Leisner (1870–1957) e Vera Leisner (1885–1972) constituem o objeto central deste arquivo, em estreita ligação com um número alargado de instituições e arqueológos portugueses e estrangeiros. Face à enorme dimensão do arquivo (49 500 documentos) e ao seu carácter inédito, optou-se por centrar o projeto no acervo epistolar, constituído por cerca de 4000 cartas. Apresenta-se a metodologia desenvolvida, avançando com leituras preliminares quanto a idiomas, países emissores / recetores, personalidades, instituições, sítios arqueológicos e cronologias. Valoriza-se a preservação das fontes primárias e secundários na construção do conhecimento em Arqueologia e na preservação do património da História desta disciplina.
- Georg e Vera Leisner e o estudo do Megalitismo no Ocidente da Península Ibérica : contributos para a história da investigação arqueológica luso-alemã através do Arquivo Leisner (1909-1972).Publication . Sousa, Ana Catarina; Bragança, Filipa; Torquato, Fernanda; Kunst, Michael
- The maternal genetic make-up of the Iberian Peninsula between the Neolithic and the Early Bronze AgePublication . Szécsényi-Nagy, Anna; Roth, Christina; Brandt, Guido; Rihuete-Herrada, Cristina; Tejedor-Rodríguez, Cristina; Held, Petra; García-Martínez-de-Lagrán, Íñigo; Arcusa Magallón, Héctor; Zesch, Stephanie; Knipper, Corina; Bánffy, Eszter; Friederich, Susanne; Meller, Harald; Bueno Ramírez, Primitiva; Barroso Bermejo, Rosa; de Balbín Behrmann, Rodrigo; Herrero-Corral, Ana M.; Flores Fernández, Raúl; Alonso Fernández, Carmen; Jiménez Echevarria, Javier; Rindlisbacher, Laura; Oliart, Camila; Fregeiro, María-Inés; Soriano, Ignacio; Vicente, Oriol; Micó, Rafael; Lull, Vicente; Soler Díaz, Jorge; López Padilla, Juan Antonio; Roca de Togores Muñoz, Consuelo; Hernández Pérez, Mauro S.; Jover Maestre, Francisco Javier; Lomba Maurandi, Joaquín; Avilés Fernández, Azucena; Lillios, Katina T.; Silva, Ana Maria; Magalhães Ramalho, Miguel; Oosterbeek, Luiz Miguel; Cunha, Claudia; Waterman, Anna J.; Roig Buxó, Jordi; Martínez, Andrés; Ponce Martínez, Juana; Hunt Ortiz, Mark; Mejías-García, Juan Carlos; Pecero Espín, Juan Carlos; Cruz-Auñón Briones, Rosario; Tomé, Tiago; Carmona Ballestero, Eduardo; Cardoso, João Luís; Araújo, Ana Cristina; Liesau von Lettow-Vorbeck, Corina; Blasco Bosqued, Concepción; Ríos Mendoza, Patricia; Pujante, Ana; Royo-Guillén, José I.; Esquembre Beviá, Marco Aurelio; Gonçalves, Victor S.; Parreira, Rui; Morán Hernández, Elena; Méndez Izquierdo, Elena; Vega y Miguel, Jorge; Menduiña García, Roberto; Martínez Calvo, Victoria; López Jiménez, Oscar; Krause, Johannes; Pichler, Sandra L.; Garrido-Pena, Rafael; Kunst, Michael; Risch, Roberto; Rojo-Guerra, Manuel A.; Haak, Wolfgang; Alt, Kurt W.Agriculture first reached the Iberian Peninsula around 5700 BCE. However, little is known about the genetic structure and changes of prehistoric populations in different geographic areas of Iberia. In our study, we focus on the maternal genetic makeup of the Neolithic (~ 5500-3000 BCE), Chalcolithic (~ 3000-2200 BCE) and Early Bronze Age (~ 2200-1500 BCE). We report ancient mitochondrial DNA results of 213 individuals (151 HVS-I sequences) from the northeast, central, southeast and southwest regions and thus on the largest archaeogenetic dataset from the Peninsula to date. Similar to other parts of Europe, we observe a discontinuity between hunter-gatherers and the first farmers of the Neolithic. During the subsequent periods, we detect regional continuity of Early Neolithic lineages across Iberia, however the genetic contribution of hunter-gatherers is generally higher than in other parts of Europe and varies regionally. In contrast to ancient DNA findings from Central Europe, we do not observe a major turnover in the mtDNA record of the Iberian Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age, suggesting that the population history of the Iberian Peninsula is distinct in character.