La preparación de utensilios en cuarcita en el Paleolítico de la Región Cantábrica. Estado de la cuestión

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The quartzite is a metamorphic rock that has been used by human groups in Cantabrian Prehistory, particularly in some areas and periods. However, traditionally, the study of this lithic raw material has not been as thorough as for flint, giving it an archaizing role in the cantabrian lithic collections. Prehistoric research has evolved about, especially in the last decades, studying lithic reduction sequences in quartzite and its importance in different sites. Despite this progress, other questions could be resolved applying new methodologies or correctly adapting flint study methods to quartzite. The main objective of this work is, thus, to evaluate the state of the art.