An approach to prehistoric shepherding in La Gomera (Canary Islands) through the study of domestic spaces

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• 作者：Juan-Carlos Herná ; ndez-Marrero^a ; ^{museoarqueologicodelagomera@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Juan-Francisco Navarro-Mederos^b ; ^{jnavarro@ull.edu.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; José ; -Miguel Trujillo-Mora^a ; ^{museoarqueologicodelagomera@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Sandra Cancel^c ; ^{dsaanr@yahoo.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Carmen Machado-Yanes^b ; ^{carmaya@neuf.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Jorge Pais^d ; ^{jorge.pais@cablapalma.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Jacob Morales^f ; ^{jacobmoralesmateos@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Juan-Carlos Rando^e ; ^{canariomys@yahoo.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Shepherding ; Cave settlement ; Landscape ; La Gomera ; Canary Islands ; Prehispanic period
• 刊名：Quaternary International
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：1 September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：414
• 期：Complete
• 页码：337-349
• 全文大小：3994 K

文摘

The present research, included in the project “A history of shepherding on the Island of La Gomera”, investigates the historical development of shepherding on this island from prehistoric to modern times, and from a social, economic, territorial, ecological, and cultural perspective. Within the framework of the project and its multidisciplinary approach, we present the initial phase of the archaeological study, which aims to delve into the management and consumption of livestock during the island's prehistory. In order to track this “culture” from an archeological standpoint, residential contexts have been proposed as a first stage in the survey, as they have not so far been addressed as an important issue for the archeology of La Gomera.

To this end, thirteen archaeological sondages have been carried out in five separate points of the island. Exhumed archaeological materials relating them to the stratigraphic context of each domestic space are analyzed. Data from the consumption of food, especially those from the livestock, has been studied. The text provides preliminary information on shepherding and management of the island territory by ancient Gomerans.