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Identification of activity areas by soil phosphorus and organic matter analysis in two rooms of the Iberian Sanctuary “Cerro El Pajarillo”

✍ Scribed by Alberto Sánchez Vizcaíno; María L. Cañabate

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 349 KB
Volume: 14
Category: Article
ISSN: 0883-6353
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199901)14:1<47::aid-gea4>3.0.co;2-8

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✦ Synopsis

This article shows the results obtained from our research on two rooms of the 4th century B.C. Iberian sanctuary "Cerro El Pajarillo" in Huelma (province of Jae ´n, southern Spain). Our research method combines traditional archaeological procedures with analysis of chemical markers, in particular, analysis of phosphorus and organic matter in samples of soil taken from the floor of the rooms. These analyses help identify two activity areas: one related to storage, and another to food consumption and refuse.