The production and use of cordage in the early Neolithic site of La Draga (Banyoles, Spain)

Raquel Pique Huerta; Susagna Romero Brugués; Antonio Palomo Pérez; null Josep Tarrús (MACB); Xavier Terradas; Igor Bogdanovic Rakic

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2016.05.024

The production and use of cordage in the early Neolithic site of La Draga (Banyoles, Spain)

Raquel Pique Huerta, Susagna Romero Brugués, Antonio Palomo Pérez, Josep Tarrús (MACB), Xavier Terradas, Igor Bogdanovic Rakic

Department of Prehistory

Institución Milà y Fontanals de investigación en Humanidades (IMF-CSIC)

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Abstract

La Draga is an early Neolithic site on the shore of Lake Banyoles (Spain). The archaeological layer corresponding to the earliest occupation phase, dated 5324–4977 cal BC, has been preserved in waterlogged conditions. Several fragments of cords and plant fibres have survived in the site providing a unique example of cord production by early farmers in the western Mediterranean region. The types of cordage recovered at the site are presented here. Several cords made of twisted plant fibres and one made of liana show the diversity of cordage at La Draga. The production of the cords and their possible uses are also discussed. These finds add to the global evidence for advanced fibre technologies associated with the transition to agriculture during the early-to mid-Holocene.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	262-270
Number of pages	9
Journal	Quaternary International
Volume	468
Issue number	Part B
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.05.024
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2018

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ORGANIZACION SOCIAL DE LAS PRIMERAS COMUNIDADES AGRICOLA-GANADERAS A PARTIR DEL ESPACIO DOMESTICO: ARQUITECTURA EN MADERA Y AREAS DE PROCESADO Y CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS
Pique Huerta, R. (Principal Investigator), Berihuete, M. (Scholar), Lopez Bulto, J. O. (Scholar), Buxo Capdevila, R. (Collaborator), Chinchilla, J. (Collaborator) & Gassiot Ballbe, E. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)
1/01/13 → 31/12/15
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
Las ocupaciones lacustres y la gestión de los recursos entre las primeras sociedades agrícolas y ganaderas del NE peninsular: Estrategias agroforestales y ganaderas.
Pique Huerta, R. (Principal Investigator), Antolin Tutusaus, F. (Scholar), Berihuete Azorin, M. (Scholar), Caruso Fermé, L. L. (Scholar), Bogdanovic Rakic, I. (Investigator), Chinchilla Sánchez, J. (Investigator), Buxo Capdevila, R. (Investigator) & Tarrus Galter, J. (Investigator)
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
1/01/10 → 31/12/12
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants

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Las ocupaciones lacustres y la gestión de los recursos entre las primeras sociedades agrícolas y ganaderas del NE peninsular: Estrategias agroforestales y ganaderas.

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