Understanding paleolithic human coastal adaptations in southwetern Iberian Peninsula (Paleocoast Project)

• Author(s): Marreiros, Joao ; Duarte, D. N. ; Regala, Frederico ; Dores, Tiago ; Francisco, Rui ; Soares, Ricardo
• Date: 2017
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14558
• Origin: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Sapientia

Description

The geological and geomorphological formations in the Atlantic shore of Southern Portugal in Algarve are characterized by karstic formations. Karstic features, such as natural caves and shelters, have long been seen as an attractive ecological and geological landscape to early human occupation during the Pleistocene and Early Holocene. The project PaleoCoast, Paleolithic Human Coastal Adaptations in Southwestern Iberian Peninsula, aims to locate and identify coastal karst formation, and assess its speleological and geological characterization, and archaeological potential. This poster introduces the PaleoCoast research project, including research scope, goals and methods, and an overview on the preliminary results from the pilot study conducted in 2017.