The Neolithic Settlement of Limoneros (Elche, Alicante)

  • Gabriel García Atiénzar University of Alicante
  • Virginia Barciela González University of Alicante
  • Silvia Martínez Amorós University of Alicante
  • Francisco Javier Jover Maestre University of Alicante
  • Francisco Javier Molina Hernández
  • Carmen Tormo Cuñat Museu de Prehistòria de València
  • María Pastor Quiles University of Alicante
  • Miguel del Pino Curbelo University of Alicante
  • Mª. Paz de Miguel Ibáñez University of Alicante
  • Eduardo López Seguí Alebus Patrimonio Histórico S.L.
  • Palmira Torregrosa Giménez University of Alicante
  • Carles Ferrer García Museu de Prehistòria de València
  • Guillem Pérez Jordà University of Valencia
  • Yolanda Carrión Marco University of Valencia
  • José Antonio López Sáez Spanish National Research Council
  • Laura M. Sirvent Cañada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/cmpl.71648
Keywords: Neolithic, Postcardial, Lower Vinalopó, Habitat, Ditches, Silos, Activity Areas

Abstract

This paper shows the results of rescue archaeology campaigns undertaken on the site of Limoneros, an open-air settlement located to the south of Elche (Alicante), in the alluvial plain of the Vinalopó river and dated on the first half of the 5th millennium cal BC. The settlement entails different negative structures, including two stretches of ditch, silos and basins, structures finally reused as a waste area. The analysis of the recovered evidences allows the characterization of the activities developed by a farming community in a territory articulated by the river Vinalopó, where other settlements dated back to the same period have been documented.  Therefore, Limoneros supplies relevant information in order to explain the expansion and consolidation of Neolithic societies within the southern limits of Eastern Iberia.

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Published
2020-10-29
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García Atiénzar, G., Barciela González, V., Martínez Amorós, S., Jover Maestre, F. J., Molina Hernández, F. J., Tormo Cuñat, C., Pastor Quiles, M., del Pino Curbelo, M., de Miguel Ibáñez, M. P., López Seguí, E., Torregrosa Giménez, P., Ferrer García, C., Pérez Jordà, G., Carrión Marco, Y., López Sáez, J. A., & Sirvent Cañada, L. M. (2020). The Neolithic Settlement of Limoneros (Elche, Alicante). Complutum, 31(1), 25-48. https://doi.org/10.5209/cmpl.71648
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Vol. 31 No. 1 (2020)
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