{"id":3393,"date":"2025-07-21T15:11:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.ull.es\/ambilab\/?page_id=3393"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:28:34","slug":"our-research-copy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.ull.es\/ambilab\/our-research-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Paleolithic Geoarchaeology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3393\" class=\"elementor elementor-3393\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa5781c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa5781c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25616a2\" data-id=\"25616a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb6c783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb6c783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paleolithic Geoarchaeology<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162185f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"162185f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our main geoarchaeological focus lies within the Paleolithic period, with particular emphasis on the Middle Paleolithic and the study of the last Neanderthal communities in southeastern Iberia. Much of our research has centered on two key archaeological sites: <strong data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"412\">El Salt<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"437\">Abric del Pastor<\/strong>, both located in Alcoy, Alicante (Spain). These sites have yielded exceptionally well-preserved stratigraphic sequences that are ideal for applying high-resolution geoarchaeological techniques. At both sites, we have developed three main lines of research: the study of <strong data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"742\">human\u2013environment interactions<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"793\">deciphering of archaeological palimpsests<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"847\">experimental archaeology related to fire use<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdf4889 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdf4889\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d47e85\" data-id=\"5d47e85\" 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Interactions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73d198a\" data-id=\"73d198a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9c8d2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a9c8d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.ull.es\/ambilab\/neanderthal-fire-technology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd22830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd22830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AMBI Lab collaborates with a network of archaeological and research sites across Europe, working closely with local teams to investigate past human-environment interactions. These partnerships allow us to apply our geoarchaeological methods in diverse contexts\u2014from Paleolithic cave sites to open-air settlements\u2014strengthening our comparative research and fostering international scientific exchange. This map highlights the key sites across Europe where the AMBI Lab is actively involved in archaeological research and collaborative projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ca58d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ca58d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe8cacc\" data-id=\"fe8cacc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfc640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebfc640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.ull.es\/ambilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/07\/Mapa-Yacimientos.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.ull.es\/ambilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/07\/Mapa-Yacimientos.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.ull.es\/ambilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/07\/Mapa-Yacimientos-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.ull.es\/ambilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/07\/Mapa-Yacimientos-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paleolithic Geoarchaeology Our main geoarchaeological focus lies within the Paleolithic period, with particular emphasis on the Middle Paleolithic and the study of the last Neanderthal communities in southeastern Iberia. Much of our research has centered on two key archaeological sites: El Salt and Abric del Pastor, both located in Alcoy, Alicante (Spain). 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