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- Title
The Chronology of the First Settlement of the Balearic Islands.
- Authors
Ramis, Damia; Alcover, Josep Antoni; Coll, Jaume; Trias, Miquel
- Abstract
The goal of this paper is to establish a solid chronology which spans the earliest human presence in each of the three larger Balearic Islands. For this purpose, a review is undertaken of archaeological evidence and associated absolute dating related to the period before the 2nd millennium Cal BC. Additionally, palaeoecological, sedimentological and palaeocultural evidence for human absence on these islands during the middle Holocene is introduced. The most recent values for 2 ranges of the earliest reliable radiocarbon dates relating to human occupation of the three islands indicate, with p > 95%, human presence on Mallorca before 2030 CalBC, on Menorca before ca. 1930 Cal BC, and on Eivissa before 1880 Cal BC. On the other hand, the evidence for human absence indicates that, on Mallorca and Menorca the human irruption must have occurred during the 3rd millennium Cal BC, whereas on Eivissa it can only be said that this irruption was later than the 6th millennium Cal BC.
- Publication
Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, 2002, Vol 15, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
0952-7648
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1558/jmea.v15i1.3