出版社：Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
摘要：The research during the construction of the M-50 highway has allowed the documentation and conservation of the first Neolithic flint mine in the Iberian Peninsula. This work presents the preliminary results of the first phase of archaeological excavations. Thus far, the site plan documented shows a group of more than 2.500 extraction pits. Presented here are a description of the pits, their types and distribution, as well as the abundant archaeological materials found inside them. The characteristcs of the features and their backfilling processes indicate the existence of precise working strategies that may ompel a revision of our understanding of the Neolithic in the Madrid region. Moreover, three other phases have also been recorded in the site: Pleistocene, Middle Bronze Age and Contemporary.
关键词：Madrid;Construction public works;Neolithic mining;Site conservation;Extraction pits;Flint;Working strategy;Tools;Postpalaeolithic chaînes opèratoires;Madrid;Obras de construcción;Minería neolítica;Conservación de yacimientos;Pozos de extracción;Sílex;Estrategia de explotación;Herramientas;Cadenas operativas postpaleolíticas
