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ductive as we thought at first, although as we have
seen it has served us to identify some of them.
However we cannot identify an evolution or preference
for any particular technique through the
sequence.
We also identified wear traces and fracture
models repeatedly. That could indicate a specific
way to wear these objects on the body.
In the cases in which we have not been able to
identify the techniques of the perforations we cannot
exclude the possibility that these specimens
were gathered because they were already perforated
naturally, as some authors point out
(Vanhaeren & D'Errico 2001: 201-240). Clearly,
this option would have been the easiest one. If this
were the case we could incorporate another question
about the selection of raw material but the data
are currently insufficient to affirm or to reject this
possibility.
We know that the archaeological collection is
too limited to make many general conclusions.
Now we know that these personal ornaments had
important symbolic value for the inhabitants of la
Peña de Estebanvela. We are sure that in coming
years the site will give us the possibility to amplify
our study and will provide some more answers to
our questions.
7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This paper is the result synthesis of the research
carried out to apply for the Diploma de Estudios
Avanzados on September 2006. I want to thank
the Vicerrectorado de Investigación de la UNED
who granted me a FPI scholarship to carry out this
project. Sergio Ripoll and Carmen Cacho, who
entrusted me with the study of the personal ornaments
of La Peña de Estebanvela. Aline Averbouh
who supervise the experiments. And finally I want
to thank Elisabeth Stone for her friendly revision of
the English version of this work.
The Research Project of La Peña de
Estebanvela is developed by Junta de Castilla y
León with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (project code CyL--IA-40.024.0002.01).
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