Life and death in the Neolithic variscite mines at Gavà (Barcelona, Spain)
Life and death in the Neolithic variscite mines at Gavà (Barcelona, Spain)
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加瓦（西班牙巴塞罗那）新石器时代磷铝石矿的生与死
DOI：
10.15184/aqy.2014.30
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发表时间：
2015
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影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
T. Majó
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作者：
Ferran Borrell;J. Bosch;T. Majó
摘要 采矿业通常被认为是等级社会底层从事的艰苦体力劳动，但情况总是如此吗？最近对加瓦磷铁矿矿的挖掘发现了与采矿活动高峰期同时代的墓葬，这些墓葬代表了一个矿工社区，他们利用地下资源进行贸易和制造具有微妙象征意义的磷铁矿珠。骨骼证据证明了采矿的实体性，而随葬品则揭示了一个集体采矿、制造和贸易商品的社区，矿工们自己也从他们的劳动成果中受益。
Abstract Mining has commonly been thought of as hard manual labour undertaken by the lower echelon of a hierarchical society, but was this always the case? Recent excavations of the variscite mines at Gavà have revealed burials contemporary with the peak of mining activity that represent a community of miners exploiting the subterranean resources for trade and manufacturing variscite beads with a nuanced symbolism. Skeletal evidence demonstrates the physicality of mining while grave goods reveal a community that worked collectively to mine, manufacture and trade goods, with miners themselves benefiting from the fruits of their labours.