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<\/p>\nHumans began to transition from small nomadic bands to early agricultural civilizations during the Neolithic period. According to National Geographic, historians have several theories about why the Neolithic Revolution, also known as the Agricultural Revolution, began: overpopulation, reliance on certain plants, and even the creation of a more cohesive, productive society. The Neolithic fundamentally changed the way humans interacted with the land, animals, and each other, and the organizational practices developed during this time can be traced to the present day, making this period responsible for one of the most important revolutions in human history.<\/p>\n
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Researchers have discovered tools used by early farmers at a site in Spain that are thought to be 7,000 years old. The artifacts uncovered during the excavation date back to the Neolithic period, one of the most important revolutions in human history. Animal remains found during the excavation point to Neolithic farming methods. New evidence uncovered at a site in Huesca, Spain, is giving us a glimpse into what everyday farming practices looked like more than 7,000 years ago.<\/p>\n
The Huerto Raso site was originally discovered in 1969 by Ignacio Barandyaran, and the first excavations at the site were carried out in 1972, confirming its occupation during the Neolithic period. Now, more than 50 years later, researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Zaragoza have picked up where Barandyaran left off with a major excavation campaign that lasted through July 2024.<\/p>\n
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According to a UAB press release, this is the first large-scale excavation at the site, as all previous work has only been a partial survey of the area.<\/p>\n
During the campaign, the researchers documented the seasonal presence and possible later occupation of Neolithic groups – nomadic societies that transitioned to a stationary, agricultural lifestyle between 5500 and 3000 BCE. The scientists found the remains of cannibalized animals at the site and said the remains of hunted (rather than domesticated) animals were more numerous among the bones.<\/p>\n\n
Excavation team members also found artifacts including flint tools, pottery, and mills, and even structures that may have been used as shelters. A UAB press release said researchers plan to analyze the artifacts using carbon-14 dating, residue analysis, and other methods to gain a better understanding of the residents\u2019 agricultural practices and subsistence strategies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe discoveries made are not only important for the academic sphere,\u201d the press release says, \u201cbut also enrich the cultural heritage of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Huerto Raso is located within the Vero River Cultural Park and is surrounded by historically rich areas, including more than 50 sites with post-Paleolithic rock art.<\/p>\n
“The Huerto Raso excavation is a window into the past that allows us to better understand the development of human societies during the ancient Neolithic in the pre-Pyrenean region,” Alejandro Sierra, a researcher at the University of Alabama, said in a press release.<\/p>\n
The pre-Pyrenean region, or pre-Pyrenees, refers to the foothills of the Pyrenees mountain range that spans Catalonia, Aragon, and Navarre in Spain. Other studies in the area have yielded similar results to Huerto Raso. The study, published in the journal Open Archaeology, analyzed the results of the Cova Colomera excavation in the Serra del Montsec, Spain.<\/p>\n
Like the excavations at Huerto Raso, the work at Cova Colomera also uncovered animal remains. The researchers used bones that likely belonged to cattle to conclude that \u201cthe natural resources of the pre-Pyrenean mountains were exploited by the earliest herders in the early Neolithic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Humans began to transition from small nomadic bands to early agricultural civilizations during the Neolithic period. According to National Geographic, historians have several theories about why the Neolithic Revolution, also known as the Agricultural Revolution, began: overpopulation, reliance on certain plants, and even the creation of a more cohesive, productive society. The Neolithic fundamentally changed the way humans interacted with the land, animals, and each other, and the organizational practices developed during this time can be traced…<\/p>\n