causal hypothesis · hyp_iberia1_motilla_hydraulic_adaptation
Motilla hydraulic adaptation to water stress
Motilla communities intensified groundwater access and storage partly as an adaptation to aridity and hydrological instability.
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Research assessment
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Motilla communities intensified groundwater access and storage partly as an adaptation to aridity and hydrological instability.proposed mechanism
Monumental wells and storage reduced exposure to seasonal or longer-term water shortages while organizing local production.chronology test
Hydraulic construction must coincide with relevant environmental stress and predate later abandonment; site-specific models are required.geography test
The model should fit aquifer-accessible La Mancha settings better than unrelated settlement forms elsewhere.supporting evidence
Excavated wells, hydrogeology and palaeoenvironmental arguments support adaptive plausibility.Research description
Monumental wells and storage reduced exposure to seasonal or longer-term water shortages while organizing local production.
Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · supports
The first uses of groundwater in the Iberian Peninsula. The Daimiel “motillas” in the Bronze Age of La Mancha — M. Mejías Moreno, L. Benítez de Lugo Enrich, J. del Pozo Tejado, J. Moraleda Sierra (2014)Provides hydrogeological evidence.
Locator: pp. 455–474 - supports · proposes interpretation
The Culture of the Motillas in La Mancha: witness to the 4.2 ka cal BP Climate Event — M. Mejías Moreno, L. Benítez de Lugo Enrich, J. A. López-Sáez, K. T. Lillios (2020)Provides the climate-adaptation model.
Locator: pp. 89–108 - supports · supports
Water control and cereal management on the Bronze Age Iberian Peninsula: La motilla del Azuer — Gonzalo Aranda, Sergio Fernández, Martín Haro, Francisco Molina, Trinidad Nájera, Margarita Sánchez (2008)Provides storage and management evidence.
Locator: pp. 241–259
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