The wooden assemblage recovered from Hoyo de los Herreros cave (Reocín, Cantabria, Spain) in northern Iberia has provided an exceptional opportunity to enlarge our knowledge about perishable material culture from a unique medieval context. This case study enhances the information related to ephemeral material culture associated with the occupation of caves during the Middle Ages in northern Iberia, and the role played by wooden crafts in relation to activities performed within these dark and subterrain areas. All the wooden objects have been systematically studied and dated, combining wood analysis and morpho-technological study with the examination of entomological remains recovered from one of the objects which was in an advanced state of decay. The three bowls and a pointed twig recovered inside the cave were probably related to two different episodes of use, the first dated between 9th to 11th centuries CE, and the second between 11th and 12th centuries CE. It was possible to identify different stages of their chaîne-opératoires and the analysis of different aspects of their lifecycle, in tandem with the study of medieval wood crafting, specifically lathe-turning.

从伊比利亚北部的 Hoyo de los Herreros 洞穴（西班牙坎塔布里亚雷奥辛）回收的木制组合为我们提供了一个难得的机会，可以从独特的中世纪背景中扩大我们对易腐烂物质文化的了解。该案例研究增强了与中世纪伊比利亚北部洞穴占领相关的短暂物质文化相关的信息，以及木制工艺品在这些黑暗和地下区域内进行的活动中所扮演的角色。所有木制物品都经过系统研究和测年，结合木材分析和形态技术研究，以及对从其中一件处于腐烂状态的物品中回收的昆虫遗骸进行检查。在洞穴内发现的三个碗和一根尖树枝可能与两个不同的使用阶段有关，第一个是在公元 9 世纪到 11 世纪之间，第二个是在公元 11 世纪到 12 世纪之间。可以确定他们的不同阶段chaîne-opératoires及其生命周期的不同方面的分析，与中世纪木工工艺的研究相结合，特别是车床。