Leonardo García Sanjuán
Biographic Data
| ID | 80269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leonardo García Sanjuán |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leonardo García |
| FAMILY NAME | Sanjuán |
| SIGNATURE | SANJUÁN L G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Sevilla |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8404-9252 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 68 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 298 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 67 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Road to encounters
Although thousands of prehistoric standing stones have been recorded across Iberia, the lack of associated detailed contextual data allows ongoing debate about their possible functions. Following the chance discovery of a ‘diademated’ stela in 2018, excavations at Las Capellanías (Cañaveral de León, Huelva), in south-west Spain, led to the discovery of two more stelae and facilitated the compilation of vital contextual information. Here, the auth…
From bone chemistry to human demography
First-ever multi-method approach to Iberian Copper Age society, including standard bioarchaeological approach, amelogenin peptide analysis, stable strontium analysis, aDNA and total mercury analysis. • Based on a sample of 126 well-dated and well-contextualized individuals from the Valencina Copper Age mega-site. • Discussion of results included burial rites and gestures, sex and age demographics, pathologies, mobility, biological kinship, ancest…
Genetic and historical perspectives on the early medieval inhumations from the Menga dolmen, Antequera (Spain)
Despite poor preservation, DNA of Menga1 was captured and sequenced. • Menga1’s ancestry consistent with that of medieval groups from Spain. • Contributions from Iberian and North African sources into Menga1’s ancestry. • Menga dolmen used as a medieval burial place, four millennia after it was built. The Menga dolmen, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site at Antequera (Malaga, Spain), was built in the fourth millennium BCE in the Neolithic peri…
Fresh insights into sex-specific mobility in Copper Age Perdigões (Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal) provided by amelogenin peptide analysis
Sex estimation based on amelogenin peptides in dental enamel has opened up possibilities to study prehistoric demography in a new light. The application of this technique is of particular importance for the analysis of prehistoric collective burials, where the commingled and disarticulated nature of human remains makes sex estimations challenging. This paper presents data on the sex of 35 individuals from the Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic site of P…
Time, Sustainability, and ‘Collapse’ in the Iberian Copper Age Mega-Sites
Mega-sites were a remarkable feature of the Iberian Copper Age, as recent research has revealed. As a particular expression of the large low-occupation-density settlements, some of them probably had an aggregational rather than residential character. Borrowing concepts from scientific ecology such as ‘sustainability’, ‘resilience’, and ‘collapse’, in this paper we examine the temporality of this phenomenon, which spanned almost two thousand years…
On the fringes of Atlantic Rock Art
This paper presents multi-disciplinary research undertaken between 2022 and 2024 at El Riscal, the only rock art station known in Seville (Andalusia, Spain), a territory otherwise very rich in Late Prehistoric archaeological remains. Discovered in the 1980s and first published in the early 1990s, El Riscal presents engraved motifs not documented in other parts of southern Spain, where schematic-style painted rock art is prevalent. The set of meth…
Seafaring megaliths
Valencina
Newly available high-quality scientific data reveal Valencina as a monumentalized central place in the context of early social complexity in Copper Age Iberia. • Based on the Valencina evidence, a new take on emergent Iberian Copper Age social organization based on elements of political economy and collective action is proposed. • Copper Age social formations lived in a 'monument-oriented' mode of production of sorts in which monumentalized centr…
Prime time. La temporalidad de las prácticas funerarias en el megasitio de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina (c. 2900-2650 a. C.)
La calidad de los datos radiométricos disponibles para el estudio del fenómeno megalítico en Iberia ha mejorado notablemente en los últimos quince años. Como resultado, comienzan a surgir detalles relevantes en cuanto a la secuencia, temporalidad y evolución de ciertos tipos de monumentos, construcciones específicas y agrupaciones de ellas. En este artículo ampliamos esta línea de investigación al mega-sitio de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina, sit…
Victor M. Hurtado Pérez
Early Monumentality, Ritual, and Political Complexity
Archaeology documents the critical roles that ritual played in early regional political organizations. These intermediate-scale societies represent a scalar jump in size and complexity from hunter-forager bands and farming villages. Ritual spaces and monuments materialized regional organizations, and their physical durability makes them ideal for archaeological study. Impressive monumental architecture in intermediate societies, however, has few …
A multimethod approach to the genesis of Menga, a World Heritage megalith
The scientific study of Neolithic monuments holds fundamental keys to the analysis of early social complexity. This is often impeded by the challenges involved in understanding their temporality and, particularly, their initial construction dates. This problem is most severe in monuments that were not predominantly used for burial and went on to have long biographies in which activity in later periods obliterated the material record of the earlie…
Sounds from a Mountain. Acoustics at La Peña de los Enamorados (Antequera, Spain), a Neolithic sanctuary
La Peña de los Enamorados, a limestone massif located in Antequera, Spain, is a famous landmark since (at least) the Middle Ages on account of its marked anthropomorphic silhouette and geographic position right at the crossroads of Andalucía’s two main communication routes (connecting Málaga and Córdoba, in a South-North direction, and Sevilla and Granada in a West-East direction). In the last fifteen years, archaeological research has revealed s…
Beautiful, Magic, Lethal
Today, mercury is a matter of concern for health and environmental authorities across western countries, and legislation has been passed and programs have been implemented for its total elimination from human activity. But this was not always the case: mercury and its compounds have been highly appreciated and used since remote times all over the world with very diverse purposes ranging from decorative, medicinal, metallurgical and symbolic. In p…
Gastrochaenolites as Palaeoenvironmental Information Traps
In the Mio-Pliocene calcareous sandstone slabs used as capstones at La Pastora tholos in the Copper Age megasite of Valencina de la Concepción-Castilleja de Guzmán (SW Spain), marine bioerosion structures produced in the 3rd millennium BCE were recognised. In this work, we focus on the perforations made by the lithophage bivalve Petricola lithophaga, called Gastrochaenolites, specifically on its functionality as a ‘trap’ of sediment of the enviro…
In the bosom of the Earth
Antequera in southern Spain is widely recognised as an outstanding example of the European megalithic phenomenon. One of its most remarkable features is the evident relationship between conspicuous natural formations and human-built monuments. Here, the authors report the results of their investigation of a tomb newly discovered at the site of Piedras Blancas at the foot of La Peña de los Enamorados, a limestone massif that dominates the Antequer…
The “Megalithisation” of Iberia
Potential and limitations of LiDAR altimetry in archaeological survey. Copper Age and Bronze Age settlements in southern Iberia
The archaeological use of images and data obtained through devices carried on mobile platforms (such as airplanes and satellites) is already one century old. Today, aerial photography and remote sensing are routinely used to capture, process and analyse archaeological evidence present on the surface of the earth, which is reflected in a large body of literature—see Bewley (1999), Corsi et al. (2013), Palmer and Cox (1993), Piccarreta and Ceraudo …
Women, residential patterns and early social complexity. From theory to practice in Copper Age Iberia
The relationship between residence, gender and mobility is central to the study of early social complexity. And \nyet, until recently, it was deemed as archaeologically intractable. The recent combination of strontium data and \ngenomics with other methods has opened up entirely new possibilities for the archaeological study of human \nmobility, but these advances are not without problems. Theoretical framing, empirical accuracy and data \ninterp…
Crafting Idiosyncrasies. Early Social Complexity, Ivory and Identity-Making in Copper Age Iberia
As a raw material, ivory has been used to manufacture a wide range of objects, normally associated with sumptuous material culture. In this article we explore the role played by ivory and ivory artefacts among early complex societies, and particularly its importance in the definition of identities among emergent elites. To this end, we make a thorough examination of the evidence from Copper Age Iberia, focusing on the mega-site of Valencina, in s…
The use and abuse of cinnabar in Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberia
In this study, total mercury (THg) was analyzed in archaeological human bone from 23 sites dating to between the Middle Neolithic and the Antiquity. A total of 370 individuals from individual or collective burials was sampled, mostly using cortical bone from the humerus. These individuals were recovered from over 50 different funerary structures ranging from tholoi, pits, caves, and hypogea. Although cinnabar (HgS) is a likely cause of mercury po…
The Cañaveral de León stela (Huelva, Spain). A monumental sculpture in a landscape of settlements and pathways
Intervenciones en los Dólmenes de Antequera (1840-2020). Una revisión crítica
Los monumentos megalíticos de Antequera (Málaga) han sido objeto de numerosas excavaciones arqueológicas, trabajos de restauración y proyectos de “urbanización” desde que entre 1842 y 1847 se iniciara la excavación de Menga y en 1903 y 1904 la exploración de Viera y El Romeral. El objetivo principal de estas intervenciones ha sido ampliar el conocimiento sobre las construcciones prehistóricas, mejorar su estado de conservación y facilitar su acce…
Builders of Megaliths
Effects of Roman Rule on the Settlement Geography of South Iberia
In the last years, the matter of the Romanization of Baetica has started to receive more attention, thus reactivating a topic largely assumed to be unproblematic in earlier approaches. Stemming from this interest, the present paper reviews theoretical and methodological approaches applied so far in the study of Roman rule in Baetica, before proposing new conceptualizations, research methods and insights that should clarify the development of this…
Assembling the Dead, Gathering the Living
The great site of Valencina de la Concepción, near Seville in the lower Guadalquivir valley of southwest Spain, is presented in the context of debate about the nature of Copper Age society in southern Iberia as a whole. Many aspects of the layout, use, character and development of Valencina remain unclear, just as there are major unresolved questions about the kind of society represented there and in southern Iberia, from the late fourth to the l…
The Mega-Site of Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain)
Study of the Iberian Copper Age has experienced a remarkable upheaval in the last two decades. The discovery in central and south-western Iberia of a significant number of ditched enclosures, a site type almost unknown in this region until the mid-1990s, has opened up new lines of research. Particularly interesting is the existence of some exceptionally large sites. Largest of all is Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain), covering an area o…
Ivory Craftsmanship, Trade and Social Significance in the Southern Iberian Copper Age
Because of its great potential to provide data on contacts and overseas trade, ivory has aroused a great deal of interest since the very start of research into Iberian late prehistory. Research recently undertaken by the German Archaeological Institute in Madrid in collaboration with a number of other institutions has provided valuable contributions to the study of ivory in the Iberian Copper Age and Early Bronze Age. One of the archaeological si…
RTI and the study of engraved rock art
RTI is a powerful technique for recording, interpreting, and disseminating rock art. RTI enhances the perception of the micro-topography of the rock surface and it is particularly helpful for the study of engraved art. Subtle details, such as the traces left by different engraving techniques, the outlines of motifs or superimpositions are more clearly revealed through RTI's interactive re-light and enhancement tools. This paper describes the appl…
Mercury in archaeological human bone
Allochthonous red pigments used in burial practices at the Copper Age site of Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla, Spain)
Natural “megalithic art” at Valencina (Seville)
Landmark of the past in the Antequera megalithic landscape
Gender Inequalities in Neolithic Iberia
Gender archaeology approaches to Iberian late prehistory have experienced a significant growth in the last two decades. However, much of the work undertaken has focused on specific aspects of the archaeological record (rock art, burial practices), particularly from the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods for which the evidence is more readily available. In addition, it has tended to be regional or local in scope. Here, we attempt an empirically robus…
Rethinking Iberian 'warrior' stelae
Iberian 'warrior' stelae have captured the imagination of researchers and the public for more than a century. Traditionally, stelae were considered 'de-contextualised' monuments, and research typically focused on the study of their iconography, paying little or no attention to their immediate contexts. As a result, despite the large number of these stelae known to date (c. 140) and the ample body of literature that has dealt with them, fundamenta…
Crafting Idiosyncrasies. Early Social Complexity, Ivory and Identity-Making in Copper Age Iberia
As a raw material, ivory has been used to manufacture a wide range of objects, normally associated with sumptuous material culture. In this article we explore the role played by ivory and ivory artefacts among early complex societies, and particularly its importance in the definition of identities among emergent elites. To this end, we make a thorough examination of the evidence from Copper Age Iberia, focusing on the mega-site of Valencina, in s…
A New Perspective on Copper Age Technology, Economy and Settlement
Activity patterns at large prehistoric sites are often difficult to interpret, as they frequently combine productive, domestic and funerary components. Valencina, the largest of the Copper Age mega-sites in Iberia, has proved particularly challenging in this regard. Macrolithic tool assemblages have been generally neglected in these debates but can provide specific insight into the nature and patterning of activities. In this study, 185 grinding …
Women, residential patterns and early social complexity. From theory to practice in Copper Age Iberia
The relationship between residence, gender and mobility is central to the study of early social complexity. And \nyet, until recently, it was deemed as archaeologically intractable. The recent combination of strontium data and \ngenomics with other methods has opened up entirely new possibilities for the archaeological study of human \nmobility, but these advances are not without problems. Theoretical framing, empirical accuracy and data \ninterp…
The use and abuse of cinnabar in Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberia
In this study, total mercury (THg) was analyzed in archaeological human bone from 23 sites dating to between the Middle Neolithic and the Antiquity. A total of 370 individuals from individual or collective burials was sampled, mostly using cortical bone from the humerus. These individuals were recovered from over 50 different funerary structures ranging from tholoi, pits, caves, and hypogea. Although cinnabar (HgS) is a likely cause of mercury po…
Approaching the Landscape Dimension of the Megalithic Phenomenon in Southern Spain
Although the megalithic phenomenon in southern Iberia has received attention since the mid-nineteenth century, there has been very little attention paid to the role that megalithic structures played in the organization of prehistoric landscapes. Just as in other areas of Europe, however, southern Iberian megalithic structures must have played complex roles in the social organization of landscapes that go far beyond their use as funerary container…
Early Monumentality, Ritual, and Political Complexity
Archaeology documents the critical roles that ritual played in early regional political organizations. These intermediate-scale societies represent a scalar jump in size and complexity from hunter-forager bands and farming villages. Ritual spaces and monuments materialized regional organizations, and their physical durability makes them ideal for archaeological study. Impressive monumental architecture in intermediate societies, however, has few …
Las piedras de la memoria. La permanencia del megalitismo en el Suroeste de la Península Ibérica durante el II y I milenios ANE
En este trabajo se examina el fenómeno de la permanencia temporal de los monumentos megalíticos en el Suroeste de la Península Ibérica durante la Edad del Bronce y la Edad del Hierro. En primer lugar se describen distintos casos documentados, detallándose las circunstancias específicas de cada uno de ellos (cronología, ritual funerario, localización espacial, etc.). En segundo lugar se propone una interpretación del diferente significado ideológi…
A Reappraisal of Iberian Copper Age Goldwork
Taking as a point of departure the in-depth analysis and description of an exceptional discovery, consisting of a large hammered gold sheet decorated with embossed motifs from the well-known Chalcolithic settlement of Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain), this article presents a general appraisal of the social and ideological role of gold in Copper Age Iberia. The information available for this find, including both its context and its inhe…
Potential and limitations of LiDAR altimetry in archaeological survey. Copper Age and Bronze Age settlements in southern Iberia
The archaeological use of images and data obtained through devices carried on mobile platforms (such as airplanes and satellites) is already one century old. Today, aerial photography and remote sensing are routinely used to capture, process and analyse archaeological evidence present on the surface of the earth, which is reflected in a large body of literature—see Bewley (1999), Corsi et al. (2013), Palmer and Cox (1993), Piccarreta and Ceraudo …
Nuevas evidencias sobre la organización espacial del asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción
El gran asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción ha sido objeto de numerosas investigaciones a lo largo de más de un siglo. Estas investigaciones han dado lugar a un registro arqueológico heterogéneo particularmente difícil de interpretar, y que presenta importantes vacíos y problemas. En este artículo se exponen los resultados de una prospección geofísica realizada en diciembre de 2004 entre los sectores de La Pastora y Mo…
El cuarzo como material votivo y arquitectónico en el complejo funerario megalítico de Palacio III (Almadén de la Plata, Sevilla)
Este trabajo examina un conjunto de objetos de cuarzo, tales como monocristales (variedades cristal de roca y prasio) y cantos rodados, encontrados en dos contextos arqueológicos espacial y cronológicamente distintos del complejo megalítico de Palacio III (Almadén de la Plata, Sevilla), excavado por las universidades de Sevilla y Southampton entre 2001 y 2002. Estos objetos se describen, en primer lugar, desde un punto de vista macroscópico atend…
Measuring the Complexity of Past Social Systems
La población no adulta del asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla)
A partir de la revisión de estudios previos y de la aportación de datos inéditos se realiza un análisis de la población no adulta del asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla). En total se examinan 39 sujetos no adultos inhumados en contenedores funerarios de distinto tipo y repartidos a lo largo de la amplia cronología de este asentamiento. Como resultado se constata la alta variabilidad de la proporción de este s…
Clásica Arqueología, Antigua Historia
This paper assesses the traditional research paradigm predominating in both Classical Archaelogy and Ancient History in Western Andalusia over the last twenty years
Beautiful, Magic, Lethal
Today, mercury is a matter of concern for health and environmental authorities across western countries, and legislation has been passed and programs have been implemented for its total elimination from human activity. But this was not always the case: mercury and its compounds have been highly appreciated and used since remote times all over the world with very diverse purposes ranging from decorative, medicinal, metallurgical and symbolic. In p…
Aplicaciones gráficas informatizadas en Arqueología
En este trabajo se discuten varias aplicaciones grficas informatizadas y su utilidad en investigacin arqueolgica, gestin de patrimonio y museologa haciendo particular hincapi
Clásica Arqueología, Antigua Historia
This paper assesses the traditional research paradigm predominating in both Classical Archaelogy and Ancient History in Western Andalusia over the last twenty years
La necrópolis de Guadajira (Badajoz) y la transición a la Edad del Bronce en la cuenca media del Guadiana
Se dan a conocer los resultados de la intervencin de urgencia realizada en 1990 en la necrpolis de la Edad del Bronce de Guadajira (Badajoz). Una vez analizada la base emprica de esta intervencin desde una perspectiva pluridisciplinar (arqueolgica, antropolgica, arqueometalrgica y paleobotnica), Guadajira es valorada en el contexto de la transicin a la Edad
The State of the Arc
Although much has been written about the use of information technologies for the management of archaeological resources at a national level, there has been little published discussion of the problems and opportunities that are apparent at the supra-national scale. In this paper, we consider the historical development and current state of database management systems and, more recently, geographic information systems in the management of archaeolog…
The state of the Arc
Although much has been written about the use of information technologies for the management of archaeological resources at a national level, there has been little published discussion of the problems and opportunities that are apparent at the supra-national scale. In this paper, we consider the historical development and current state of database management systems and, more recently, geographic information systems in the management of archaeolog…
Expressions of inequality
Intensive survey in southwestern Spain has encouraged reassessment of Copper and Bronze Age settlement in the region. This paper explores the issues of social ranking and stratification, and incorporates both the different types of landscape and their relative economic productivity in new discussions on social complexity
Bronze Age ceramics in southwest Spain
Pottery from the Bronze Age of southwest Spain has traditionally been approached from a “typological” stand seeking the establishment of chronological sequences. This article examines ceramics from two different Bronze Age sites, a settlement (El Trastejón) and a necropolis (La Traviesa), from an archaeometric viewpoint. The methodology involved includes mineralogical characterization by XRD and optical microscopy, chemical analysis by XRF, and m…
Las piedras de la memoria. La permanencia del megalitismo en el Suroeste de la Península Ibérica durante el II y I milenios ANE
En este trabajo se examina el fenómeno de la permanencia temporal de los monumentos megalíticos en el Suroeste de la Península Ibérica durante la Edad del Bronce y la Edad del Hierro. En primer lugar se describen distintos casos documentados, detallándose las circunstancias específicas de cada uno de ellos (cronología, ritual funerario, localización espacial, etc.). En segundo lugar se propone una interpretación del diferente significado ideológi…
Las estelas de guerrero de Almadén de la Plata (Sevilla). Morfología, tecnología y contexto
Este artículo aborda el estudio de dos estelas prehistóricas encontradas recientemente al Norte de la provincia de Sevilla. Se procede en primer lugar describiendo las circunstancias de los descubrimientos de ambas piezas, así como el marco científico-académico en el que se insertan dentro de las investigaciones que la Universidad de Sevilla vienen desarrollando desde finales de los 1980 en Sierra Morena occidental. A continuación se realiza el a…
La arqueometría de materiales cerámicos
Este artículo intenta valorar el impacto que la introducción de métodos de caracterización de materiales procedentes de la física y la química (y agrupados habitualmente bajo la denominación genérica de Arqueometría) ha tenido en la configuración metodológica de la investigación arqueológica de nuestro país durante las últimas dos décadas. Para ello se realiza un análisis bibliométrico de un ámbito específico de la aplicación de las técnicas arqu…
The Use of Prehistoric Ritual and Funerary Sites in Roman Spain
Introduction. In the last decade, archaeologists investigating European prehistory have begun to understand
El cuarzo como material votivo y arquitectónico en el complejo funerario megalítico de Palacio III (Almadén de la Plata, Sevilla)
Este trabajo examina un conjunto de objetos de cuarzo, tales como monocristales (variedades cristal de roca y prasio) y cantos rodados, encontrados en dos contextos arqueológicos espacial y cronológicamente distintos del complejo megalítico de Palacio III (Almadén de la Plata, Sevilla), excavado por las universidades de Sevilla y Southampton entre 2001 y 2002. Estos objetos se describen, en primer lugar, desde un punto de vista macroscópico atend…
El asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla). Demografía, metalurgia y organización espacial
En este trabajo se presentan los resultados obtenidos en una revisión del registro arqueológico disponible del sitio prehistórico de Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla, España), uno de los asentamientos más importantes del Suroeste de la Península Ibérica durante los milenios III y II ANE. A la luz de métodos estadísticos convencionales y espaciales (con particular énfasis en las pruebas de significación) se examinan dos variables principales, l…
Approaching the Landscape Dimension of the Megalithic Phenomenon in Southern Spain
Although the megalithic phenomenon in southern Iberia has received attention since the mid-nineteenth century, there has been very little attention paid to the role that megalithic structures played in the organization of prehistoric landscapes. Just as in other areas of Europe, however, southern Iberian megalithic structures must have played complex roles in the social organization of landscapes that go far beyond their use as funerary container…
Allochthonous red pigments used in burial practices at the Copper Age site of Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla, Spain)
Nuevas evidencias sobre la organización espacial del asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción
El gran asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción ha sido objeto de numerosas investigaciones a lo largo de más de un siglo. Estas investigaciones han dado lugar a un registro arqueológico heterogéneo particularmente difícil de interpretar, y que presenta importantes vacíos y problemas. En este artículo se exponen los resultados de una prospección geofísica realizada en diciembre de 2004 entre los sectores de La Pastora y Mo…
Prehistory of Iberia
El Papel Ideológico De Las Producciones Metálicas en La Edad Del Bronce
Este trabajo examina el papel de la metalurgia y las producciones metálicas en la ideología de las sociedades ibéricas de la fase inicial de la Edad del Bronce (c. 2200-1500 cal ANE), utilizando como caso de estudio el Suroeste de la península Ibérica. Con este fin se realiza una revisión del registro empírico disponible para las prácticas funerarias prestando especial atención a la presencia de producciones metálicas y a la asociación de las mis…
Ivory Craftsmanship, Trade and Social Significance in the Southern Iberian Copper Age
Because of its great potential to provide data on contacts and overseas trade, ivory has aroused a great deal of interest since the very start of research into Iberian late prehistory. Research recently undertaken by the German Archaeological Institute in Madrid in collaboration with a number of other institutions has provided valuable contributions to the study of ivory in the Iberian Copper Age and Early Bronze Age. One of the archaeological si…
Introducción. Espacio, paisaje y Sistemas de Información Geográfica
Los sig en la arqueología de habla hispana. temas, técnicas y perspectivas
The Lives of Prehistoric Monuments in Iron Age, Roman, and Medieval Europe
This volume explores the pervasive influence exerted by some prehistoric monuments on European social life over thousands of years, and reveals how they can act as a node linking people through time, possessing huge ideological and political significance. Through the advancement of theoretical approaches and scientific methodologies, archaeologists have been able to investigate how some of these monuments provide resources to negotiate memories, …
New objects in old structures. The Iron Age hoard of the Palacio III megalithic funerary complex (Almadén de la Plata, Seville, Spain)
Cultural contact, exchange and interaction feature high in the list of challenging topics of current research on European Prehistory. Not far off is the issue of the changing role of monuments in the making and maintaining of key cultural devices such as memory and identity. Addressing both these highly-debated issues from a science-based perspective, in this paper we look at an unusual case study set in southern Iberia and illustrate how these a…
Lives of Prehistoric Monuments in Iron Age, Roman, and Medieval Europe
The Radiocarbon Chronology of Southern S pain's Late Prehistory (5600–1000 cal BC )
This paper is the first updated review of the scope, depth and problems related to the current radiocarbon chronology of the late prehistory of southern I beria. The aim is twofold. First, it critically analyses the quantity and quality of radiocarbon dates used to interpret the diverse trajectories of western M editerranean societies throughout more than four millennia. Secondly, it reviews a set of three different and prominent archaeological p…
A Reappraisal of Iberian Copper Age Goldwork
Taking as a point of departure the in-depth analysis and description of an exceptional discovery, consisting of a large hammered gold sheet decorated with embossed motifs from the well-known Chalcolithic settlement of Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain), this article presents a general appraisal of the social and ideological role of gold in Copper Age Iberia. The information available for this find, including both its context and its inhe…
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