David W Wheatley
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 239067 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | David W Wheatley |
| NOMBRES | David W |
| APELLIDO | Wheatley |
| FIRMA | WHEATLEY D W |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Southampton |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7265-704X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 27 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 199 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1999 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
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…
Ditched and walled enclosures in Prehistoric Iberia (4th-3rd millennia cal. BCE)
Iberian Copper Age «ditched» and «walled» enclosure sites are often thought to represent two clearly distinguishable groups of sites. However, the discovery of sites where both ditches and walls are present («mixed sites») complicates things. There are good reasons to question whether the aforementioned dichotomy is real, or if, instead, it is largely an artifact of research, resulting from a combination of poorly preserved archaeological context…
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…
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…
Late Prehistoric Stelae, Persistent Places and Connected Worlds
This paper examines how monuments with ‘local’ idiosyncrasies are key in processes of place-making and how, through persistence, such places can engage in supra-local and even ‘global’ dynamics. Departing from a detailed revision of its context, materiality and iconography, we show how a remarkable Iberian ‘warrior’ stela brings together the geo-strategic potential of a unique site, located literally between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic wor…
Sorprendente, colorido, suave, raro
Solo recientemente la investigación del fenómeno megalítico ibérico ha comenzado a beneficiarse de la ampliación del potencial técnico y científico de la arqueología moderna. Todavía son muy pocos los megalitos ibéricos para los que se han realizado investigaciones científicas de alta resolución, capaces de aportar datos detallados sobre su diseño, usos y biografías.En este trabajo se presentan los resultados del estudio del tholos del complejo m…
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…
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…
The epigraphic stela of Montoro (Córdoba)
La Edad del Cobre en las Tierras de Antequera (Málaga)
Antequera (Málaga) alberga uno de los más importantes paisajes megalíticos del Neolítico y la Edad del Cobre en Europa, como lo demuestra su reciente declaración como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la unesco el 15 de julio de 2016. Esta declaración pone el foco en la necesidad de avanzar en la investigación de los periodos Neolítico y Edad del Cobre, en los que se produce el apogeo del fenómeno megalítico y en cuyo contexto se construyen los tres…
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…
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…
Archaeology in the Digital Era
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…
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…
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…
High Dynamic Range Imaging for Archaeological Recording
Three-dimensional visibility analysis of architectural spaces
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…
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…
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…
Gary Lock. Using computers in archaeology
Gary Lock. Using computers in archaeology: towards virtual pasts. xv+300 pages, 58 figures, 1 table. 2003. London: Routledge; 0-415-16620-9 hardback, 0-415-16770-1 paperback. - Harrison EiteljorgII , Kate Fernie, Jeremy Huggett & Damian Robinson. CAD: a guide to good practice (Archaeology Data Service). vii+103 pages, 22 figures, 11 tables. 2003. Oxford: Oxbow; 1-900188-72-4 paperback £12. - Volume 80 Issue 307
Making space for an archaeology of place
Rather than attempt to write a balanced or complete overview of the application of GIS to archaeology (which would inevitably end up being didactic and uncritical) this article sets out to present a discursive and contentious position with the deliberate aim of stimulating further debate about the future role of GIS within our discipline. To this end, existing applications of GIS to archaeology are reviewed, concentrating on two areas of applicat…
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…
Allochthonous red pigments used in burial practices at the Copper Age site of Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla, Spain)
Three-dimensional visibility analysis of architectural spaces
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…
Making space for an archaeology of place
Rather than attempt to write a balanced or complete overview of the application of GIS to archaeology (which would inevitably end up being didactic and uncritical) this article sets out to present a discursive and contentious position with the deliberate aim of stimulating further debate about the future role of GIS within our discipline. To this end, existing applications of GIS to archaeology are reviewed, concentrating on two areas of applicat…
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…
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…
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…
High Dynamic Range Imaging for Archaeological Recording
Sorprendente, colorido, suave, raro
Solo recientemente la investigación del fenómeno megalítico ibérico ha comenzado a beneficiarse de la ampliación del potencial técnico y científico de la arqueología moderna. Todavía son muy pocos los megalitos ibéricos para los que se han realizado investigaciones científicas de alta resolución, capaces de aportar datos detallados sobre su diseño, usos y biografías.En este trabajo se presentan los resultados del estudio del tholos del complejo m…
The epigraphic stela of Montoro (Córdoba)
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…
Spatial Technology and Archaeology
This article attempts to interpretation function and probable internal, spatial organization of the one from the Late Mesolithic camps, discovered at site Ludowice 6, Wąbrzeźno commune. The basis for conclusions drawn were primarily the results of use-wear analyze, which included all discovered flint artefacts. As the result, 155 specimens with traces of use were identified, dominated by silica plant processing tools (curved knives). It allowed t…
Making space for an archaeology of place
Rather than attempt to write a balanced or complete overview of the application of GIS to archaeology (which would inevitably end up being didactic and uncritical) this article sets out to present a discursive and contentious position with the deliberate aim of stimulating further debate about the future role of GIS within our discipline. To this end, existing applications of GIS to archaeology are reviewed, concentrating on two areas of applicat…
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…
Gary Lock. Using computers in archaeology
Gary Lock. Using computers in archaeology: towards virtual pasts. xv+300 pages, 58 figures, 1 table. 2003. London: Routledge; 0-415-16620-9 hardback, 0-415-16770-1 paperback. - Harrison EiteljorgII , Kate Fernie, Jeremy Huggett & Damian Robinson. CAD: a guide to good practice (Archaeology Data Service). vii+103 pages, 22 figures, 11 tables. 2003. Oxford: Oxbow; 1-900188-72-4 paperback £12. - Volume 80 Issue 307
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…
High Dynamic Range Imaging for Archaeological Recording
Three-dimensional visibility analysis of architectural spaces
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…
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…
Archaeology in the Digital Era
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…
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…
La Edad del Cobre en las Tierras de Antequera (Málaga)
Antequera (Málaga) alberga uno de los más importantes paisajes megalíticos del Neolítico y la Edad del Cobre en Europa, como lo demuestra su reciente declaración como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la unesco el 15 de julio de 2016. Esta declaración pone el foco en la necesidad de avanzar en la investigación de los periodos Neolítico y Edad del Cobre, en los que se produce el apogeo del fenómeno megalítico y en cuyo contexto se construyen los tres…
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…
The epigraphic stela of Montoro (Córdoba)
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…
Sorprendente, colorido, suave, raro
Solo recientemente la investigación del fenómeno megalítico ibérico ha comenzado a beneficiarse de la ampliación del potencial técnico y científico de la arqueología moderna. Todavía son muy pocos los megalitos ibéricos para los que se han realizado investigaciones científicas de alta resolución, capaces de aportar datos detallados sobre su diseño, usos y biografías.En este trabajo se presentan los resultados del estudio del tholos del complejo m…
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…
Late Prehistoric Stelae, Persistent Places and Connected Worlds
This paper examines how monuments with ‘local’ idiosyncrasies are key in processes of place-making and how, through persistence, such places can engage in supra-local and even ‘global’ dynamics. Departing from a detailed revision of its context, materiality and iconography, we show how a remarkable Iberian ‘warrior’ stela brings together the geo-strategic potential of a unique site, located literally between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic wor…
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…
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…
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