Cristina Rihuete-Herrada
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 296253 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Cristina Rihuete-Herrada |
| PRENOMES | Cristina |
| SOBRENOME | Rihuete-Herrada |
| ASSINATURA | RIHUETE-HERRADA C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1535-0209 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 124 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1997 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
La Forma 5 argárica
Las vasijas carenadas de Forma 5 son las más abundantes de la vajilla argárica. Desempeñaron todo tipo de funciones en contextos residenciales y funerarios durante la diacronía argárica, por lo que constituyen uno de los elementos arqueológicos definidores de esta sociedad del Bronce Antiguo. Sin embargo, su aparente diversidad morfológica no ha podido ser sistematizada en subtipos. El presente trabajo aborda este objetivo y explora las implicaci…
Tracing social disruptions over time using radiocarbon datasets
C14 dates from human bones shed light on Copper to Bronze Age transition in SE Iberia. • Statistical analyses of C14 dates suggest that changes in funerary rituals were rapid. • Low population density in Late Chalcolithic SE Iberia poses a new scenario of transition into the Bronze Age. • The results cast doubt on narratives of a violent, sudden invasion of male warriors. The transition between the Late Copper and the Early Bronze Age in Central …
Crop cultivation in the Talayotic settlement of Son Fornés (Mallorca, Spain)
The Balearic Islands were colonised around the transition from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age, not earlier than 2300 cal bce and certainly much later than any central or eastern Mediterranean islands. The number of archaeobotanical records is low and consists mainly of cereals and a few pulses. We present here new results of our long-term study of Son Fornés, an archaeological site on Mallorca which was occupied since the beginning of the Iro…
Establishing the Middle Sea
The Late Bronze Age (1700–900 BC) represents an extremely dynamic period for Mediterranean Europe. Here, we provide a comparative survey of the archaeological record of over half a millennium within the entire northern littoral of the Mediterranean, from Greece to Iberia, incorporating archaeological, archaeometric, and bioarchaeological evidence. The picture that emerges, while certainly fragmented and not displaying a unique trajectory, reveals…
Las ofrendas de fauna en tumbas argáricas
Los restos de fauna, escasa o dudosamente documentados en tumbas del Grupo Argárico, han cobrado relevancia en los últimos años al amparo del concepto “comensalidad”. El objetivo de este trabajo es revisar su aplicación en las interpretaciones actuales, así como explorar nuevas vías de análisis a partir de los registros de La Almoloya y La Bastida (Murcia). Los resultados indican que la asignación de porciones faunísticas fue una práctica frecuen…
Emblems and spaces of power during the Argaric Bronze Age at La Almoloya, Murcia
The recent discovery of an exceptionally rich grave at La Almoloya in south-eastern Spain illuminates the political context of Early Bronze Age El Argar society. The quantity, variety and opulence of the grave goods emphasise the technological, economic and social dimensions of this unique culture. The assemblage includes politically and ideologically emblematic objects, among which a silver diadem stands out. Of equally exceptional character is …
Halberdiers and Combat Systems in the Argaric
The Argaric halberd is a specialized weapon for hand‐to‐hand combat, with its full development in the south‐east of the Iberian Peninsula between 2000 and 1800 cal BCE. This paper deals with the Argaric combat system and the factors that drove this type of confrontation, given the social order, the active and passive archaeological traces present in these weapons and their effects on the human body. This pragmatic order of directing interpersonal…
Argaric Sociology
The detailed, rich and diverse Argaric funerary record offers an opportunity to explore social dimensions that usually remain elusive for prehistoric research, such us social rules on kinship rights and obligations, sexual tolerance and the role of funerary practices in preserving the economic and political organization. This paper addresses these topics through an analysis of the social meaning of Argaric double tombs by looking at body treatmen…
The Silversmith's Workshop of Tira Del Lienzo (Totana, Murcia) In The Context of Iberian Bronze Age Metallurgy
The south‐east of the Iberian Peninsula saw deep social and political changes at the dawn of the second millennium bce . The emergence of important economic asymmetries inside communities was apparently based to a large extent on control of the secondary metallurgical production process; namely, forging. In this sense, the recently excavated architectural complex at the Argaric site of Tira del Lienzo constitutes an exceptional finding. At this s…
When 14 C Dates Fall Beyond the Limits of Uncertainty
The aim of this article is to bring to light a serious problem affecting radiocarbon dates produced at least from 2009 onwards by the AMS Leibniz laboratory at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität (Kiel, Germany). Archaeological observations and cross-checkings between several laboratories confirm that in a significant number of dates, clear deviations of the results from chronological schemes based on stratigraphical sequences and hundreds of mea…
The La Bastida fortification
Recent excavations at La Bastida in south-eastern Spain have revealed an impressive stone-built fortification system dating to 2200-2100 cal BC that protected one of the main economic and political centres of Argaric Early Bronze Age society. It consists of parallel walls with projecting towers flanking a narrow entrance passage. The defensive character of these structures appears beyond question and their design suggests they were a response to …
The Bronze Age in the Balearic Islands
This article discusses the Bronze Age of the Balearic Islands, which were divided into the Pine Islands and the Gymnesian Islands. It introduces the ‘Talayotic Culture’, which is characterised by monumental buildings that have a square or circular floor plan (talaiots) and are built from huge stone blocks without using any type of mortar. The article studies the initial occupation in Mallorca, where the inhabitants lived in rock shelters and cave…
Bronze Age Iberia
The start and end of the Bronze Age in the Iberian Peninsula were marked by two historical events, neither of which greatly affected the communities in the area. This article takes a look at the various societies located in the peninsula, as well as the three main periods that comprise the Bronze Age. It first studies the Early Bronze Age, which started with the crisis of the Copper Age societies of the Bell Beaker tradition. The most popular arc…
Funerary practices and kinship in an Early Bronze Age society
Metal y relaciones sociales de producción durante el III y II milenio ANE en el sudeste de la Península Ibérica
La investigación arqueológica desarrollada durante las últimas décadas en el Sudeste de la península Ibérica ha permitido mejorar nuestro conocimiento de las estructuras sociales del Calcolítico y Bronce. Al igual que en otras regiones con importantes depósitos minerales, también en el Sudeste se plantea la cuestión acerca del papel jugado por la metalurgia en el desarrollo económico y político de la sociedad. Tras una introducción general a las …
An island decides
Recent research including 781 radiocarbon dates and the excavation of Ses Arenes de Baix, has allowed a new review of the sequence of megalithic burial practice on Menorca. Rock-cut tombs, dolmens, caves with entrance-works and the famous boat-shaped houses and tombs (navetes) are placed in overlapping chronological order. The authors suggest that, while aware of contemporary developments on the continent, the Bronze Age islanders absorbed immigr…
Property Relations in the Bronze Age of South-western Europe
Political and economic organisation of Argaric society has been one of the most interesting research topics among Iberian Prehistory. Recent debate has focused upon how to define and assess the socio-economic differentiation which is characteristic of Argaric communities, as well as the suitability of the term ‘State’ when approaching those differences at the political level. Arguments for and against it have been mainly drawn from the Argaric fu…
Archaeology and desertification in the Vera basin (Almería, south-east Spain)
Field research and predictive modelling of global warming and desertification by environmental scientists in the Mediterranean has concentrated on the short term. In this paper, it is argued that collaboration between the historical sciences, especially archaeology, and the environmental sciences can provide a longer-term perspective on desertification in the Mediterranean. Such collaboration has taken place recently in the Vera basin (Almería, s…
Precisiones sobre el enterramiento colectivo neolítico de Cerro Virtud (Cuevas de Almanzora, Almería)
El estudio del enterramiento colectivo de Cerro Virtud confirma la importancia de este yacimiento en el desarrollo cronológico y cultural del Neolítico Medio en el Sureste de la Península Ibérica. Además de tratarse de un poblado al aire libre y contar con la primera evidencia de actividad metalúrgica de época neolítica documentada en el Occidente de Europa, presenta un enterramiento colectivo sobre el que se centra este artículo. Los resultados …
Radiocarbon Dating and the Prehistory of the Balearic Islands
The aim of this paper is to establish an absolute chronology for the prehistoric entities and sites of the Balearic islands. We begin with the human settlement of each island and continue with the temporalities of the most important entities and materials of the Pretalayotic period: the Beaker phenomenon, megalithic tombs, artificial burial caves, naviforms, and navetas. Then we define the chronological limits of the Talayotic period, giving spec…
Establishing the Middle Sea
The Late Bronze Age (1700–900 BC) represents an extremely dynamic period for Mediterranean Europe. Here, we provide a comparative survey of the archaeological record of over half a millennium within the entire northern littoral of the Mediterranean, from Greece to Iberia, incorporating archaeological, archaeometric, and bioarchaeological evidence. The picture that emerges, while certainly fragmented and not displaying a unique trajectory, reveals…
Metal y relaciones sociales de producción durante el III y II milenio ANE en el sudeste de la Península Ibérica
La investigación arqueológica desarrollada durante las últimas décadas en el Sudeste de la península Ibérica ha permitido mejorar nuestro conocimiento de las estructuras sociales del Calcolítico y Bronce. Al igual que en otras regiones con importantes depósitos minerales, también en el Sudeste se plantea la cuestión acerca del papel jugado por la metalurgia en el desarrollo económico y político de la sociedad. Tras una introducción general a las …
Emblems and spaces of power during the Argaric Bronze Age at La Almoloya, Murcia
The recent discovery of an exceptionally rich grave at La Almoloya in south-eastern Spain illuminates the political context of Early Bronze Age El Argar society. The quantity, variety and opulence of the grave goods emphasise the technological, economic and social dimensions of this unique culture. The assemblage includes politically and ideologically emblematic objects, among which a silver diadem stands out. Of equally exceptional character is …
The La Bastida fortification
Recent excavations at La Bastida in south-eastern Spain have revealed an impressive stone-built fortification system dating to 2200-2100 cal BC that protected one of the main economic and political centres of Argaric Early Bronze Age society. It consists of parallel walls with projecting towers flanking a narrow entrance passage. The defensive character of these structures appears beyond question and their design suggests they were a response to …
Funerary practices and kinship in an Early Bronze Age society
Archaeology and desertification in the Vera basin (Almería, south-east Spain)
Field research and predictive modelling of global warming and desertification by environmental scientists in the Mediterranean has concentrated on the short term. In this paper, it is argued that collaboration between the historical sciences, especially archaeology, and the environmental sciences can provide a longer-term perspective on desertification in the Mediterranean. Such collaboration has taken place recently in the Vera basin (Almería, s…
Argaric Sociology
The detailed, rich and diverse Argaric funerary record offers an opportunity to explore social dimensions that usually remain elusive for prehistoric research, such us social rules on kinship rights and obligations, sexual tolerance and the role of funerary practices in preserving the economic and political organization. This paper addresses these topics through an analysis of the social meaning of Argaric double tombs by looking at body treatmen…
Property Relations in the Bronze Age of South-western Europe
Political and economic organisation of Argaric society has been one of the most interesting research topics among Iberian Prehistory. Recent debate has focused upon how to define and assess the socio-economic differentiation which is characteristic of Argaric communities, as well as the suitability of the term ‘State’ when approaching those differences at the political level. Arguments for and against it have been mainly drawn from the Argaric fu…
Halberdiers and Combat Systems in the Argaric
The Argaric halberd is a specialized weapon for hand‐to‐hand combat, with its full development in the south‐east of the Iberian Peninsula between 2000 and 1800 cal BCE. This paper deals with the Argaric combat system and the factors that drove this type of confrontation, given the social order, the active and passive archaeological traces present in these weapons and their effects on the human body. This pragmatic order of directing interpersonal…
The Silversmith's Workshop of Tira Del Lienzo (Totana, Murcia) In The Context of Iberian Bronze Age Metallurgy
The south‐east of the Iberian Peninsula saw deep social and political changes at the dawn of the second millennium bce . The emergence of important economic asymmetries inside communities was apparently based to a large extent on control of the secondary metallurgical production process; namely, forging. In this sense, the recently excavated architectural complex at the Argaric site of Tira del Lienzo constitutes an exceptional finding. At this s…
Precisiones sobre el enterramiento colectivo neolítico de Cerro Virtud (Cuevas de Almanzora, Almería)
El estudio del enterramiento colectivo de Cerro Virtud confirma la importancia de este yacimiento en el desarrollo cronológico y cultural del Neolítico Medio en el Sureste de la Península Ibérica. Además de tratarse de un poblado al aire libre y contar con la primera evidencia de actividad metalúrgica de época neolítica documentada en el Occidente de Europa, presenta un enterramiento colectivo sobre el que se centra este artículo. Los resultados …
When 14 C Dates Fall Beyond the Limits of Uncertainty
The aim of this article is to bring to light a serious problem affecting radiocarbon dates produced at least from 2009 onwards by the AMS Leibniz laboratory at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität (Kiel, Germany). Archaeological observations and cross-checkings between several laboratories confirm that in a significant number of dates, clear deviations of the results from chronological schemes based on stratigraphical sequences and hundreds of mea…
Radiocarbon Dating and the Prehistory of the Balearic Islands
The aim of this paper is to establish an absolute chronology for the prehistoric entities and sites of the Balearic islands. We begin with the human settlement of each island and continue with the temporalities of the most important entities and materials of the Pretalayotic period: the Beaker phenomenon, megalithic tombs, artificial burial caves, naviforms, and navetas. Then we define the chronological limits of the Talayotic period, giving spec…
Las ofrendas de fauna en tumbas argáricas
Los restos de fauna, escasa o dudosamente documentados en tumbas del Grupo Argárico, han cobrado relevancia en los últimos años al amparo del concepto “comensalidad”. El objetivo de este trabajo es revisar su aplicación en las interpretaciones actuales, así como explorar nuevas vías de análisis a partir de los registros de La Almoloya y La Bastida (Murcia). Los resultados indican que la asignación de porciones faunísticas fue una práctica frecuen…
An island decides
Recent research including 781 radiocarbon dates and the excavation of Ses Arenes de Baix, has allowed a new review of the sequence of megalithic burial practice on Menorca. Rock-cut tombs, dolmens, caves with entrance-works and the famous boat-shaped houses and tombs (navetes) are placed in overlapping chronological order. The authors suggest that, while aware of contemporary developments on the continent, the Bronze Age islanders absorbed immigr…
Radiocarbon Dating and the Prehistory of the Balearic Islands
The aim of this paper is to establish an absolute chronology for the prehistoric entities and sites of the Balearic islands. We begin with the human settlement of each island and continue with the temporalities of the most important entities and materials of the Pretalayotic period: the Beaker phenomenon, megalithic tombs, artificial burial caves, naviforms, and navetas. Then we define the chronological limits of the Talayotic period, giving spec…
Precisiones sobre el enterramiento colectivo neolítico de Cerro Virtud (Cuevas de Almanzora, Almería)
El estudio del enterramiento colectivo de Cerro Virtud confirma la importancia de este yacimiento en el desarrollo cronológico y cultural del Neolítico Medio en el Sureste de la Península Ibérica. Además de tratarse de un poblado al aire libre y contar con la primera evidencia de actividad metalúrgica de época neolítica documentada en el Occidente de Europa, presenta un enterramiento colectivo sobre el que se centra este artículo. Los resultados …
Archaeology and desertification in the Vera basin (Almería, south-east Spain)
Field research and predictive modelling of global warming and desertification by environmental scientists in the Mediterranean has concentrated on the short term. In this paper, it is argued that collaboration between the historical sciences, especially archaeology, and the environmental sciences can provide a longer-term perspective on desertification in the Mediterranean. Such collaboration has taken place recently in the Vera basin (Almería, s…
Property Relations in the Bronze Age of South-western Europe
Political and economic organisation of Argaric society has been one of the most interesting research topics among Iberian Prehistory. Recent debate has focused upon how to define and assess the socio-economic differentiation which is characteristic of Argaric communities, as well as the suitability of the term ‘State’ when approaching those differences at the political level. Arguments for and against it have been mainly drawn from the Argaric fu…
An island decides
Recent research including 781 radiocarbon dates and the excavation of Ses Arenes de Baix, has allowed a new review of the sequence of megalithic burial practice on Menorca. Rock-cut tombs, dolmens, caves with entrance-works and the famous boat-shaped houses and tombs (navetes) are placed in overlapping chronological order. The authors suggest that, while aware of contemporary developments on the continent, the Bronze Age islanders absorbed immigr…
Metal y relaciones sociales de producción durante el III y II milenio ANE en el sudeste de la Península Ibérica
La investigación arqueológica desarrollada durante las últimas décadas en el Sudeste de la península Ibérica ha permitido mejorar nuestro conocimiento de las estructuras sociales del Calcolítico y Bronce. Al igual que en otras regiones con importantes depósitos minerales, también en el Sudeste se plantea la cuestión acerca del papel jugado por la metalurgia en el desarrollo económico y político de la sociedad. Tras una introducción general a las …
The Bronze Age in the Balearic Islands
This article discusses the Bronze Age of the Balearic Islands, which were divided into the Pine Islands and the Gymnesian Islands. It introduces the ‘Talayotic Culture’, which is characterised by monumental buildings that have a square or circular floor plan (talaiots) and are built from huge stone blocks without using any type of mortar. The article studies the initial occupation in Mallorca, where the inhabitants lived in rock shelters and cave…
Bronze Age Iberia
The start and end of the Bronze Age in the Iberian Peninsula were marked by two historical events, neither of which greatly affected the communities in the area. This article takes a look at the various societies located in the peninsula, as well as the three main periods that comprise the Bronze Age. It first studies the Early Bronze Age, which started with the crisis of the Copper Age societies of the Bell Beaker tradition. The most popular arc…
Funerary practices and kinship in an Early Bronze Age society
The La Bastida fortification
Recent excavations at La Bastida in south-eastern Spain have revealed an impressive stone-built fortification system dating to 2200-2100 cal BC that protected one of the main economic and political centres of Argaric Early Bronze Age society. It consists of parallel walls with projecting towers flanking a narrow entrance passage. The defensive character of these structures appears beyond question and their design suggests they were a response to …
When 14 C Dates Fall Beyond the Limits of Uncertainty
The aim of this article is to bring to light a serious problem affecting radiocarbon dates produced at least from 2009 onwards by the AMS Leibniz laboratory at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität (Kiel, Germany). Archaeological observations and cross-checkings between several laboratories confirm that in a significant number of dates, clear deviations of the results from chronological schemes based on stratigraphical sequences and hundreds of mea…
Argaric Sociology
The detailed, rich and diverse Argaric funerary record offers an opportunity to explore social dimensions that usually remain elusive for prehistoric research, such us social rules on kinship rights and obligations, sexual tolerance and the role of funerary practices in preserving the economic and political organization. This paper addresses these topics through an analysis of the social meaning of Argaric double tombs by looking at body treatmen…
The Silversmith's Workshop of Tira Del Lienzo (Totana, Murcia) In The Context of Iberian Bronze Age Metallurgy
The south‐east of the Iberian Peninsula saw deep social and political changes at the dawn of the second millennium bce . The emergence of important economic asymmetries inside communities was apparently based to a large extent on control of the secondary metallurgical production process; namely, forging. In this sense, the recently excavated architectural complex at the Argaric site of Tira del Lienzo constitutes an exceptional finding. At this s…
Halberdiers and Combat Systems in the Argaric
The Argaric halberd is a specialized weapon for hand‐to‐hand combat, with its full development in the south‐east of the Iberian Peninsula between 2000 and 1800 cal BCE. This paper deals with the Argaric combat system and the factors that drove this type of confrontation, given the social order, the active and passive archaeological traces present in these weapons and their effects on the human body. This pragmatic order of directing interpersonal…
Establishing the Middle Sea
The Late Bronze Age (1700–900 BC) represents an extremely dynamic period for Mediterranean Europe. Here, we provide a comparative survey of the archaeological record of over half a millennium within the entire northern littoral of the Mediterranean, from Greece to Iberia, incorporating archaeological, archaeometric, and bioarchaeological evidence. The picture that emerges, while certainly fragmented and not displaying a unique trajectory, reveals…
Las ofrendas de fauna en tumbas argáricas
Los restos de fauna, escasa o dudosamente documentados en tumbas del Grupo Argárico, han cobrado relevancia en los últimos años al amparo del concepto “comensalidad”. El objetivo de este trabajo es revisar su aplicación en las interpretaciones actuales, así como explorar nuevas vías de análisis a partir de los registros de La Almoloya y La Bastida (Murcia). Los resultados indican que la asignación de porciones faunísticas fue una práctica frecuen…
Emblems and spaces of power during the Argaric Bronze Age at La Almoloya, Murcia
The recent discovery of an exceptionally rich grave at La Almoloya in south-eastern Spain illuminates the political context of Early Bronze Age El Argar society. The quantity, variety and opulence of the grave goods emphasise the technological, economic and social dimensions of this unique culture. The assemblage includes politically and ideologically emblematic objects, among which a silver diadem stands out. Of equally exceptional character is …
Crop cultivation in the Talayotic settlement of Son Fornés (Mallorca, Spain)
The Balearic Islands were colonised around the transition from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age, not earlier than 2300 cal bce and certainly much later than any central or eastern Mediterranean islands. The number of archaeobotanical records is low and consists mainly of cereals and a few pulses. We present here new results of our long-term study of Son Fornés, an archaeological site on Mallorca which was occupied since the beginning of the Iro…
Tracing social disruptions over time using radiocarbon datasets
C14 dates from human bones shed light on Copper to Bronze Age transition in SE Iberia. • Statistical analyses of C14 dates suggest that changes in funerary rituals were rapid. • Low population density in Late Chalcolithic SE Iberia poses a new scenario of transition into the Bronze Age. • The results cast doubt on narratives of a violent, sudden invasion of male warriors. The transition between the Late Copper and the Early Bronze Age in Central …
La Forma 5 argárica
Las vasijas carenadas de Forma 5 son las más abundantes de la vajilla argárica. Desempeñaron todo tipo de funciones en contextos residenciales y funerarios durante la diacronía argárica, por lo que constituyen uno de los elementos arqueológicos definidores de esta sociedad del Bronce Antiguo. Sin embargo, su aparente diversidad morfológica no ha podido ser sistematizada en subtipos. El presente trabajo aborda este objetivo y explora las implicaci…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (19 obras) · Archaeology (15 obras) · Geography (15 obras) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (14 obras) · Bronze Age (12 obras) · History (12 obras) · Ancient history (11 obras) · Archaeological and Historical Studies (10 obras) · Art (9 obras) · Bronze (7 obras)