Marta Díaz-Zorita Bonilla
Biographic Data
| ID | 3643034 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marta Díaz-Zorita Bonilla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marta Díaz-Zorita |
| FAMILY NAME | Bonilla |
| SIGNATURE | BONILLA M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Granada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 159 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Isoscape modelling choices and their implications for archaeological mobility interpretations
Gender identities in the prehistoric societies of south-eastern Iberia
Anthropological skeletal remains provide access to the embodied dimensions of daily life, allowing the exploration of how gender was shaped through culturally specific practices. Non-masticatory dental wear has recently emerged as a valuable proxy for identifying craft-related activities and their potential association with gendered roles. The aim of this study is to explore gender identities through non-masticatory dental wear analysis and the c…
Defining local 87Sr/86Sr baselines using high-resolution bioavailable strontium isoscapes
New Dates for the Emergence of the Megalithic Phenomenon on the Iberian Plateau
This study presents an analysis of funerary practices at the site of Valdelasilla (Illescas, Toledo, Spain). The methodology integrates the morphological study of burial structures, anthropological analyses, a consideration of grave goods and the radiocarbon dating of human bone. The chronological data indicate funerary activity at the site from the Late Neolithic to the Chalcolithic period. Bayesian modelling confirms the establishment of a plan…
Use-wear analysis of lithic tools from the megalithic cemetery of Panoría (Granada, Spain)
In southeastern Iberia use-wear analyses have not been explored as a proxy for a better understanding of the social, economic and cultural meanings of prehistoric lithic tools. The recent excavation of nine dolmens in the Panoría cemetery (3600 − 2100 cal BC), four of them largely undisturbed, offers an excellent opportunity for a fine-grained study of lithic grave goods. Blades, arrowheads and geometric microliths were the types of objects selec…
Isotopic Evidence for Mobility in the Copper and Bronze Age Cemetery of Humanejos (Parla, Madrid)
Over the last several decades, the application of aDNA and strontium isotope analyses on archaeologically recovered human remains has provided new avenues for the investigation of mobility in past societies. Data on human mobility can be valuable in the reconstruction of prehistoric residential patterns and kinship systems, which are at the center of human social organization and vary across time and space. In this paper, we aim to contribute to …
The tempo of the Iberian megalithic rituals in the European context
Our ability to build precise narratives regarding megalithic societies largely depends on the chronology of the multi-ritual events that usually shaped these complex sites. The cemetery of Panoría offers an excellent opportunity for exploring ritual complexity in Iberia through radiocarbon chronology, as four of the nine recently excavated dolmens are remarkably well preserved. For this purpose, seventy-three radiocarbon dates were obtained and a…
Cuerpos estereotipados, cuerpos enterrados, cuerpos representados, cuerpos cambiantes
En este trabajo abordamos distintas vías de aproximación a las identidades corporales femeninas y a su agencia, desde una perspectiva transversal, tomando como referencia algunos casos de estudio procedentes de contextos seleccionados de la prehistoria y protohistoria de la península ibérica, así como del Mediterráneo Antiguo. Tres ejes principales ordenarán este acercamiento: en primer lugar, una reflexión sobre los estereotipos de las imágenes …
Possible interpersonal violence in the Neolithic necropolis of Campo de Hockey (San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain)
Multi-isotope approaches to the Neolithic cemetery-cave of Bom Santo (Lisbon)
Multi-isotopic diet analysis of south-eastern Iberian megalithic populations
Chronology of Megalithic Funerary Practices in Southeastern Iberia
An excavation carried out at the megalithic necropolis of Panoria in 2015 offered an excellent opportunity for dating a widespread variety of polygonal, rectangular, and trapezoidal-shaped tombs with short passages for which, surprisingly, there were previously no known radiocarbon ( 14 C) measurements available. Based on the anthropological remains, a series of 19 14 C dates was obtained and modeled in a Bayesian statistical framework. The resul…
Feeding a third millennium BC mega-site
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…
Residential Mobility and Dental Decoration in Early Medieval Spain
Excavations at Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona (northern Spain) revealed a large Islamic necropolis dating to the eighth century A.D., including the skeleton of an adult female showing intentional dental modification (PLA-159). While the practice of dental decoration was virtually absent in Medieval Spain, it is common in Africa and suggests that this individual was born in Africa and brought to Spain later in life. The historically documented occ…
Isotopic evidence for mobility at large-scale human aggregations in Copper Age Iberia
Settlements incorporating large-scale human aggregations are a well-documented but poorly understood phenomenon across late prehistoric Europe. The authors’ research examines the origins and trajectory of such aggregations through isotope analysis of human skeletal remains from the mega-site of Marroquíes in Jaén, Spain. The results indicate that eight per cent of 115 sampled individuals are of non-local origin. These individuals received mortuar…
Cultural Continuity and Social Resistance
Inspired by the biographical approach to the study of material culture, a radiocarbon dating programme was undertaken to explore the chronology and temporality of the megalithic monuments in south-eastern Iberia. Instead of one or two dates per tomb, the normal way of approaching this complex issue, we carried out a complete radiocarbon dating series of single tombs based on human remains. We focused our attention on four tholos-type tombs in the…
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…
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…
Cultural Continuity and Social Resistance
Inspired by the biographical approach to the study of material culture, a radiocarbon dating programme was undertaken to explore the chronology and temporality of the megalithic monuments in south-eastern Iberia. Instead of one or two dates per tomb, the normal way of approaching this complex issue, we carried out a complete radiocarbon dating series of single tombs based on human remains. We focused our attention on four tholos-type tombs in the…
Multi-isotopic diet analysis of south-eastern Iberian megalithic populations
Feeding a third millennium BC mega-site
The tempo of the Iberian megalithic rituals in the European context
Our ability to build precise narratives regarding megalithic societies largely depends on the chronology of the multi-ritual events that usually shaped these complex sites. The cemetery of Panoría offers an excellent opportunity for exploring ritual complexity in Iberia through radiocarbon chronology, as four of the nine recently excavated dolmens are remarkably well preserved. For this purpose, seventy-three radiocarbon dates were obtained and a…
Isotopic evidence for mobility at large-scale human aggregations in Copper Age Iberia
Settlements incorporating large-scale human aggregations are a well-documented but poorly understood phenomenon across late prehistoric Europe. The authors’ research examines the origins and trajectory of such aggregations through isotope analysis of human skeletal remains from the mega-site of Marroquíes in Jaén, Spain. The results indicate that eight per cent of 115 sampled individuals are of non-local origin. These individuals received mortuar…
Residential Mobility and Dental Decoration in Early Medieval Spain
Excavations at Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona (northern Spain) revealed a large Islamic necropolis dating to the eighth century A.D., including the skeleton of an adult female showing intentional dental modification (PLA-159). While the practice of dental decoration was virtually absent in Medieval Spain, it is common in Africa and suggests that this individual was born in Africa and brought to Spain later in life. The historically documented occ…
Chronology of Megalithic Funerary Practices in Southeastern Iberia
An excavation carried out at the megalithic necropolis of Panoria in 2015 offered an excellent opportunity for dating a widespread variety of polygonal, rectangular, and trapezoidal-shaped tombs with short passages for which, surprisingly, there were previously no known radiocarbon ( 14 C) measurements available. Based on the anthropological remains, a series of 19 14 C dates was obtained and modeled in a Bayesian statistical framework. The resul…
Multi-isotope approaches to the Neolithic cemetery-cave of Bom Santo (Lisbon)
Isotopic Evidence for Mobility in the Copper and Bronze Age Cemetery of Humanejos (Parla, Madrid)
Over the last several decades, the application of aDNA and strontium isotope analyses on archaeologically recovered human remains has provided new avenues for the investigation of mobility in past societies. Data on human mobility can be valuable in the reconstruction of prehistoric residential patterns and kinship systems, which are at the center of human social organization and vary across time and space. In this paper, we aim to contribute to …
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…
Cultural Continuity and Social Resistance
Inspired by the biographical approach to the study of material culture, a radiocarbon dating programme was undertaken to explore the chronology and temporality of the megalithic monuments in south-eastern Iberia. Instead of one or two dates per tomb, the normal way of approaching this complex issue, we carried out a complete radiocarbon dating series of single tombs based on human remains. We focused our attention on four tholos-type tombs in the…
Chronology of Megalithic Funerary Practices in Southeastern Iberia
An excavation carried out at the megalithic necropolis of Panoria in 2015 offered an excellent opportunity for dating a widespread variety of polygonal, rectangular, and trapezoidal-shaped tombs with short passages for which, surprisingly, there were previously no known radiocarbon ( 14 C) measurements available. Based on the anthropological remains, a series of 19 14 C dates was obtained and modeled in a Bayesian statistical framework. The resul…
Feeding a third millennium BC mega-site
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…
Residential Mobility and Dental Decoration in Early Medieval Spain
Excavations at Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona (northern Spain) revealed a large Islamic necropolis dating to the eighth century A.D., including the skeleton of an adult female showing intentional dental modification (PLA-159). While the practice of dental decoration was virtually absent in Medieval Spain, it is common in Africa and suggests that this individual was born in Africa and brought to Spain later in life. The historically documented occ…
Isotopic evidence for mobility at large-scale human aggregations in Copper Age Iberia
Settlements incorporating large-scale human aggregations are a well-documented but poorly understood phenomenon across late prehistoric Europe. The authors’ research examines the origins and trajectory of such aggregations through isotope analysis of human skeletal remains from the mega-site of Marroquíes in Jaén, Spain. The results indicate that eight per cent of 115 sampled individuals are of non-local origin. These individuals received mortuar…
Possible interpersonal violence in the Neolithic necropolis of Campo de Hockey (San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain)
Multi-isotope approaches to the Neolithic cemetery-cave of Bom Santo (Lisbon)
Multi-isotopic diet analysis of south-eastern Iberian megalithic populations
Cuerpos estereotipados, cuerpos enterrados, cuerpos representados, cuerpos cambiantes
En este trabajo abordamos distintas vías de aproximación a las identidades corporales femeninas y a su agencia, desde una perspectiva transversal, tomando como referencia algunos casos de estudio procedentes de contextos seleccionados de la prehistoria y protohistoria de la península ibérica, así como del Mediterráneo Antiguo. Tres ejes principales ordenarán este acercamiento: en primer lugar, una reflexión sobre los estereotipos de las imágenes …
The tempo of the Iberian megalithic rituals in the European context
Our ability to build precise narratives regarding megalithic societies largely depends on the chronology of the multi-ritual events that usually shaped these complex sites. The cemetery of Panoría offers an excellent opportunity for exploring ritual complexity in Iberia through radiocarbon chronology, as four of the nine recently excavated dolmens are remarkably well preserved. For this purpose, seventy-three radiocarbon dates were obtained and a…
Isotopic Evidence for Mobility in the Copper and Bronze Age Cemetery of Humanejos (Parla, Madrid)
Over the last several decades, the application of aDNA and strontium isotope analyses on archaeologically recovered human remains has provided new avenues for the investigation of mobility in past societies. Data on human mobility can be valuable in the reconstruction of prehistoric residential patterns and kinship systems, which are at the center of human social organization and vary across time and space. In this paper, we aim to contribute to …
Use-wear analysis of lithic tools from the megalithic cemetery of Panoría (Granada, Spain)
In southeastern Iberia use-wear analyses have not been explored as a proxy for a better understanding of the social, economic and cultural meanings of prehistoric lithic tools. The recent excavation of nine dolmens in the Panoría cemetery (3600 − 2100 cal BC), four of them largely undisturbed, offers an excellent opportunity for a fine-grained study of lithic grave goods. Blades, arrowheads and geometric microliths were the types of objects selec…
Isoscape modelling choices and their implications for archaeological mobility interpretations
Gender identities in the prehistoric societies of south-eastern Iberia
Anthropological skeletal remains provide access to the embodied dimensions of daily life, allowing the exploration of how gender was shaped through culturally specific practices. Non-masticatory dental wear has recently emerged as a valuable proxy for identifying craft-related activities and their potential association with gendered roles. The aim of this study is to explore gender identities through non-masticatory dental wear analysis and the c…
Defining local 87Sr/86Sr baselines using high-resolution bioavailable strontium isoscapes
New Dates for the Emergence of the Megalithic Phenomenon on the Iberian Plateau
This study presents an analysis of funerary practices at the site of Valdelasilla (Illescas, Toledo, Spain). The methodology integrates the morphological study of burial structures, anthropological analyses, a consideration of grave goods and the radiocarbon dating of human bone. The chronological data indicate funerary activity at the site from the Late Neolithic to the Chalcolithic period. Bayesian modelling confirms the establishment of a plan…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (13 works) · Archaeology (12 works) · Geography (11 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (9 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 works) · Megalith (7 works) · Prehistory (7 works) · Beaker (6 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (6 works) · History (6 works)