Ralph Araque Gonzalez
Biographic Data
| ID | 4071710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ralph Araque Gonzalez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ralph Araque |
| FAMILY NAME | Gonzalez |
| SIGNATURE | GONZALEZ R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Freiburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5541-0048 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Geoarchaeological Perspectives on Stelae Production Throughout the Bronze Age
At Monte dos Zebros (Idanha‐a‐Nova, Central Portugal), the discovery of three stelae—two Iberian Late Bronze Age stelae and one fragment of an Early/Middle Bronze Age anthropomorphic stela—represents a rare case of rock art monuments from different chronologies coexisting in the same place within a broader archaeological landscape, which includes numerous burial mounds. Although not unique, it is also among the few known instances where meta‐sedi…
Traceological analyses of tool marks on western Iberian stelae and their replications
For the study of carved rock art, particular tool materials can only be meaningfully hypothesized, identified, or excluded by combining traceological analyses with an accurate understanding of the physical-mechanical properties of the carved rock as well as knowledge of the available tool materials from an archaeological, material analytical, and experimental point of view. The aim of this study was to identify the tools that were used during the…
The Statue-Menhir of Nave 1 (Moimenta da Beira, Viseu, Central Portugal)
Prehistoric statue-menhirs and stelae are amongst the most interesting and at the same time problematic monuments in Iberia. Almost none of these self-standing pieces of rock art have been found within an archaeological context, and chronologies are often based on iconography alone. The statue-menhir of Nave 1 appeared to be in situ and thus offered the unique possibility for the investigation of chronological, technological, and contextual issue…
From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and Back
Sardinia was a hub of sea routes in the Final Bronze Age, c. 1200–850 BC, connecting the Aegean and the Levant in the East with the Iberian Atlantic façade in the West at its latitudinal extremes. Although situated some 1,200 nautical miles apart, bronze working techniques on the island, specific decorations, and implement typologies were clearly related to those in western Iberia, which was a pivotal node connecting the Atlantic and Mediterranea…
Stone-working and the earliest steel in Iberia
Social Organization in Nuragic Sardinia
After the collapse of most early states in the East around 1200 BC, parts of the western Mediterranean experienced technological progress and demographic rise, apparently without adapting forms of hierarchic political organization. A very good example is Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age nuragic Sardinia, which had been connected to eastern trade networks since Mycenaean times, and developed into one of the most important venues for culture cont…
Sardinian bronze figurines in their Mediterranean setting
Sardiniens Bronzefiguren (Bronzetti) und Steinskulpturen der Spätbronze- und frühen Eisenzeit gehören zu den wichtigsten archäologischen Zeugnissen der Insel und den beeindruckendsten Bildwerken der westeuropäischen Vorgeschichte. Sie stellen die Forschung noch immer vor Probleme, Chronologie und Bedeutung der Bilder werden kontrovers diskutiert
Sardinian bronze figurines in their Mediterranean setting
Sardiniens Bronzefiguren (Bronzetti) und Steinskulpturen der Spätbronze- und frühen Eisenzeit gehören zu den wichtigsten archäologischen Zeugnissen der Insel und den beeindruckendsten Bildwerken der westeuropäischen Vorgeschichte. Sie stellen die Forschung noch immer vor Probleme, Chronologie und Bedeutung der Bilder werden kontrovers diskutiert
Stone-working and the earliest steel in Iberia
Social Organization in Nuragic Sardinia
After the collapse of most early states in the East around 1200 BC, parts of the western Mediterranean experienced technological progress and demographic rise, apparently without adapting forms of hierarchic political organization. A very good example is Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age nuragic Sardinia, which had been connected to eastern trade networks since Mycenaean times, and developed into one of the most important venues for culture cont…
Traceological analyses of tool marks on western Iberian stelae and their replications
For the study of carved rock art, particular tool materials can only be meaningfully hypothesized, identified, or excluded by combining traceological analyses with an accurate understanding of the physical-mechanical properties of the carved rock as well as knowledge of the available tool materials from an archaeological, material analytical, and experimental point of view. The aim of this study was to identify the tools that were used during the…
From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and Back
Sardinia was a hub of sea routes in the Final Bronze Age, c. 1200–850 BC, connecting the Aegean and the Levant in the East with the Iberian Atlantic façade in the West at its latitudinal extremes. Although situated some 1,200 nautical miles apart, bronze working techniques on the island, specific decorations, and implement typologies were clearly related to those in western Iberia, which was a pivotal node connecting the Atlantic and Mediterranea…
Sardinian bronze figurines in their Mediterranean setting
Sardiniens Bronzefiguren (Bronzetti) und Steinskulpturen der Spätbronze- und frühen Eisenzeit gehören zu den wichtigsten archäologischen Zeugnissen der Insel und den beeindruckendsten Bildwerken der westeuropäischen Vorgeschichte. Sie stellen die Forschung noch immer vor Probleme, Chronologie und Bedeutung der Bilder werden kontrovers diskutiert
Social Organization in Nuragic Sardinia
After the collapse of most early states in the East around 1200 BC, parts of the western Mediterranean experienced technological progress and demographic rise, apparently without adapting forms of hierarchic political organization. A very good example is Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age nuragic Sardinia, which had been connected to eastern trade networks since Mycenaean times, and developed into one of the most important venues for culture cont…
From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and Back
Sardinia was a hub of sea routes in the Final Bronze Age, c. 1200–850 BC, connecting the Aegean and the Levant in the East with the Iberian Atlantic façade in the West at its latitudinal extremes. Although situated some 1,200 nautical miles apart, bronze working techniques on the island, specific decorations, and implement typologies were clearly related to those in western Iberia, which was a pivotal node connecting the Atlantic and Mediterranea…
Stone-working and the earliest steel in Iberia
The Statue-Menhir of Nave 1 (Moimenta da Beira, Viseu, Central Portugal)
Prehistoric statue-menhirs and stelae are amongst the most interesting and at the same time problematic monuments in Iberia. Almost none of these self-standing pieces of rock art have been found within an archaeological context, and chronologies are often based on iconography alone. The statue-menhir of Nave 1 appeared to be in situ and thus offered the unique possibility for the investigation of chronological, technological, and contextual issue…
Geoarchaeological Perspectives on Stelae Production Throughout the Bronze Age
At Monte dos Zebros (Idanha‐a‐Nova, Central Portugal), the discovery of three stelae—two Iberian Late Bronze Age stelae and one fragment of an Early/Middle Bronze Age anthropomorphic stela—represents a rare case of rock art monuments from different chronologies coexisting in the same place within a broader archaeological landscape, which includes numerous burial mounds. Although not unique, it is also among the few known instances where meta‐sedi…
Traceological analyses of tool marks on western Iberian stelae and their replications
For the study of carved rock art, particular tool materials can only be meaningfully hypothesized, identified, or excluded by combining traceological analyses with an accurate understanding of the physical-mechanical properties of the carved rock as well as knowledge of the available tool materials from an archaeological, material analytical, and experimental point of view. The aim of this study was to identify the tools that were used during the…
Archaeology (6 works) · Bronze Age (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · History (5 works) · Bronze (4 works) · History (4 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works)