Julia Montes-Landa
Biographic Data
| ID | 939805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Montes-Landa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Montes-Landa |
| SIGNATURE | MONTES-LANDA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Granada |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9672-465X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An early lead-smelting tradition in north-east Iberia
The polymetallic origins and non-linear development of metallurgy have only relatively recently attracted more scholarly attention. Within this framework, the identification of three lead-smelting slag nodules in early second-millennium BC contexts at Minferri (Catalonia, Spain) provides what is currently the earliest direct evidence of lead smelting in Iberia. These materials are linked to previous indirect evidence of lead smelting in the area …
Beyond 2,000 meters, first evidence of intense prehistoric occupation in the Pyrenees
Cave 338 is a high-altitude prehistoric site located at 2,235 m a. s.l. in the eastern Pyrenees (Queralbs, Girona, NE Iberian Peninsula). Excavated between 2021 and 2023, the site preserves an exceptional and well-stratified archaeological sequence documenting recurrent episodes of human occupation spanning from at least the early 5th millennium cal BC to the late 1st millennium cal BC. Radiocarbon dates indicate that these occupations occurred d…
Crónica de la 6th International Conference Archaeometallurgy in Europe (AiE) 2024. Falun (Suecia), 11 al 14 de junio de 2024
Falun, cuyo entorno minero es Patrimonio de la Humanidad, fue escenario en junio de 2024 de la sexta conferencia internacional Archaeometallurgy in Europe (AiE) organizada por el Grupo de Metalurgia Histrica de la asociacin sueca de productores de hierro y acero Jernkontoret.La AiE es una cita cuatrienal que ana a especialistas de la arqueometalurgia y metalurgia histrica de todo el mundo para presentar las ltimas investigaciones en materia de mi…
The Chalcolithic metallurgical tradition of Northeast Iberia and its later influence
Our knowledge of Chalcolithic copper smelting practices across Iberia is extensive but lacks regional nuance. This prevents an assessment of regional trajectories that may depart from a general ‘Iberian technological tradition’, including their origins and diachronic evolution. This paper contributes to these questions by analysing 3rd millennium BC copper production residues from various sites in Northeast Iberia: Covas Cartanyà, del Buldó, Jose…
Towards a new history of bronze making
The arsenical copper smelting tradition of the Vera Basin (Southeast Iberia)
The early chronology, important archaeological settlements, and extensive archaeometallurgical remains make the Vera Basin in Southeast Iberia a fundamental area to understand the development of metallurgy. Here we present the analyses of a set of technical ceramics, slag and copper ores from Santa Bárbara (Huércal-Overa, Spain) and Zájara (Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain) Chalcolithic sites (3100-2250 cal. BC) using pXRF, OM, SEMEDS, and XRD. Techno…
Debunking Deterministic Narratives of Technological Development Through Experimentation
The currently accepted narrative on the prehistory of bronze alloying technology follows deterministic, outdated assumptions of technological progression that ignore the role of contextual and performance factors in the decision-making processes, thus neglecting human agency. In essence, it is expected that newer techniques were overarchingly more advanced than older ones and hence replaced them. The validity of this narrative should be challenge…
Traditions and innovations
Established around 575 BC, Emporion was a Greek colonial enclave in north-east Iberia and hence constitutes a good context to study Mediterranean innovations and their adaptation with indigenous technologies. Here, we present an analytical study of the archaeometallurgical assemblage from a workshop context dated to the first occupational moment of Emporion's Neapolis (second half of the sixth century BC), including slag and technical ceramics. W…
Traditions and innovations
Established around 575 BC, Emporion was a Greek colonial enclave in north-east Iberia and hence constitutes a good context to study Mediterranean innovations and their adaptation with indigenous technologies. Here, we present an analytical study of the archaeometallurgical assemblage from a workshop context dated to the first occupational moment of Emporion's Neapolis (second half of the sixth century BC), including slag and technical ceramics. W…
Towards a new history of bronze making
The arsenical copper smelting tradition of the Vera Basin (Southeast Iberia)
The early chronology, important archaeological settlements, and extensive archaeometallurgical remains make the Vera Basin in Southeast Iberia a fundamental area to understand the development of metallurgy. Here we present the analyses of a set of technical ceramics, slag and copper ores from Santa Bárbara (Huércal-Overa, Spain) and Zájara (Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain) Chalcolithic sites (3100-2250 cal. BC) using pXRF, OM, SEMEDS, and XRD. Techno…
Traditions and innovations
Established around 575 BC, Emporion was a Greek colonial enclave in north-east Iberia and hence constitutes a good context to study Mediterranean innovations and their adaptation with indigenous technologies. Here, we present an analytical study of the archaeometallurgical assemblage from a workshop context dated to the first occupational moment of Emporion's Neapolis (second half of the sixth century BC), including slag and technical ceramics. W…
Debunking Deterministic Narratives of Technological Development Through Experimentation
The currently accepted narrative on the prehistory of bronze alloying technology follows deterministic, outdated assumptions of technological progression that ignore the role of contextual and performance factors in the decision-making processes, thus neglecting human agency. In essence, it is expected that newer techniques were overarchingly more advanced than older ones and hence replaced them. The validity of this narrative should be challenge…
Crónica de la 6th International Conference Archaeometallurgy in Europe (AiE) 2024. Falun (Suecia), 11 al 14 de junio de 2024
Falun, cuyo entorno minero es Patrimonio de la Humanidad, fue escenario en junio de 2024 de la sexta conferencia internacional Archaeometallurgy in Europe (AiE) organizada por el Grupo de Metalurgia Histrica de la asociacin sueca de productores de hierro y acero Jernkontoret.La AiE es una cita cuatrienal que ana a especialistas de la arqueometalurgia y metalurgia histrica de todo el mundo para presentar las ltimas investigaciones en materia de mi…
The Chalcolithic metallurgical tradition of Northeast Iberia and its later influence
Our knowledge of Chalcolithic copper smelting practices across Iberia is extensive but lacks regional nuance. This prevents an assessment of regional trajectories that may depart from a general ‘Iberian technological tradition’, including their origins and diachronic evolution. This paper contributes to these questions by analysing 3rd millennium BC copper production residues from various sites in Northeast Iberia: Covas Cartanyà, del Buldó, Jose…
Towards a new history of bronze making
The arsenical copper smelting tradition of the Vera Basin (Southeast Iberia)
The early chronology, important archaeological settlements, and extensive archaeometallurgical remains make the Vera Basin in Southeast Iberia a fundamental area to understand the development of metallurgy. Here we present the analyses of a set of technical ceramics, slag and copper ores from Santa Bárbara (Huércal-Overa, Spain) and Zájara (Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain) Chalcolithic sites (3100-2250 cal. BC) using pXRF, OM, SEMEDS, and XRD. Techno…
An early lead-smelting tradition in north-east Iberia
The polymetallic origins and non-linear development of metallurgy have only relatively recently attracted more scholarly attention. Within this framework, the identification of three lead-smelting slag nodules in early second-millennium BC contexts at Minferri (Catalonia, Spain) provides what is currently the earliest direct evidence of lead smelting in Iberia. These materials are linked to previous indirect evidence of lead smelting in the area …
Beyond 2,000 meters, first evidence of intense prehistoric occupation in the Pyrenees
Cave 338 is a high-altitude prehistoric site located at 2,235 m a. s.l. in the eastern Pyrenees (Queralbs, Girona, NE Iberian Peninsula). Excavated between 2021 and 2023, the site preserves an exceptional and well-stratified archaeological sequence documenting recurrent episodes of human occupation spanning from at least the early 5th millennium cal BC to the late 1st millennium cal BC. Radiocarbon dates indicate that these occupations occurred d…
Bronze Age (6 works) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (6 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Bronze (4 works) · Prehistory (4 works) · Smelting (4 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Materials Science (3 works)