A model of spatial location

New data for the Gor River megalithic landscape (Spain) from LiDAR technology and field survey

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12430318
AutoresCarolina Cabrero González (0000-0001-8144-0005, Department of Prehistory and Archaeology University of Granada Granada Spain, autor de correspondencia), Antonio Garrido Almonacid (0000-0002-6479-2698, Universidad de Jaén), Antonio Garrido‐Almonacid (Department of Cartographic Engineering, Geodesy and Photogrammetry University of Jaén Jaén Spain), Francisco Javier Esquivel Sánchez (0000-0001-8296-1013, Department of Statistics and Operations Research University of Granada Granada Spain), Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano (0000-0003-4007-0639, Universidad de Granada), Juan Antonio Cámara‐Serrano (Department of Prehistory and Archaeology University of Granada Granada Spain)
Año2022
Volumen30
Número2
Páginas89-103
Fecha de publicación2022-10-07
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeological Prospection (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1075-2196 • E-ISSN: 1099-0763
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/arp.1879
OpenAlexW4303491862
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas46

The megalithic cluster of the Gor River valley (Andalusia, Spain) is one of the biggest dolmenic groups in Europe, made up of 151 preserved megaliths. In spite of this high number of known monuments, increasing loss and destruction of many of the graves has taken place during the last decades due to enormous soil erosion and anthropogenic activities. With the aim of recording the location of these lost megaliths, Digital Terrain Models and LiDAR data have been used to analyse the terrain showing a high quantity of structures that seem similar to those actually documented in the zone but that were not noticed until now. These possible new burial mounds have been tested by archaeological surface survey, choosing three contrasting areas as samples. Results have shown a high success rate for this methodology, even allowing the discovery of new megalithic graves in heavily researched areas. We interpret the likely higher number of burial mounds in the area to indicate greater territorial control in boundary areas between 4th and 3rd millennium BC

Archaeology · Cartography · Digital elevation model · Geography · Lidar · Megalith · Physical geography · Remote sensing · Terrain · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology