Statistical proposals for a formal classification of Chalcolithic stone masonry passage graves with circular chamber in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula

Bibliographic Data

ID13095576
AuthorsMa Eugenia Calvín Velasco (0000-0002-0339-5023, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano (0000-0003-4007-0639, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), Francisco Javier Esquivel Sánchez (0000-0001-8296-1013, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume50
Pages104093-104093
Publication date2023-07-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Archaeological Science Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2352-409X • E-ISSN: 2352-4103
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104093
OpenAlexW4383813268
LanguageEN
References cited13

This study offers a classification of 106 megalithic stone masonry passage graves forming part of the Los Millares archaeological complex characterised by circular chambers. The study has employed a statistical method implementing the OneR, JRip and Part classification algorithms as well as multivariate analyses. The research yielded four groups: large tombs capped with flat roofs, small tombs covered by false domes, and two types of medium-large tombs capped either by flat or false-domes that can be distinguished according to the angles of their chambers walls and the presence of construction reinforcements, including the number of stone retainer rings walls serving to brace the thrust

Archaeology · Chalcolithic · Dome (geology · Geography · Masonry · Megalith · Peninsula · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Building materials and conservation · Geology · Paleontology