A Reappraisal of Iberian Copper Age Goldwork
Craftmanship, Symbolism and Art in a Non-funerary Gold Sheet from Valencina de la Concepción
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6043848 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Murillo-Barroso (0000-0002-2271-291X, University College London, corresponding author), Manuel Eleazar Costa Caramé (Universidad de Sevilla), Marta Díaz-Guardamino (0000-0002-7641-300X, University of Southampton), Marta Díaz-Guardamino Uribe, Leonardo García Sanjuán (0000-0002-8404-9252, Universidad de Sevilla), Coronada Mora Molina (0000-0002-5062-2604, Universidad de Sevilla) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 565-596 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959774314001127 |
| OpenAlex | W1858647783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 8 |
Taking as a point of departure the in-depth analysis and description of an exceptional discovery, consisting of a large hammered gold sheet decorated with embossed motifs from the well-known Chalcolithic settlement of Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain), this article presents a general appraisal of the social and ideological role of gold in Copper Age Iberia. The information available for this find, including both its context and its inherent characteristics, opens up new perspectives for research into the technology, use, sociology and symbolism of gold during this time period. We describe and analyse this unique item in detail, including the characterization of the raw material used and the manufacturing process (via SEM-BSE and LA-ICP-MS), as well as an extensive reconstruction of the graphic motifs that are represented, by using digital imaging processing techniques (RTI). We compare this find with the data currently available for the (approximately) 100 Chalcolithic golden artefacts (or fragments of artefacts) found in Iberia to date. Finally, we present an appraisal of the social and ideological framework in which gold was used in Copper Age Iberia, discussing its relevance in aspects such as the dynamics of social complexity, worldviews or artistic creations
Archaeology · Art · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |