An Argaric Tomb for a Carpathian ‘Princess

Bibliographic Data

ID6044237
AuthorsJ A López Padilla (0000-0002-1506-4731, National Archaeological Museum of Spain, corresponding author), F J Jover Maestre (0000-0001-5213-2361, University of Alicante), Ricardo E Basso Rial (0000-0002-5323-2281, University of Alicante), María Pastor Quiles (0000-0001-6112-6422, University of Alicante)
Year2024
Volume34
Issue3
Pages495-510
Publication date2024-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0959774324000027
OpenAlexW4392361979
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited14

Around 120 years ago, a burial was discovered in the Argaric settlement of San Antón, 60 km southeast of Alicante (Spain). Although it was similar to many others recorded during more than a century of research, some gold objects found made this burial exceptional in the Iberian Bronze Age funerary record. Based on the most recent archaeological data, this article reviews both the context and the whole set of grave goods. It also explores the intersocial relationships that these gold ornaments suggest, which directly or indirectly seem to point towards both eastern Mediterranean Europe as well as to the Carpathian Basin

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Near East History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History

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