Amber Sources and Trade in the Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7175118 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Murillo-Barroso (0000-0002-2271-291X, Instituto de Historia, corresponding author), Marcos Martinón-Torres (0000-0003-2124-2837, University College London) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-216 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/1461957112y.0000000009 |
| OpenAlex | W2018845369 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 28 |
The use of amber is documented in the Iberian peninsula since the Palaeolithic. The procurement and trade of this fossil resin has often been considered in discussions of long-distance trade and the emergence of social complexity, but so far no comprehensive view of the Iberian evidence has been produced to allow a more overarching interpretive model. This paper presents the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) characterization of archaeological amber from three Iberian prehistoric sites: a necklace recovered from the megalithic site of Palacio III (Almadén de la Plata, Sevilla), a pommel from PP4 Montelirio (Valencina de la Concepción, Sevilla), and a necklace from the Muricecs de Cellers cave (Llimiana, Pallars Jussà, Lleida). Based on these new data and a review of the literature, we present an overview that outlines fluctuations in the use of amber since the Upper Palaeolithic and demonstrates long-distance amber exchange connecting Iberia with northern Europe and the Mediterranean region since the Chalcolithic period at least. We discuss changes in the origins and cultural use of amber and their implications for the consolidation of trade networks
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Cave · Chalcolithic · Geography · Megalith · Necklace · Peninsula · Period (music · Prehistory · Social complexity · Anthropology · Fossil Insects in Amber · History · Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior · Plant and animal studies
Distribution and chronological framework for Iberian variscite mining and consumption at Pico Centeno, Encinasola, Spain
Desenredando El Caos. Un Análisis De La Circulación De Los Adornos De Piedra Verde Durante La Prehistoria Reciente De La Península Ibérica a Través De La Investigación De Redes
Baltic Amber in Aššur. Forms and Significance of Amber Exchange between Europe and the Middle East, c.2000–1300 BC
New objects in old structures. The Iron Age hoard of the Palacio III megalithic funerary complex (Almadén de la Plata, Seville, Spain)
Follow that blade! − Petroarchaeological proxies as indicators of human mobility during the Copper age of the SW of the Iberian Peninsula
Circulación de hachas prehistóricas de jade alpino en el centro-occidente de la Península Ibérica. ¿Modelo “directional trade” o “down-the-line/prestige chain”
Veinte años de arqueología de la Prehistoria tardía en la Península Ibérica. Mirando hacia atrás y hacia adelante
Potential responses and resilience of Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age societies to mid-to Late Holocene climate change on the southern Iberian Peninsula
Late Prehistoric Stelae, Persistent Places and Connected Worlds
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Establishing the Baltic origins of archaeological amber beads from Dura-Europos (Syria) using non-destructive DRIFTS
Amber provenance as a Chrono-Cultural Proxy
Managing raw materials in Vinča culture
El hacha pulimentada de jade de la colección Tubino (Museo Municipal, Valencina de la Concepción, Sevilla)
Trading Horizons
Searching for the Individual
The Provenance, Use, and Circulation of Metals in the European Bronze Age
Copper Ornaments in the Iberian Chalcolithic
Cinnabar provenance of Chalcolithic red pigments in the Iberian Peninsula
Moving metals III
Allochthonous red pigments used in burial practices at the Copper Age site of Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla, Spain)
Moving metals II
The archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age
Baltic Amber in Hispania During Late Antiquity. Contacts, Networks and Exchange
El ámbar de la Cueva de los Cuarenta (Priego de Córdoba, Córdoba)
La explotación de variscita en el Sinforme de Terena
Flint sources and mobility at the Chalcolithic (3500–2200 BCE) settlement of Zambujal (Portugal)
The Strength of Diversity
Non-destructive analysis of archaeological amber from Iron Age Kerkenes in central Anatolia
Amber Networks in Prehistory
Decoration composition of Iberian Iron Age ivory artifacts identified by no-destructive chemical analyses
Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
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A new approach to determine the geological provenance of variscite artifacts using the P/Al atomic ratios
The use of different amber sources in Italy during the Bronze Age
A Palaeodietary Study of Stable Isotope Analysis from a High-status Burial in the Copper Age
All the way from the Baltic
Reconnecting the Late Neolithic Social Landscape
Organizing the Production of Variscite Personal Ornaments in Later Prehistoric Iberia
El asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla). Demografía, metalurgia y organización espacial
Variscita y ámbar en el Neolítico gallego. Análisis arqueométrico del collar del túmulo 1 de Chousa Nova, Silleda (Pontevedra, España)
El Papel Ideológico De Las Producciones Metálicas en La Edad Del Bronce
Non-destructive analysis of amber artefacts from the prehistoric Cioclovina hoard (Romania)
The chemical identification of baltic amber at the Celtic oppidum Staré Hradisko in Moravia
Local amber in a Palaeolithic context in Cantabrian Spain
Classification of the Amber Beads of the Hungarian Bronze Age
Ritual campaniforme, ritual colectivo
El cuarzo como material votivo y arquitectónico en el complejo funerario megalítico de Palacio III (Almadén de la Plata, Sevilla)
Ámbar en la Meseta Oriental durante el Bronce Final
Science and Archaeology
On the Formation of Amber From Pinus Resin
The Infrared Spectra of Amber and the Identification of Baltic Amber
Archaeological Ambers From Northern Italy
Prehistoric Routes between Northern Europe and Italy Defined by the Amber Trade
Fashioning Identities, Forging Inequalities
Sourcing African ivory in Chalcolithic Portugal
| Unique citing works | 39 |
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| Citations per year | 2,79 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |