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New Insights into the Radiocarbon Chronology of Iberian Megalithic Societies

The tholos -type Tombs of Mojácar (Almería, Spain)

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ID7175601
AuthorsGonzalo Aranda Jiménez (0000-0003-1925-0221, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), M D Camalich-Massieu (0000-0001-5288-4168, Universidad de La Laguna), Dimas Martín-Socas (0000-0001-9482-426X, Universidad de La Laguna), M Díaz‐zorita Bonilla (0000-0002-1697-0111), Derek A Hamilton (0000-0001-7021-3288, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre), L Milesi (0000-0001-9002-015X, Universidad de Granada)
Year2020
Volume24
Issue1
Pages4-26
Publication date2020-09-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/eaa.2020.41
OpenAlexW3085838259
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited43

In 2012, the authors undertook a radiocarbon dating programme to explore the chronology of southern Iberian megalithic societies. Thirty new radiocarbon dates were obtained for two tholos -type tombs, Loma de Belmonte and Loma del Campo 2, and analysed within a Bayesian framework. Results are discussed in the context of the prehistoric societies of the region and four main conclusions were reached: i) in both tombs, mortuary activity started in the last century of the fourth millennium although with significant differences in their timespan; ii) funerary rituals ended in Loma de Belmonte at least five centuries later than in Loma del Campo 2; iii) the tholoi can be considered the most recent type of tomb compared to other megalithic monuments with mortuary activity beginning in the first centuries of the fourth millennium; iv) the largest and most prominent settlement of the region, Las Pilas, was closely associated with this funerary and sacred landscape

Almeria · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Context (archaeology · Geography · Humanities · Megalith · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeological and Historical Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History

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