A5077490350- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Law, logistics, and international trade
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Legal processes and jurisprudence
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Ancient Near East History
- Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia
- Philosophical Thought and Analysis
- Helminth infection and control
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies
- Art, Technology, and Culture
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2010-2023
Universitat de Lleida
2018
University of Nottingham
1997
Durham University
1991
University of Reading
1991
The emerging Bronze Age (BA) of southeastern Iberia saw marked social changes. Late Copper (CA) settlements were abandoned in favor hilltop sites, and collective graves largely replaced by single or double burials with often distinctive grave goods indirectly reflecting a hierarchical organization, as exemplified the BA El Argar group. We explored this transition from genomic viewpoint tripling amount data available for period. Concomitant rise starting ~2200 cal BCE, we observe complete...
Abstract The Early Bronze Age in Europe is characterized by social and genetic transformations, starting the early 3rd millennium BCE. New settlement funerary structures, artifacts techniques indicate times of change with increasing economic asymmetries political hierarchization. Technological advances metallurgy also played an important role, facilitating trade exchange networks, which became tangible higher levels mobility connectedness. Archeogenetic studies have revealed a substantial...
Abstract Agriculture first reached the Iberian Peninsula around 5700 BCE. However, little is known about genetic structure and changes of prehistoric populations in different geographic areas Iberia. In our study, we focus on maternal makeup Neolithic (~ 5500–3000 BCE), Chalcolithic 3000–2200 BCE) Early Bronze Age 2200–1500 BCE). We report ancient mitochondrial DNA results 213 individuals (151 HVS-I sequences) from northeast, central, southeast southwest regions thus largest archaeogenetic...
Recent excavations at La Bastida in south-eastern Spain have revealed an impressive stone-built fortification system dating to 2200–2100 cal BC that protected one of the main economic and political centres Argaric Early Bronze Age society. It consists parallel walls with projecting towers flanking a narrow entrance passage. The defensive character these structures appears beyond question their design suggests they were response significant changes warfare weaponry this period. This...
La investigación arqueológica desarrollada durante las últimas décadas en el Sudeste de la península Ibérica ha permitido mejorar nuestro conocimiento estructuras sociales del Calcolítico y Bronce. Al igual que otras regiones con importantes depósitos minerales, también se plantea cuestión acerca papel jugado por metalurgia desarrollo económico político sociedad. Tras una introducción general a denominadas culturas Los Millares El Argar así como fuerzas productivas implicadas primera...
The El Argar society of the Bronze Age in southeast Iberian Peninsula (2200–1550 cal BCE) was among first complex societies Europe. Its economy based on cereal cultivation and metallurgy, it organized hierarchically, successively expanded its territory. Most monumentally fortified settlements lay steeply sloped mountains, separated by fertile plains, allowed optimal control area. Here, we explore human diets, animal husbandry strategies, food webs using stable carbon nitrogen isotope...
The recent discovery of an exceptionally rich grave at La Almoloya in south-eastern Spain illuminates the political context Early Bronze Age El Argar society. quantity, variety and opulence goods emphasise technological, economic social dimensions this unique culture. assemblage includes politically ideologically emblematic objects, among which a silver diadem stands out. Of equally exceptional character is building under was found—possibly one first palaces identified Western Europe....
Human hair dated to Late Prehistory is exceedingly rare in the Western Mediterranean. Archaeological excavations Bronze Age burial and cult cave of Es Càrritx, Menorca (Balearic Islands) provided some human strands involved a singular funerary rite. This finding offered opportunity explore possible use drug plants by people. Here we show results chemical analyses sample such using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS). The alkaloids...
This paper presents new data on agricultural production, the palaeoenvironment and social change during Bronze Age of southeast Spain. The authors argue against inference irrigation as basis for agriculture relate emergence cereal monoculture to extraction surplus exploitation human labour.
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above information on how to content.
The south‐east of the Iberian Peninsula saw deep social and political changes at dawn second millennium bce . emergence important economic asymmetries inside communities was apparently based to a large extent on control secondary metallurgical production process; namely, forging. In this sense, recently excavated architectural complex Argaric site Tira del Lienzo constitutes an exceptional finding. At series macrolithic artefacts were recorded, which related forging metals and, more...
Political and economic organisation of Argaric society has been one the most interesting research topics among Iberian Prehistory. Recent debate focused upon how to define assess socio-economic differentiation which is characteristic communities, as well suitability term ‘State’ when approaching those differences at political level. Arguments for against it have mainly drawn from funerary record (2250–1550 cal BC). This paper attempts approach this issue through analysis grave-goods...
Introduction I. THEORIES ABOUT THE STATE 1. The Classical Conception 2. State According to Christianity 3. Renaissance of the 4. Seventeenth Century: Fear and Property 5. Eighteenth Lights Shadows in 6. Absolute 7. Critique Marx 8. Evolutionism II. ARCHAEOLOGY OF 9. Archaeology Research on 10. Towards a Marxist 11. Epilogue: Theories State: Continuities Complicity
Recent research including 781 radiocarbon dates and the excavation of Ses Arenes de Baix, has allowed a new review sequence megalithic burial practice on Menorca. Rock-cut tombs, dolmens, caves with entrance-works famous boat-shaped houses tombs (navetes) are placed in overlapping chronological order. The authors suggest that, while aware contemporary developments continent, Bronze Age islanders absorbed immigrants made their own local choices memorial architecture.
Our main concern is not only to understand past environments and societies, but also consider the present dramatic aridification process which threatens large parts of southeast Iberian peninsula North Africa. The introduction a more technical 'archaeology' in recent years has produced growing body palaeo-environmental data. Its interpretation proceeds rather mechanical isolated way, producing monolithic 'histories' different aspects same reality. proposal for an archaeological theory based...