THE ROLE OF METAL PRODUCTIONS IN THE IDEOLOGY OF EARLY BRONZE AGE SOCIETIES (C. 2200-1500 CAL ANE) IN THE IBERIAN SOUTH-WESTERN

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Published: Jan 5, 2013

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  • Manuel Eleazar Costa Caramé Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología. Universidad de Sevilla, María de Padilla, s/n. 41004. Sevilla
  • Leonardo García Sanjuán Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología. Universidad de Sevilla, María de Padilla, s/n. 41004. Sevilla
Vol. 19 (2009), Monograph, pages 195-224
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30827/cpag.v19i0.189
Submitted: Jan 5, 2013 Published: Jan 5, 2013
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This paper examines the role of metallurgy and metal productions in the ideology of Early Bronze Age societies (c. 2200-1500 cal ANE) in the Iberian South-West. To this end, a review of the empirical record available for the study of funerary practices is made. Particular attention is paid to the presence of metal objects in funerary contexts, as well as their association to people of higher social status. As a conclusion, the relevant evidence is examined in sociological terms. A number of issues concerning the relevance of metal productions in the dynamics of social inequality and social hierarchisation are discussed.

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Bronze Age, Copper Age, Iberian peninsula, South-west, Funerary practices, metal artefacts

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Costa Caramé, M. E., & García Sanjuán, L. (2013). THE ROLE OF METAL PRODUCTIONS IN THE IDEOLOGY OF EARLY BRONZE AGE SOCIETIES (C. 2200-1500 CAL ANE) IN THE IBERIAN SOUTH-WESTERN. Cuadernos De Prehistoria Y Arqueología De La Universidad De Granada, 19, 195–224. https://doi.org/10.30827/cpag.v19i0.189