ARGARIC SETTLEMENT AND NECROPOLIS OF CERRO DE LA ENCINA (MONACHIL, GRANADA). ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORKS CONDUCTED IN 2003-05
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Dec 6, 2008
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Vol. 18 (2008), Archeological data, pages 219-264
Submitted: May 6, 2013
Published: Dec 6, 2008
Abstract
The aim of this paper will be the analysis of recent archaeological fieldworks conducted at the Argaric site of Cerro de la Encina. Two large areas, partially known thanks to the research undertook at the beginning of 1980s, have been systematically excavated. As a result different habitation areas consisting in artificial stone structures terraced into the natural slopes were documented. Following the classic pattern of this culture, burials were located within the settlement area under the floors of dwellings. The funerary ritual characterized by single, double and triple inhumations in cists, pits and covachas (artificial chambers cut into de rock) stand out due to the wealthiest grave-goods.
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Bronze Age, Argaric Culture, urbanism, funerary ritual, Paleo-Anthropology
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Aranda Jiménez, G., Molina González, F., Fernández Martín, S., Sánchez Romero, M., Al Oumaoui, I., Jiménez Brobeil, S. A., & Roca, M. G. (2008). ARGARIC SETTLEMENT AND NECROPOLIS OF CERRO DE LA ENCINA (MONACHIL, GRANADA). ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORKS CONDUCTED IN 2003-05. Cuadernos De Prehistoria Y Arqueología De La Universidad De Granada, 18, 219–264. https://doi.org/10.30827/cpag.v18i0.746