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T1 Chronological study of collective burials in the northern Iberian Plateau: analysis of radiocarbon dates on human bones from the megalithic complex of La Lora (Burgos, Spain)
A1 Santa Cruz del Barrio, Angélica
K1 Bayesian modeling
K1 megalithic tombs
K1 northern Iberian Plateau
K1 radiocarbon AMS dating
K1 5504.05 Prehistoria
K1 5505.01 Arqueología
AB This paper offers a temporal analysis of the megalithic group of La Lora in the context of northern Iberian Plateau megalithism. For this purpose, 67 accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon (AMS 14C) dates were obtained on human bone from the minimum number of individuals recovered from nine tombs. This is the first systematic dating project carried out in this dolmen group and has enabled the chronology of the main funerary series to be updated. The results reveal that the actual funerary use dates mainly to the 4th millennium BC, although, as deduced from the archaeological material, some tombs were reused in later periods. Additionally, the significant architectural polymorphism of the group, consisting mainly of simple dolmens and large corridor tombs, suggested a temporal evolution to monumentality. However, the dating shows a more complex reality, since it is likely that the large tombs functioned as funerary pantheons during the 4th millennium BC, characterized by a cyclical and recurrent use. In contrast, the simpler structures were preferred to be of shorter use and restricted to the first half of the 4th millennium.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 0033-8222
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/75070
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/75070
LA eng
NO Radiocarbon, 2024, vol. 66, n. 1, p. 155-204.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 03-mar-2025