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Early Neolithic Ritual Funerary Behaviours in the Westernmost Regions of the Mediterranean New Insights from Dehesilla Cave (Southern Iberian Peninsula)
Author/s | García Rivero, Daniel
Taylor, Ruth Umbelio, Cláudia Cubas, Miriam Barrera Cruz, María Díaz Rodríguez, Manuel Jesús |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | 2022-07-21 |
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Abstract | An intact archaeological context named Locus 1 has recently been discovered at Dehesilla Cave (southern Spain). The ritual funerary deposition consists of a complete pottery jar with part of a human calvarium over the ... An intact archaeological context named Locus 1 has recently been discovered at Dehesilla Cave (southern Spain). The ritual funerary deposition consists of a complete pottery jar with part of a human calvarium over the mouth, and was occulted by large stone blocks. This paper offers a presentation of the new data provided mainly by the stratigraphic, osteological, pottery, lithic and radiocarbon analyses. A systematic review of the relevant evidence in the Iberian Peninsula during the Early Neolithic (c. 5600–4800 cal BC) provides a context for this finding and supports its interpretation with reference to several possible anthropological scenarios. |
Citation | García Rivero, D., Taylor, R., Umbelio, C., Cubas, M., Barrera Cruz, M. y Díaz Rodríguez, M.J. (2021). Early Neolithic Ritual Funerary Behaviours in the Westernmost Regions of the Mediterranean New Insights from Dehesilla Cave (Southern Iberian Peninsula). Documenta Praehistorica, 48, 298-327. |
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