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Cerámica vidriada romana en los contextos altoimperiales del campamento de León (España)
2019
ES: El análisis de un importante conjunto de cerámica romana vidriada, procedente de diversos contextos altoimperiales del campamento de León, nos ha permitido llegar a conclusiones de tipo cronológico y productivo, algunas de ellas refrendadas a través de un análisis arqueométrico. Ha sido posible distinguir varias formas (skyphoi, kantharoi, cálices, ollas, botellas o jarras) que hemos podido adscribir a diferentes centros productores (Asia Menor, Campania, Lacio y, posiblemente, Hispania) y que cubren un abanico cronológico que se extiende entre el periodo augusteo y la primera mitad del s. II d.C. La mayor concentración de cerámica vidriada en las estratigrafías de León correspondería a…
A funerary perspective on the Bell Beaker period in the Wester Mediterranean Reading the social context of individual burials at La Vital (Gandia, Va…
2013
[EN] The discussion about social dynamics in recent Pre- history is supported by the study of funerary practices. The presence and significance of individual and collec- tive burials in Final Neolithic/Chalcolithic societies in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula provides new evi- dence for the debate concerning the emergence of social inequalities in this region. Our contribution is based on the recent discovery and excavation of several individual pit burials in domestic contexts at the site of La Vital (Gandía, Valencia). The particularities of the identified burials (different ritual episodes) and their content (Bell Beaker pottery, metal objects, animal offerings) together with an …
Human Ecology and the Southern Iberian Neolithic: An Approach from Archaeobotany and Archaeozoology
2022
Archaeology has long incorporated the methods of the natural sciences and the theoretical principles of the overarching scientific framework. Most archaeologists acknowledge the importance of a systemic perspective in the study of the evolution of human behavior, with emphasis on the contexts in which individuals and populations lived and interacted. This article develops an ecological approach to the subsistence patterns and dynamics of the Neolithic populations in the westernmost regions of the Mediterranean. Methodologically, it implements a systematic quantitative exploration of the structure and evolution of the botanical and zoological taxa documented in a human settlement. Empiricall…
Detección de un nuevo campamento romano en las inmediaciones de Mérida mediante tecnología LiDAR
2018
En las últimas décadas, el crecimiento exponencial de trabajos interesados en la Arqueología Militar de época romana ha permitido cubrir un importante hueco de la historiografía arqueológica peninsular, destacándose el análisis del proceso de conquista e implantación del poder romano entre los ss. II-I a. n. e. Esta línea de trabajo se ha centrado, especialmente, en el estudio de los campamentos legionarios (castra), entre cuyos problemas destaca el poco conocimiento disponible sobre su relación con eventos históricos concretos. Así pues, en esta breve noticia abordamos la contextualización de una serie de estructuras localizadas mediante LiDAR en la rivera de Lácara, afluente del río Guadi…
Music, gender and rituals in the Ancient Mediterranean: revisiting the Punic evidence
2012
Abstract Music, playing instruments and performing rituals are bodily activities and as such they can be studied stressing their corporeal features. Music and sounds are usually essential elements in rites, and bodies play an essential role in bringing together music and rituals. We explore these issues focusing on Punic terracotta figurines playing musical instruments recovered from the island of Ibiza (fifth to third centuries bc).
Una aproximación a la arquitectura doméstica en la ciudad romana de Lesera (Forcall, Castellón). La domus I
2022
In this article we study the remains of a first domus excavated in the Augustan municipium of Lesera (Forcall, Castellón). In the excavations, three construction phases could be distinguished that can be dated between the end of the 1st century BC and the Flavian period. Of these, the first and third are the best known and represent different moments in the process of cultural change of its inhabitants. The first house had an east-facing porch, it was divided into six rooms and was destroyed by fire around 30-40 AD. The third was built around 70-90 AD and presents properly Roman architectural and ornamental elements. It is a corridor house divided into four rooms: a kitchen equipped with a …
The Use of Facial Characteristics as Engendering Strategies in Phoenician-Punic Studies
2016
Facial characteristics such as discs on cheeks or exaggerated chins have been traditionally used to interpret Phoenician-Punic materials as representing either females or males. Beards and pointed chins, for instance, have been considered male attributes for terracotta masks, while disks have been interpreted as feminine makeup when present on figurines and ostrich eggshells. However, problems and even paradoxes of interpretation emerge when such characteristics appear on objects already (and perhaps arbitrarily) alternately gendered male or female. Thus, the cosmetic disks on “feminine” figurines become “warts” and “astral symbols” when appearing on “male” masks. Such conundrums show how s…
La fase del Ibérico final en el asentamiento del Torrelló del Boverot (Almazora, Castellón): dos piezas cerámicas singulares
2000
Since the end of 1988, when excavation was resumed at the Torrelló del Boverot site in Almazora (Castellón), large amounts of material —mostly ceramics— have been recovered, dating from the end of the Iberian period, which, chronologically, marked the end of the village's life. This paper discusses two unusual ceramic pieces from this late period, documented during the excavations that took place in 1995, undertaken in the central area of the site. The records obtained in this work matches that of a batch of materials donated to the Museum of Almazora by the amateurs who excavated this village in the mid-1970s.
Assessing use and suitability of scanning electron microscopy in the analysis of micro remains in dental calculus
2014
AbstractDental calculus is increasingly recognized as a major reservoir of dietary information. Palaeodietary studies using plant and animal micro remains (e.g. phytoliths, pollen, sponge spicules, and starch grains) trapped in calculus have the potential to revise our knowledge of the dietary role of plants in past populations. The conventional methods used to isolate and identify these micro remains rely on removing them from their microenvironment in the calculus, thus the microenvironment that traps and preserves micro remains is not understood. By using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDX) on modern chimpanzee calculus from the Taï Forest, Côt…
Stèles funéraires d'époque ibérique
2003
We wish to present in this paper a general study of the funereal stelas in Iberian culture. We begin with the analysis of the Peninsular tradition preceding the development of the Iberian world in order to consider this type of funereal monument within the landscape of cemeteries which seem to be more and more complex and varied. We will assess the different groups of stelas (5th-1st centuries B.C.) on the basis of their morphology, iconography and, in some cases, epigraphs. We present some examples from the provinces of Castellón and Teruel which have been subjected to recent studies.