Las estelas del suroeste como hitos de vías ganaderas y rutas comerciales

Priego, Marisa Ruíz-Gálvez; Domingo, Eduardo Galán

doi:10.3989/tp.1991.v48.i0.524

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“…This debate has had several implications and perspectives. On the one hand, it has been focused on the examination of the spatial association between megalithic monuments and transhumance routes that were used in many regions of Iberia (at least since medieval times), as possible fossilization of prehistoric roads (Chapman 1979;Davidson 1980;Walker 1983;Palomar Macián 1984;Cara Barrionuevo and Rodríguez López 1987;Ruiz-Gálvez Priego and Galán Domingo 1991;Martín Bravo 1991-1992;Ruiz-Gálvez Priego 1999;Galán Domingo and Ruiz-Gálvez Priego 2001;Fairén Jiménez et al 2006;Murrieta-Flores 2007;Wheatley et al 2010;Murrieta-Flores 2010). On the other hand, beyond its association with specifi c transhumance routes, the spatial distribution of the megalithic monuments has often been assessed in terms of landscape markers, associated to crossing points and movement, especially in the Northwest (Criado Boado et al 1990Boado et al -1991Criado Boado and Vaquero Lastres 1993;Martinón-Torres and Rodríguez Casal 2000;Martinón-Torres 2001;López Plaza and Salvador Mateos 2002;Murrieta-Flores et al 2011a, 2011b.…”

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Understanding human movement through spatial technologies. The role of natural areas of transit in the Late Prehistory of South-western Iberia

Murrieta-Flores¹

2012

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(1)Archaeological, historical, and ethnographic research has demonstrated how mountainous environments infl uence the socio-cultural dynamics of the communities that live in them and in their neighbouring areas. The development of these communities tends to occur at the margins, often far away from centres of political power. This marginality is also extended to movement in these regions, where mountain ranges regularly constitute mighty obstacles on account of their natural confi guration which plays a central role in strategy, commerce and travelling. In the case of western Sierra Morena in Spain, its constitution shaped both the ways of transit through the mountains during Later Prehistory and the historical routes of communication that traverse Andalucía. Using a GIS methodology developed specifi cally to identify particular characteristics of the landscape relevant to human movement, such as passageways, crossing points, and natural areas of transit, we examine the role that natural accessibility had for the late prehistoric societies of this region. We conclude that the location of their habitats and symbolic places are strongly related to corridors, possibly due to an increasing importance of herding activities.

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Understanding human movement through spatial technologies. The role of natural areas of transit in the Late Prehistory of South-western Iberia

Murrieta-Flores¹

2012

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“…The different stelae found within central and southwestern Iberia have been related to population settlements and/or communication routes as part of the territorialization process from the Late/Final Bronze Age (e.g., Díaz‐Guardamino, ; Galán Domingo, ), occasionally including a funerary symbolic character (Celestino Pérez, ; Ruiz‐Gálvez & Galán, ). In addition, the presence of engraved helmets, shields, and carriages in Iberian stelae is usually ascribed to military and social status (Almagro‐Gorbea, ; Harrison, ) or ritual and funerary elements (Celestino Pérez, ).…”

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“…The relationship between the location of the stelae and this transit route suggests that they were used to delimit territories, as geographical borders, or to control the routes of passage, cattle tracks, or commercial routes (Celestino Pérez et al, ; Chapa Brunet & Pereira Sieso, ; Ruiz‐Gálvez & Galán, ). In fact, ancient gold and silver mines are described within the La Estrella area (IGME, ; Ruiz‐Gálvez, ) which would also imply economic purposes related to mineral resources during the expansion of territorial limits.…”

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Petrographic and geochemical study of the stone warrior stelae from central Iberia: Linking the geological record and archaeological heritage

Martínez¹,

Moreno

Chapa

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Geoarchaeology

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Six warrior stelae from central Iberia (Toledo, Spain) were studied using different geological techniques to discriminate their potential source materials and evaluate the displacement suffered from the quarry sites to their final location. The similar petrographic and geochemical features of the stelae, when compared with other lithological equivalents cropping out in the surrounding area, suggest that most raw materials were quarried less than 10 km from the finds. These materials mainly belong to a set of metasedimentary rocks from the Schist–Graywacke Complex and other Ordovician brownish sandstones, mostly found in the vicinity of the stelae sites. In contrast, the Talavera de la Reina stele, previously used as a statue‐menhir, was engraved on a leucogranite, geochemically similar to some plutonic units in the Navamorcuende area, in the southernmost region of the Spanish Central System batholith. The fact that all stelae and the proposed geological sources were located close to ancient tracks suggests that the raw materials were quarried in connection with these natural routes. The stelae may, therefore, have been landmarks or reference points that signaled transit passages used for trade or grazing, in the framework of continuous territorial expansion during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age.

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“…This is the case of the stelae of Ibahernando (Celestino 2001a: 342) or Chillón (Fernández Ochoa & Zarzalejos 1994). In turn, the connection of the Tartessic stelae with the funerary world seems to be quite evident, without denying other possible interpretations of their function (Ruíz-Galvez & Galán 1991;Galán 1993). New findings such as the stela from Setefilla (Aubet 1997) and recent studies of the forms, iconography and dispersion of the documented cases support this interpretation (Celestino 2001a).…”

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