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Megalithic Tombs in Western Iberia

Excavations at the Anta da Lajinha

by LUIZ OOSTERBEEK & Christopher Scarre

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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Western Iberia has one of the richest inventories of Neolithic chambered tombs in Atlantic Europe, with particular concentrations in Galicia, northern Portugal and the Alentejo. Less well known is the major concentration of tombs along the Tagus valley, straddling the Portuguese-Spanish frontier. Within this cluster is the Anta da Lajinha, a small megalithic tomb in the hill-country north of the River Tagus. Badly damaged by forest fire and stone removal, it was the subject of joint British-Portuguese excavations in 2006-2008, accompanied by environmental investigations and OSL dating. This volume takes the recent excavations at Lajinha and the adjacent site of Cabeco dos Pendentes as the starting point for a broader consideration of the megalithic tombs of western Iberia. Key themes addressed are relevant to megalithic tombs more generally, including landscape, chronology, settlement and interregional relationships. A final section considers the Iberian tombs within the broader family of west European megalithic monuments, focusing on chronologies, parallels and patterns of contact.

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    Controlled discovery queries from crossref and gegnir matched “megalithic monuments” and “Megalithic monuments”. Retained metadata contains “megalithic” in the title, “megalithic” in the description, “Megalithic monuments” in the description, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

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1 online resource (257 pages); 6. Megalithic tombs in Western Iberia: Chris Scarre -- 7. The Anta da Lajinha in its international context: Chris Scarre -- Bibliography; Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: Chris Scarre -- 2. Excavations at the Anta da Lajinha 2006-2008: Chris Scarre and Luiz Oosterbeek -- Appendix 2.A: Petrological identification of the slabs used at the Anta da Lajinha: Vera Moleiro, Sara Cura, Artur A. Sá and Luiz Oosterbeek -- Appendix 2.B: Luminescence dating at the Anta da Lajinha: Chris Burbidge, Guilherme Cardoso, M. Isabel Dias, Luiz Oosterbeek, M. Isabel Prudêncio and Chris Scarre -- Appendix 2.C: Stratigraphic characterisation and sedimentological analysis at the Anta da Lajinha: Pedro P. Cunha, Hugo Gomes, Luiz Oosterbeek and Pierluigi Rosina -- Appendix 2.D: The ceramic assemblage from the Anta da Lajinha: César Neves -- Appendix 2.E: The lithic assemblage from the Anta da Lajinha: Joana Carrondo -- 3. The regional context: Chris Scarre and Elías López-Romero -- 3.1. The megalithic tombs of Proença-a-Nova: João Caninas, Francisco Henriques, Mário Monteiro, Paulo Félix, Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Fernando Robles Henriques, Emanuel Carvalho, Pedro Baptista, André Pereira and Cátia Mendes -- 3.2. Contemporary non-megalithic interments: Nelson J. Almeida, Luís Costa and Luiz Oosterbeek -- 3.3. Later prehistoric funerary practices in the Nabão valley: the Rego da Murta Megalithic Complex: Alexandra Figueiredo -- 4. Palaeoenvironmental investigations around the Anta da Lajinha and the broader regional context: Charles French, William Fletcher, Marco Madella, Cristiana Ferreira, Nelson J. Almeida, Pierluigi Rosina and Chris Scarre -- Appendix 4.1: The trench profile descriptions -- Appendix 4.2: The detailed soil micromorphological descriptions -- Appendix 4.3: Calibration curves for the Anta da Lajinha West Trench radiocarbon dates -- 5. The Tagus Valley Rock Art: Sara Garcês and Luiz Oosterbeek; Dewey classification: 930.14; Publication place: Oxford; Publication place: Philadelphia

2019-12-27Oxbow BooksEnglish
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