Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém)
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Resumo: | Lugar do Canto Cave is one of the most relevant Neolithic burial caves in Portugal given not only its extraordinary preservation conditions at the time of discovery but also the quality of the field record obtained during excavation. Its material culture immediately pointed to a Middle Neolithic cemetery but recent radiocarbon determinations also allowed the recognition of an apparent two step phasing of its use within the period (ca. 4000-3400 cal BC): an older one characterized by a single burial and a later reoccupation as a collective necropolis. Comparisons with other well-dated cave cemeteries in Southern Portugal permitted the recognition of changing funerary practices and strategies of cemetery use during the later stages of the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic: 1) ca. 3800 cal BC as the possible turning point from the practice of individual to collective burials; 2) alternating periods of intensive use and deliberate abandonment of cemeteries (evidenced by their intentional closure). Research avenues to investigate the social organization and ideological context underlying these aspects of the Neolithic communities in greater depth are tentatively pointed out in this paper. |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém)Ideas sobre transformaciones en las dinámicas de utilización de cementerios neolíticos y calcolíticos del sur de Portugal : las dataciones radiocarbónicas de la cueva de lugar do canto (Santarém)Burial-cavesMegalithsNeolithicChalcolithicPortugalFunerary practicesCuevas-necrópolisMegalitosNeolíticoCalcolíticoPráticas funeráriasLugar do Canto Cave is one of the most relevant Neolithic burial caves in Portugal given not only its extraordinary preservation conditions at the time of discovery but also the quality of the field record obtained during excavation. Its material culture immediately pointed to a Middle Neolithic cemetery but recent radiocarbon determinations also allowed the recognition of an apparent two step phasing of its use within the period (ca. 4000-3400 cal BC): an older one characterized by a single burial and a later reoccupation as a collective necropolis. Comparisons with other well-dated cave cemeteries in Southern Portugal permitted the recognition of changing funerary practices and strategies of cemetery use during the later stages of the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic: 1) ca. 3800 cal BC as the possible turning point from the practice of individual to collective burials; 2) alternating periods of intensive use and deliberate abandonment of cemeteries (evidenced by their intentional closure). Research avenues to investigate the social organization and ideological context underlying these aspects of the Neolithic communities in greater depth are tentatively pointed out in this paper.El yacimiento de Lugar do Canto es una de las grutas-necrópolis neolíticas más relevantes de Portugal, no solo por las extraordinarias condiciones de preservación en el momento de su descubrimiento, sino también por la calidad del registro arqueológico obtenido durante las excavaciones. Aunque su cultura material apuntaba que estábamos ante un yacimiento del Neolítico Medio, las dataciones radiocarbónicas recientemente obtenidas indicaron aparentemente dos fases en su periodo de utilización (ca. 4000-3400 cal BC): una fase más antigua, caracterizada por una deposición funeraria singular, seguida de una reocupación como necrópolis colectiva. La comparación con otras grutas-necrópolis bien fechadas del sur de Portugal permitieron el reconocimiento de transformaciones en las prácticas funerarias y en las estrategias de uso de las necrópolis durante las fases tardías del Neolítico y el Calcolítico: 1) La sustitución de las prácticas funerarias individuales por las colectivas alrededor del 3800 cal BC; 2) La existencia de alternancias durante el uso funerario dilatado en el tiempo de las necrópolis y su abandono deliberado (evidenciado por el sellado intencional de las mismas). En este artículo se apuntan de forma tentativa algunas líneas de investigación posibles para profundizar en el contexto social e ideológico subyacente a estos aspectos de aquellas comunidades neolíticas.Universidad de SevillaRepositório AbertoCarvalho, António FaustinoCardoso, João Luís2015-04-23T14:42:24Z20142014-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/3886engCarvalho, António Faustino; Cardoso, João Luís - Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém). "SPAL : Revista de Prehistoria y Arqueología" [Em linha]. ISSN 1133-4525 (Print) 2255-3924 (Online). Nº 24 (2015), p. 35-531133-452510.12795/spal.2015i24.02info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-07T16:02:07ZPortal AgregadorONG |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém) Ideas sobre transformaciones en las dinámicas de utilización de cementerios neolíticos y calcolíticos del sur de Portugal : las dataciones radiocarbónicas de la cueva de lugar do canto (Santarém) |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém) |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém) Carvalho, António Faustino Burial-caves Megaliths Neolithic Chalcolithic Portugal Funerary practices Cuevas-necrópolis Megalitos Neolítico Calcolítico Práticas funerárias |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém) |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém) |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém) |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém) |
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Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém) |
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Carvalho, António Faustino |
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Carvalho, António Faustino Cardoso, João Luís |
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Cardoso, João Luís |
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Repositório Aberto |
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Carvalho, António Faustino Cardoso, João Luís |
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Burial-caves Megaliths Neolithic Chalcolithic Portugal Funerary practices Cuevas-necrópolis Megalitos Neolítico Calcolítico Práticas funerárias |
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Burial-caves Megaliths Neolithic Chalcolithic Portugal Funerary practices Cuevas-necrópolis Megalitos Neolítico Calcolítico Práticas funerárias |
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Lugar do Canto Cave is one of the most relevant Neolithic burial caves in Portugal given not only its extraordinary preservation conditions at the time of discovery but also the quality of the field record obtained during excavation. Its material culture immediately pointed to a Middle Neolithic cemetery but recent radiocarbon determinations also allowed the recognition of an apparent two step phasing of its use within the period (ca. 4000-3400 cal BC): an older one characterized by a single burial and a later reoccupation as a collective necropolis. Comparisons with other well-dated cave cemeteries in Southern Portugal permitted the recognition of changing funerary practices and strategies of cemetery use during the later stages of the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic: 1) ca. 3800 cal BC as the possible turning point from the practice of individual to collective burials; 2) alternating periods of intensive use and deliberate abandonment of cemeteries (evidenced by their intentional closure). Research avenues to investigate the social organization and ideological context underlying these aspects of the Neolithic communities in greater depth are tentatively pointed out in this paper. |
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Carvalho, António Faustino; Cardoso, João Luís - Insights on the changing dynamics of cemetery use in the Neolithic and chalcolithic of southern Portugal : radiocarbon dating of Lugar do Canto Cave (Santarém). "SPAL : Revista de Prehistoria y Arqueología" [Em linha]. ISSN 1133-4525 (Print) 2255-3924 (Online). Nº 24 (2015), p. 35-53 1133-4525 10.12795/spal.2015i24.02 |
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