Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)

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Autor(a) principal: Zilhão, João
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Soares, António M. Monge, Gonçalves, António Pereira
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/54048
Resumo: During excavation of the prehistoric necropolis of Galeria da Cisterna in 1988-1989, the remains of several individuals were recorded. The direct dating of four attests to use of the cave for funerary purposes during Beaker times. Whilst no Beaker pottery was found, a small fragment of a golden spiral and a set of V-perforated ivory buttons are diagnostic of the period. These items can be securely associated with the human remains dated to the corresponding time range. Visual inspection identified sperm whale ivory as the raw-material the buttons were made of, which density measurements confirmed. This indicator was chosen because it is non-destructive and discriminates well between the different types of ivory found in the Chalcolithic of Iberia. The average obtained for the 13 specimens from Galeria da Cisterna is 2.32 ± 0.12, well outside the range for elephant and hippopotamus ivories and consistent with the average value (2.2) for sperm-whale ivory published by Schuhmacher et al. (2013). The gold object was most likely made from regional sources. These data reflect on the wide intra-regional networks in operation during the Chalcolithic of the Lisbon peninsula. They also suggest that extra-regional exchange was rather more limited, as the golds of the Alentejo sites usually are of a distinct composition and sperm-whale has never been identified among their ivories (which are of North-African elephant, a rare occurrence in the Lisbon peninsula).
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spelling Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)Botones de cachalote con perforación en V de Galeria da Cisterna (Sistema Kárstico de Almonda, Torres Novas, Portugal)Bell BeakerPortugalV-perforated buttonsSperm-whale ivoryChalcolithicCampaniformeBotones con perforación en VMarfil de cachaloteCalcolíticoDuring excavation of the prehistoric necropolis of Galeria da Cisterna in 1988-1989, the remains of several individuals were recorded. The direct dating of four attests to use of the cave for funerary purposes during Beaker times. Whilst no Beaker pottery was found, a small fragment of a golden spiral and a set of V-perforated ivory buttons are diagnostic of the period. These items can be securely associated with the human remains dated to the corresponding time range. Visual inspection identified sperm whale ivory as the raw-material the buttons were made of, which density measurements confirmed. This indicator was chosen because it is non-destructive and discriminates well between the different types of ivory found in the Chalcolithic of Iberia. The average obtained for the 13 specimens from Galeria da Cisterna is 2.32 ± 0.12, well outside the range for elephant and hippopotamus ivories and consistent with the average value (2.2) for sperm-whale ivory published by Schuhmacher et al. (2013). The gold object was most likely made from regional sources. These data reflect on the wide intra-regional networks in operation during the Chalcolithic of the Lisbon peninsula. They also suggest that extra-regional exchange was rather more limited, as the golds of the Alentejo sites usually are of a distinct composition and sperm-whale has never been identified among their ivories (which are of North-African elephant, a rare occurrence in the Lisbon peninsula).La excavación de la necrópolis prehistórica de Galeria da Cisterna (1988-1989) recuperó los restos de varios individuos. La datación de cuatro de ellos demuestra que la cavidad fue usada con fines funerarios en época campaniforme. No se ha encontrado ningún fragmento de la característica cerámica del periodo, pero un pequeño fragmento de espiral en oro y un conjunto de botones con perforación en V justifican la asignación cultural del contexto. Su asociación con los restos humanos fechados puede considerarse segura. La observación macroscópica de los botones concluyó que la materia prima usada había sido el marfil de cachalote, lo que confirmó el análisis de densidad. Este indicador se eligió debido a que el análisis es no destructivo y discrimina bien los diferentes tipos de marfil conocidos en el Calcolítico de la península ibérica. La densidad media obtenida para los 13 botones de Galeria da Cisterna es de 2,32 ± 0,12, claramente por encima del rango de variación de los marfiles de elefante y de hipopótamo y acorde con el valor medio (2,2) publicado por Schuhmacher et al. (2013) para marfil de cachalote. El oro usado para la espiral es probablemente de origen local. Estos datos revelan la amplitud de las redes intrarregionales del Calcolítico de la península de Lisboa y sugieren que los intercambios extrarregionales serían bastante más limitados, puesto que los oros de los yacimientos coevos del Alentejo suelen tener una composición distinta y el cachalote no se ha podido identificar nunca entre sus marfiles (los cuales son de elefante norteafricano, raro en la península de Lisboa).CSICRepositório da Universidade de LisboaZilhão, JoãoSoares, António M. MongeGonçalves, António Pereira2022-08-03T14:06:00Z20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/54048engZilhão, J., Soares, A. M. M., & Gonçalves, A. P. (2022). Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal). [Botones de cachalote con perforación en V de Galeria da Cisterna (Sistema Kárstico de Almonda, Torres Novas, Portugal)]. Trabajos de Prehistoria, 79(1) 131-140. doi: 10.3989/tp.2022.122911988-3218https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2022.12291info: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:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:59:56Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/54048Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:04:45.787604Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)
Botones de cachalote con perforación en V de Galeria da Cisterna (Sistema Kárstico de Almonda, Torres Novas, Portugal)
title Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)
spellingShingle Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)
Zilhão, João
Bell Beaker
Portugal
V-perforated buttons
Sperm-whale ivory
Chalcolithic
Campaniforme
Botones con perforación en V
Marfil de cachalote
Calcolítico
title_short Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)
title_full Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)
title_fullStr Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)
title_full_unstemmed Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)
title_sort Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal)
author Zilhão, João
author_facet Zilhão, João
Soares, António M. Monge
Gonçalves, António Pereira
author_role author
author2 Soares, António M. Monge
Gonçalves, António Pereira
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Zilhão, João
Soares, António M. Monge
Gonçalves, António Pereira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Bell Beaker
Portugal
V-perforated buttons
Sperm-whale ivory
Chalcolithic
Campaniforme
Botones con perforación en V
Marfil de cachalote
Calcolítico
topic Bell Beaker
Portugal
V-perforated buttons
Sperm-whale ivory
Chalcolithic
Campaniforme
Botones con perforación en V
Marfil de cachalote
Calcolítico
description During excavation of the prehistoric necropolis of Galeria da Cisterna in 1988-1989, the remains of several individuals were recorded. The direct dating of four attests to use of the cave for funerary purposes during Beaker times. Whilst no Beaker pottery was found, a small fragment of a golden spiral and a set of V-perforated ivory buttons are diagnostic of the period. These items can be securely associated with the human remains dated to the corresponding time range. Visual inspection identified sperm whale ivory as the raw-material the buttons were made of, which density measurements confirmed. This indicator was chosen because it is non-destructive and discriminates well between the different types of ivory found in the Chalcolithic of Iberia. The average obtained for the 13 specimens from Galeria da Cisterna is 2.32 ± 0.12, well outside the range for elephant and hippopotamus ivories and consistent with the average value (2.2) for sperm-whale ivory published by Schuhmacher et al. (2013). The gold object was most likely made from regional sources. These data reflect on the wide intra-regional networks in operation during the Chalcolithic of the Lisbon peninsula. They also suggest that extra-regional exchange was rather more limited, as the golds of the Alentejo sites usually are of a distinct composition and sperm-whale has never been identified among their ivories (which are of North-African elephant, a rare occurrence in the Lisbon peninsula).
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Zilhão, J., Soares, A. M. M., & Gonçalves, A. P. (2022). Sperm-whale V-perforated buttons from Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda Karst System, Torres Novas, Portugal). [Botones de cachalote con perforación en V de Galeria da Cisterna (Sistema Kárstico de Almonda, Torres Novas, Portugal)]. Trabajos de Prehistoria, 79(1) 131-140. doi: 10.3989/tp.2022.12291
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