The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula
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Resumo: | There is a significant number of funerary contexts for the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula, and the body of information is much larger for the Late Neolithic. In contrast, the archaeological information available for the period in between (ca. 4800-4400/4200 cal BC) is scarce. This period, generally called Middle Neolithic, is the least well-known of the peninsular Neolithic sequence, and at present there is no specific synthesis on this topic at the peninsular scale. In 2017, an exceptional funerary context was discovered at Dehesilla Cave (Sierra de Cádiz, Southern Iberian Peninsula), providing radiocarbon dates which place it at the beginning of this little-known Middle Neolithic period, specifically between ca. 4800-4550 cal BC. Locus 2 is a deposition constituted by two adult human skulls and the skeleton of a very young sheep/goat, associated with stone structures and a hearth, and a number of pots, stone and bone tools and charred plant remains. The objectives of this paper are, firstly, to present the new archaeological context documented at Dehesilla Cave, supported by a wide range of data provided by interdisciplinary methods. The dataset is diverse in nature: stratigraphic, osteological, isotopic, zoological, artifactual, botanical and radiocarbon results are presented together. Secondly, to place this finding within the general context of the contemporaneous sites known in the Iberian Peninsula through a systematic review of the available evidence. This enables not only the formulation of explanations of the singular new context, but also to infer the possible ritual funerary behaviours and practices in the 5th millennium cal BC in the Iberian Peninsula. |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian PeninsulaAnimalsArchaeologyCavesFossilsFuneral RitesHistory, AncientHumansPortugalRadiometric DatingSkullSpainCeremonial BehaviorThere is a significant number of funerary contexts for the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula, and the body of information is much larger for the Late Neolithic. In contrast, the archaeological information available for the period in between (ca. 4800-4400/4200 cal BC) is scarce. This period, generally called Middle Neolithic, is the least well-known of the peninsular Neolithic sequence, and at present there is no specific synthesis on this topic at the peninsular scale. In 2017, an exceptional funerary context was discovered at Dehesilla Cave (Sierra de Cádiz, Southern Iberian Peninsula), providing radiocarbon dates which place it at the beginning of this little-known Middle Neolithic period, specifically between ca. 4800-4550 cal BC. Locus 2 is a deposition constituted by two adult human skulls and the skeleton of a very young sheep/goat, associated with stone structures and a hearth, and a number of pots, stone and bone tools and charred plant remains. The objectives of this paper are, firstly, to present the new archaeological context documented at Dehesilla Cave, supported by a wide range of data provided by interdisciplinary methods. The dataset is diverse in nature: stratigraphic, osteological, isotopic, zoological, artifactual, botanical and radiocarbon results are presented together. Secondly, to place this finding within the general context of the contemporaneous sites known in the Iberian Peninsula through a systematic review of the available evidence. This enables not only the formulation of explanations of the singular new context, but also to infer the possible ritual funerary behaviours and practices in the 5th millennium cal BC in the Iberian Peninsula.Public Library of Science2020info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/106569http://hdl.handle.net/10316/106569https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236961eng1932-6203García Rivero, DanielTaylor, RuthUmbelino, CláudiaPrice, T. DouglasGarcía-Viñas, EstebanBernáldez-Sánchez, EloísaPérez-Jordà, GuillemPeña-Chocarro, LeonorBarrera-Cruz, MaríaGibaja-Bao, Juan F.Díaz-Rodríguez, Manuel J.Monteiro, PatriciaVera-Rodríguez, Juan C.Pérez-González, Javierinfo: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:RCAAP2023-04-11T09:08:03Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/106569Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:23:00.420999Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula García Rivero, Daniel Animals Archaeology Caves Fossils Funeral Rites History, Ancient Humans Portugal Radiometric Dating Skull Spain Ceremonial Behavior |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula |
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The exceptional finding of Locus 2 at Dehesilla Cave and the Middle Neolithic ritual funerary practices of the Iberian Peninsula |
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García Rivero, Daniel |
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García Rivero, Daniel Taylor, Ruth Umbelino, Cláudia Price, T. Douglas García-Viñas, Esteban Bernáldez-Sánchez, Eloísa Pérez-Jordà, Guillem Peña-Chocarro, Leonor Barrera-Cruz, María Gibaja-Bao, Juan F. Díaz-Rodríguez, Manuel J. Monteiro, Patricia Vera-Rodríguez, Juan C. Pérez-González, Javier |
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Taylor, Ruth Umbelino, Cláudia Price, T. Douglas García-Viñas, Esteban Bernáldez-Sánchez, Eloísa Pérez-Jordà, Guillem Peña-Chocarro, Leonor Barrera-Cruz, María Gibaja-Bao, Juan F. Díaz-Rodríguez, Manuel J. Monteiro, Patricia Vera-Rodríguez, Juan C. Pérez-González, Javier |
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García Rivero, Daniel Taylor, Ruth Umbelino, Cláudia Price, T. Douglas García-Viñas, Esteban Bernáldez-Sánchez, Eloísa Pérez-Jordà, Guillem Peña-Chocarro, Leonor Barrera-Cruz, María Gibaja-Bao, Juan F. Díaz-Rodríguez, Manuel J. Monteiro, Patricia Vera-Rodríguez, Juan C. Pérez-González, Javier |
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Animals Archaeology Caves Fossils Funeral Rites History, Ancient Humans Portugal Radiometric Dating Skull Spain Ceremonial Behavior |
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Animals Archaeology Caves Fossils Funeral Rites History, Ancient Humans Portugal Radiometric Dating Skull Spain Ceremonial Behavior |
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There is a significant number of funerary contexts for the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula, and the body of information is much larger for the Late Neolithic. In contrast, the archaeological information available for the period in between (ca. 4800-4400/4200 cal BC) is scarce. This period, generally called Middle Neolithic, is the least well-known of the peninsular Neolithic sequence, and at present there is no specific synthesis on this topic at the peninsular scale. In 2017, an exceptional funerary context was discovered at Dehesilla Cave (Sierra de Cádiz, Southern Iberian Peninsula), providing radiocarbon dates which place it at the beginning of this little-known Middle Neolithic period, specifically between ca. 4800-4550 cal BC. Locus 2 is a deposition constituted by two adult human skulls and the skeleton of a very young sheep/goat, associated with stone structures and a hearth, and a number of pots, stone and bone tools and charred plant remains. The objectives of this paper are, firstly, to present the new archaeological context documented at Dehesilla Cave, supported by a wide range of data provided by interdisciplinary methods. The dataset is diverse in nature: stratigraphic, osteological, isotopic, zoological, artifactual, botanical and radiocarbon results are presented together. Secondly, to place this finding within the general context of the contemporaneous sites known in the Iberian Peninsula through a systematic review of the available evidence. This enables not only the formulation of explanations of the singular new context, but also to infer the possible ritual funerary behaviours and practices in the 5th millennium cal BC in the Iberian Peninsula. |
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