Papers by Juan Antonio Lopez Padilla
The isotopic composition of the remains of cereals and pine has been studied, from three differen... more The isotopic composition of the remains of cereals and pine has been studied, from three different chronological phases from 2140 to 1500 cal bc at the Terlinques site, southeast Iberian Peninsula. The δ13C values range between −24.91 and −21.19 ‰ (V-PDB), with an average of −23.05 ‰ (STD = 0.69). The archaeological cereals show an average isotopic discrimination (Δ13C) with the past atmospheric CO2 of 16.96 ‰, which is much greater than the average Δ13C of 13.89 ‰ of the rainfed Triticeae (wheat and barley) in modern times. However, considering the effect of the atmospheric CO2 concentration, which is included in the WUEi (intrinsic water-use efficiency), this difference is even greater, 77 for archaeological samples versus 144 for present-day rainfed cereals. This could represent some of the earliest evidence of the use of irrigation techniques in Europe. Modern cereals which have been irrigated show a general Δ13C average of 17.17 ‰, very similar to those of the middle Holocene. However, when the WUEi is calculated, the value of 108 indicates that present-day irrigated cereals are more stressed than the archaeological samples. For comparison, we have included pine trees, since these have an extensive root development which is capable of reaching the water table. In the past, both cereals and pine present similar WUEi values (77 vs. 72), however at present only irrigated cereals show similar WUEi values to pine (108 vs. 107). This again suggests irrigation of cereals in the past. The processes of climatic degradation towards drier conditions which started in the middle Holocene could be responsible for the use of land near water sources, on riverbanks and near shallow lakes. According to the isotopic and plant macrofossil data, irrigation or water management techniques were used at the Terlinques site, located close to the Laguna de Villena, a lake which has now dried out.
Zephyrus, LXXI: 149-171., Jun 2013
In this paper, we try to assess the importance of textile production in the societies of Bronze A... more In this paper, we try to assess the importance of textile production in the societies of Bronze Age in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula.
Se presentan los resultados de la XIVª campaña de excavaciones arqueológicas llevada a cabo en el... more Se presentan los resultados de la XIVª campaña de excavaciones arqueológicas llevada a cabo en el yacimiento de la Edad del Bronce de Terlinques (Villena, Alicante). // The results of XIVth campaing of archaeological excavations carried out at the Bronze Age settlement of Terlinques (Villena, Alicante), are presented in this paper.
Se presentan los resultados de la XVª Campaña de Excavaciones Arqueológicas llevada a cabo en el ... more Se presentan los resultados de la XVª Campaña de Excavaciones Arqueológicas llevada a cabo en el yacimiento de la Edad del Bronce de Terlinques (Villena, Alicante). // The results of XVth Campaing of Archaeological Excavations carried out at the Bronze Age settlement of Terlinques (Villena, Alicante), are presented in this paper.
Entre finales del III y principios del II milenio cal. BC, Orihuela y la comarca de la Vega Baja ... more Entre finales del III y principios del II milenio cal. BC, Orihuela y la comarca de la Vega Baja del Segura en su conjunto formaron parte del espacio social de una de las culturas más emblemáticas de la Edad del Bronce europeo: la denominada "Cultura de El Argar". Los trabajos desarrollados a finales del siglo XIX por los hermanos Siret en varios yacimientos de las provincias de Almería y Murcia sentaron las bases para su definición y permitieron esbozar unas primeras tentativas de periodización (Siret y Siret, 1890). A pesar del tiempo transcurrido, buena parte de las características observadas por los Siret en sus excavaciones constituyen aún hoy indicadores válidos para el reconocimiento de la cultura argárica en el registro arqueológico: grandes asentamientos ubicados preferentemente en cerros y promontorios elevados; unas prácticas funerarias normalizadas, con sepulturas preservadas en el subsuelo de los poblados; y un abundante, variado y singular repertorio artefactual, especialmente característico en lo que se refiere a las producciones cerámicas y los objetos metálicos.
For a long time, the absence of megalithic monuments in the Levant of the Iberian Peninsula has s... more For a long time, the absence of megalithic monuments in the Levant of the Iberian Peninsula has surprised investigators. Many and diverse hypothesis have been proposed to explain this, but none of them has brought a satisfactory explanation about some essential questions. In this article we suggest that the regional distribution of copper mines and megalithic tombs in the oriental area of the South East of the Iberian Peninsula
were related with the conditions that promote the social transformations that we can recognize in the archaeological record at the middle of the III milennium BC.
The field work at this site began in 2006. We present the latest results obtained during archaeol... more The field work at this site began in 2006. We present the latest results obtained during archaeological excavations carried
out at the site. There have been two periods of occupation clearly differentiated: one of the Bronze Age –Argar culture–
and other of medieval times –VIII-IX centuries AD. The work has allowed us to document the urban plan of the site in each
of these two stages and to state their chronology by radiocarbon dates.
Archaeological research carried out last decades has confirmed that in the Segura and Vinalopó va... more Archaeological research carried out last decades has confirmed that in the Segura and Vinalopó valleys was settled the contact between two Bronze Age societies in the Iberian Peninsula: the Argaric Group and the Valencian Southern Prebetic Group. Excavations at three archaeological sites in this area –Terlinques, Cabezo Pardo and Cabezo Redondo– and their wide series of radiocarbon dates allow us for the first time to evaluate the diachrony of the historical process that involved the development of both archaeological groups along the II millennium BC and determine various socially significant stages in its development. We present in this paper the results of the statistical model used, built on the principles of Bayesian statistics using calibrated radiocarbon dates and the information that provide the contexts and stratigraphy from which they were obtained.
Trabajos De Prehistoria, 2006
En los estudios de la Edad del Bronce en la Península Ibérica desarrollados en la década de 1960,... more En los estudios de la Edad del Bronce en la Península Ibérica desarrollados en la década de 1960, tuvo un papel destacado la introducción del C 14 . Las aportaciones de Miquel Tarradell y José María Soler en este sentido constituyeron un avance significativo que permitieron fijar cronológicamente la Edad del Bronce peninsular sobre bases técnicas más firmes. No obstante, la revolución del radiocarbono se ha caracterizado desde sus inicios por la fidelidad a la fiabilidad de las dataciones absolutas, lo que ha generado serios problemas en el estudio de la Edad del Bronce que todavía están por resolver.
En los confines del Argar, Dec 2009
En los confines del Argar, Dec 2009
La ocupación prehistórica de la Illeta dels Banyets (El Campello, Alicante), 2006
En los confines del Argar, Dec 2009
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Papers by Juan Antonio Lopez Padilla
were related with the conditions that promote the social transformations that we can recognize in the archaeological record at the middle of the III milennium BC.
out at the site. There have been two periods of occupation clearly differentiated: one of the Bronze Age –Argar culture–
and other of medieval times –VIII-IX centuries AD. The work has allowed us to document the urban plan of the site in each
of these two stages and to state their chronology by radiocarbon dates.
were related with the conditions that promote the social transformations that we can recognize in the archaeological record at the middle of the III milennium BC.
out at the site. There have been two periods of occupation clearly differentiated: one of the Bronze Age –Argar culture–
and other of medieval times –VIII-IX centuries AD. The work has allowed us to document the urban plan of the site in each
of these two stages and to state their chronology by radiocarbon dates.