Megalithic tombs

This study focuses on a particular set of funerary monuments found in southern Arabia and often called boat or ellipse graves. Their
distribution is noted throughout much of Dhofar, Oman, the Mahra Governorate of Yemen and Socotra. They can occur in isolation,
small groups or larger clusters. Limited excavations since 1952 have determined they are the interments of single individuals
generally without grave goods. Constructed in a fairly uniform manner of large stone blocks, they are generally dated from the post-
Classic period (c. 400 CE) until 1000 CE based on stratigraphy, C-14 dates, and associated site ceramics.1 Often identified with the
people of ‘Ad as their ancestors and the geographical region of al-Ahqaf by modern MSAL speakers, their construction may reflect
differing aspects of socio-political, religious and ethnic status in the region.

The ancient practice of megalithic erection and engraving on natural rock surfaces has left behind invaluable archaeological remnants that provide insight into the culture of past societies. In the North East region of India, some tribal communities have partaken in these practices, leaving behind a trail of megaliths and petroglyphs. The present study delves into the fascinating world of archaeology, specifically focusing on the Khoupum Taluk region. Through an ethnoarchaeological lens. The study examines the recently discovered Megaliths and Petroglyphs of Rongmei Naga, shedding new light on the archaeological landscape of the area. This study is based on the analysis of fresh data collected from recently discovered archaeological sites, which offer a unique perspective on the rich history and cultural significance of the region. The preliminary findings of this research highlight the variations, orientations, and functions of megalithic monuments, as well as the symbolism in the types of petroglyphs found in the study area. The results of the study show that the megalithic monuments and petroglyphs among the Rongmei people serve as commemorations of deceased persons, showcasing their possessions and activities during festivals and petroglyphs provide a glimpse into the beliefs and rituals of the community, serving various purposes. The investigation has revealed a rather concerning discovery that most of the megaliths and petroglyphs existing in the area are in a state of severe neglect and disrepair, and are on the brink of extinction and it is essential to preserve and document them before they are lost forever.

The Archaeological Department of India was instituted in 1862 with
the appointment of A. Cunningham is the Director. And, Lord Argyll,
the Secretary of State, realized that something substantial should be
undertaken and possible only by a central department.
As a result, the Archaeological Survey of India came into being with
Cunningham as its first Director General.

The purpose of this work has been to place the West Swedish settlements, dated to the Late Palaeolithic, in a larger, continental context. One result of my studies is that it influences the established perception of these early hunters and collectors. In this work, I have taken as my starting point two different explanatory models: the archaeological model and what I call the anthropological model. The review of the two interpretive models showed a contradiction (see section – Reindeer hunters or seal and whale hunters). The traditional archaeological model has interpreted the Late Palaeolithic remains as evidence of an inland population. The term hunter has also been implicitly considered synonymous with reindeer hunters. In western Sweden, however, archaeologists have assessed the Late Palaeolithic finds as the remains of a coastal population. On the basis of these interpretations, I have found it interesting to make a comparison with the views of anthropologists, since they have had their starting point in historical material. The Late Palaeolithic finds from northern Europe have been seen by anthropologists as a counterpart to the Inuit tool inventories in historical times (see chap. Historical examples, Greenland, coastal settlements at Disco Bay). The same researchers also note that the Inuit populations were characterized by a survival strategy that included a highly sophisticated, varied and adaptable trapping and hunting strategy based on the fact that they lived in a vulnerable and capricious Arctic environment.
Not complete with accompanying maps.
In Swedish.

Several stories exist of Sunlight in Newgrange's chamber before the reopening of the roofbox. reflected Sunlight on the backwall due to a wet passage floor could be possible in Newgrange. Mr Hickey was an enthusiastic guide before the excavation at Newgrange happened and he was adamant that at the time of the midwinter solstice, the sun shone in through the narrow entry to the inner chamber Such stories will be analysed in this paper.

In: C. Giostra – E. Aspöck – D. Winger (Hrsg.), Fuerto e ritualità? Riaprire le sepolture nell’alto medioevo. VI Incontro Internazionale per l’Archeologia barbarica Milano, Università Cattolica (da remoto), 9 dicembre 2022. Archeologia Barbarica 7 (Mantova 2024) 181–195.

"Persistent Pastoralism: Monuments and Settlements in the Archaeology of Dhofar" offers a compelling exploration of the long-standing pastoralist traditions and their enduring impact on the cultural landscape of Oman. Through meticulous archaeological research and insightful analysis, the book delves into the rich history of Dhofar, tracing the evolution of pastoralist practices, the construction of monumental structures, and the enduring connections between people and their environment.

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This article reports the finding of a menhir adorned with intricate cupmarks at Chhind Kalo, near Ambikapur airport in Chhattisgarh, India. This menhir, known as Thinthini Paththar for its acoustic qualities, provides valuable insights into the historical and cultural context of the area. The study aims to highlight the cultural significance of the menhir and the associated stone complex within the broader technological framework of the Chotanagpur plateau region. It seeks to attract scholarly attention from experts in the field to encourage further research. Additionally, the study urges non-governmental organizations and government authorities to take measures for the preservation of the site.

The Social Archaeology of Megalithic Monuments The Social Archaeology of Megalithic Monuments by Colin Renfrew comprises the Archaeological works studying the various sites of Europe called Dolmens, Causeways, Long Barrows, and Henges in an attempt to decipher their usages, connections and the purpose they

An integrated study, comprising a GPR (ground penetrating radar) geophysical survey and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) aerial photography,
was applied to the study of the Chã Mourisca Neolithic mound, located in Ponte de Lima, NW Portugal. The north of Portugal is a mountainous region with hundreds of funerary megalithic mounds dating from the Middle/Later Neolithic. This heritage has been neither fully inventoried nor studied, and it is therefore susceptible to destruction due to urban, agricultural and forest expansion, road construction or enlargement, etc. Excavation of this type of monument is time consuming and its conservation or later valorisation for different purposes (educational, touristic, etc.) becomes a difficult task. The aim of this work was to study the mound’s internal structure, through the use of non-invasive technologies, in order to obtain relevant information about the monument architecture, which can be used scientifically and/or integrated into tourist-didactic projects. In this study, photogrammetry by UAV enabled the accurate mapping of the mound and adjacent areas, with the production of high-resolution RGB orthomosaics and DSMs (digital surface models). These data were useful for the topographic correction of
GPR data, and allowed the 3D modelling of the monument and surrounding areas. The GPR survey was conducted over the mound and adjacent areas, with parallel profiles acquired over a grid with 25 cm of separation. The equipment used was the GSSI SIR 3000 with 400 Mhz antenna. The data enabled the definition of the monument stratigraphy, structure, dimensions, and its degree of perturbation, and were important to detect and map the location of the funeral chamber and the presence of a stone corridor and its morphology. The data obtained are an important auxiliary for the archaeological investigation, as the resulting maps and other images, can be used to direct future excavations, or to digitally reconstruct the archaeological structures, without the need for excavation, and therefore test ideas about the past. The combination of these methodologies is inexpensive, quick to perform in the field, and can be systematically applied in the knowledge, safeguarding and valorisation of other prehistoric archaeological heritage.

Esta comunicación pretende dar a conocer los trabajos realizados por el proyecto Prado Castaño. Dicho proyecto ha realizado excavaciones en un dolmen del término municipal de Hernán-Pérez. Esta zona ha sido muy poco o nada estudiada y desde los años 1980 no se ha realizado intervenciones en este término municipal sobre este tipo de estructuras y en la mayoría de los casos las actuaciones se han limitado a descubrimientos casuales atendidos con urgencia y prevención. El término municipal es un lugar idóneo para estudiar y analizar problemas relativos a este tipo de estructuras, además siendo un marco incomparable de elementos ecológicos y etnológicos. Estas actuaciones también pretenden revitalizar la zona tanto a nivel arqueológico, turístico y patrimonial poniendo de relieve y revalorizándolo.

The construction of megalithic tombs originated in the Neolithic. It created artificial scenarios that would have had a multiplicity of meanings beyond those related to death. The location of this type of structure seems to meet several criteria: some are built, successively in the same space, forming necropolises, while others, isolated but visible over long distances, seem to “communicate” with other similar constructions located more or less high, showing territories of experience and an exploration of possible prehistoric paths. The social and symbolic impact of these funerary landscapes was so great that it spanned many culturally distinct periods. This becomes evident when they were reused or the surrounding area was used for structured deposits after its construction. These actions show that the symbolism of these Neolithic funerary landscapes has not been lost, although their more specific meanings may have changed either in the context of affirmations of new worldviews or of new strategies for negotiation and affirmation of new power groups. In the Lima River basin, such behaviour can be mainly observed during the Chalcolithic and Bronze
Age, although it has never been systematized. The aim of this work is to trace the features of the Neolithic landscape in this basin and the impact of megalithic scenarios on space, in the later chronological-cultural periods.

Institutionen för historiska studier Akademisk avhandling för avläggande av filosofie doktorsexamen i arkeologi vid Göteborgs universitet, som med tillstånd av humanistiska fakultetens dekanus kommer att offentligen försvaras fredagen den 11 juni 2021, kl. 13.00 i hörsal J330 samt digitalt.

This is the manuscript of a presentation given on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Société Archéologique du Finistère à Quimper, Château de Lanniron, le 1 Décembre 2023. It will be published in the conference-proceedings. The paper deals with the problem of elitism and supposed interpretative sovereignty within present-day "megalithic studies" in Western France on one hand and introduces some simple observations, largely owing to the open-mindedness of archaeological pioneers from Brittanny during the early years of the 20th century on the other. A fundamental and easily comprehensible observation concerns a motif from the Neolithic period in Morbihan that frequently appears in ritual and funerary contexts: a silhouette which, according to Prof. S. Cassen, denotes a sperm whale. This was architecturally realised on a large scale not only there, but also on the Crozon Peninsula in the form of ‘alignments’, which until now have been vaguely named as such. This phenomenon, which is widespread throughout the world, can still be seen in the Middle Ages, where the cross as an emblem of Christianity was architecturally realised in the form of church ground plans, among other things. It can therefore be assumed that the principle of ‘as in heaven, so on earth’ was known and architecturally realised long before the advent of Christianity. Of course, this goes beyond the radius of both current archaeological trends and astronomical research focuses. Nevertheless, principles such as impartiality and  open-mindedness are essential to scientific progress.

This is awork of fiction. Ten stories inspired by archaeological sites and monuments. In a remote village in the Deccan, impoverished villagers resort to human sacrifice to coax treasures out of prehistoric dolmens; over the ages, an ancient menhir commemorating a dead hero is transformed into the deity in an imposing temple; the caretaker of a medieval tank makes the ultimate sacrifice to safeguard its bund from breaching; a one-armed sculptor carves a masterpiece in a Himalayan village in one night; a modern-day researcher comes face-to-face with characters from the distant past, during a field trip; the sculptor of an ancient stupa revisits it two-thousand years later…

Pulau Sumba sudah lama dikenal dengan tradisi makam megalitiknya yang dijumpai tersebar hampir di semua area di Sumba. Makam megalitik ini dibangun dari potongan-potongan batuan berukuran besar. Berdasarkan aspek geologi, penelitian ini mencoba untuk mencari tahu asal batuan bahan pembuat makam megalitik dan apa yang menjadi alasan untuk memilih suatu batuan untuk bahan makam megalitik. Metode yang digunakan meliputi beberapa tahap. Tahap pertama merupakan pendeskripsian sampel di lapangan. Tahap kedua, analisis geologi digunakan untuk memetakan titik-titik observasi dan singkapan batuan di lapangan. Tahap ketiga, variabel hasil pengamatan kemudian dianalisa menggunakan metode Principle Components Analysis (PCA). Empat variabel digunakan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu: variabel jarak dari sumber, variabel litologi, variabel tekstur dan variabel tingkat kekerasan. Hasil penelitian mengindikasikan bahwa tekstur batuan merupakan pertimbangan utama dalam memilih jenis batuan untuk bahan ma...

espanolSuperado el concepto tradicional del Megalitismo como el resultado de un proceso lineal en continua complejizacion, se muestra una imagen de un fenomeno desarrollado con periodicidad, determinado por �discontinuidades� ligadas a momentos de gran actividad constructiva o destructiva, seguidos por otros de aparente inactividad. Las diversas modifi caciones arquitectonicas e intervenciones de distinta naturaleza que se llevan a cabo en los monumentos, bien durante su etapa fundacional y de uso inicial, bien durante sus fases de reutilizacion, demuestran que no son simples construcciones magnificas que permanecen estaticas, sino arquitecturas organicas, vivas, cuya permanencia temporal da lugar a su constantereformulacion. A traves de estas actuaciones que alteran, en mayor o menor medida, la estructura original del sepulcro, es posible reconstruir la �biografia� de los megalitos, que consiste en una compleja superposicion de diferentes usos, remodelaciones, fases de reutilizacio...

This article traces the path of a Revival book to the Historical Museum of Isperih and examines the aspects of the Bulgarian-European relationship, reflected in its pages. G. S. Rakovski derives the origin of the Bulgarians from ancient India and considers the Bulgarian language to be one of the most ancient languages. In the “dissection” of speech and the comparative references to Sanskrit, the great Bulgarian revivalist was looking for a key not only to the integration of Bulgarian culture into the European one, but to a kind of cultural “overcoming” Europe. 
Keywords: Georgi Rakovski; Revival book; comparative method; “dissection of the speech”

Ако ситуираме понятията "темпоралност" и "интерсубективност" в схемата на взаимна обусловеност или метафизична отрицаемост, несъмнено ще открием доста повече форми на органична и изначална несъвместимост.
Въпреки това, тези два концепта играят значителна роля във феноменологичната традиция - както в нейната предистория, така и в посткласическите й послания.
Акцентът в изследването на тези две понятия се поставя по-скоро върху това какво те сами по себе си представляват, отколкото как биха могли да се свържат в релевантно отношение.

En este trabajo se realiza una propuesta metodológica para la detección de yacimientos arqueológicos pertenecientes a la Edad del Hierro en el Noroeste Peninsular a partir del empleo de la tecnología LiDAR. En la primera parte de este estudio se presenta la zona de trabajo, el municipio de Muras. Además se define la herramienta LiDAR y se destacan las publicaciones que han utilizado esta metodología en estudios de una naturaleza similar en el Noroeste Ibérico. Además se enumeran las ventajas y los inconvenientes que se han encontrado tras su aplicación. Se expone la metodología que ha sido empleada para que pueda ser reproducible por aquellos investigadores que lo deseen y por último se presentan los resultados que se han obtenido con la respectiva valoración del método utilizado.

Results from excavation work carried out at Mamoa d'Alagoa (Trás-os-Montes, Northeastern Portugal) in 2000-2001, are presented here. This is a megalithic monument, with chamber and other access structures-megalithic corridor, corridor opened directly in the clayey sediments, antechamber-in connexion with a covering sub-circular mound. Special emphasis is given to the different phases of construction / use / "closure" during the first half of the 4 th millennium BC. The intentional and constant use of fire is also pointed out. This may have a ritual significance.

Pre-cairn activity was identified and light was cast on the structural sequence of the cairn. The validity of the current reconstruction is discussed. There are notes on `The pottery' by Audrey S Henshall (155--60) and `The flaked stone' by Caroline Wickham-Jones (160--71).

Until today a detailed mapping of the megalithic structures from the 4th millenium BC in northern Europe seems a desideratum. The DFG-Priority Program 1400 “Early Monumentality and Social Differentiation” is currently working on the Neolithic of the northern European plain. One important aim is to record and analyse the archaeological evidence within the working region in a systematical way. As a first step, an account of all megaliths available is of crucial importance. The map presented here reveals remarkable spatial patterns that may serve as a starting point for further research.

The excavations of the cemetery groups at Balneaves, Loanleven and Park of Tongland facilitate an examination of many aspects of Bronze Age burial practices in Scotland. They are notable as much for the differences in burial ritual they imply as for the very narrow chronological period in which they were used. The three sites produced a total of seventeen14C dates, two of which are aberrant, with means of the remaining fifteen falling within a period of 250 years (3370–3610 bp in radiocarbon years). The excavations were sponsored by Historic Scotland (formerly Historic Buildings and Monuments, Scotland).At Balneaves, a penannular ditch enclosed sixteen features, including a group of seven pits with cremation burials, four of which were associated with a distinctive assemblage of collared urns. The cremated bone was well preserved. At least one large standing stone had been erected on the site, and this was buried in the medieval period.At Loanleven, only a segment of the enclosing r...

This paper presents the results of a programme of archaeological and geophysical field investigation in the immediate environs of the great passage tomb and nearby medieval manorial village of Dowth in Co. Meath. Based on this fieldwork, against a backdrop of documentary research, it proposes a reappraisal of the archaeological remains from the Neolithic period to the present day, in the light of parallel phases of human activity at nearby Newgrange and Knowth, which, together with Dowth, collectively comprise the core area of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site. A number of new features of potential archaeological significance have been identified. These include the disturbed remains of two possible passage tombs to the northeast and southeast of the great mound and traces of a D-shaped terraced platform attached to its northeastern quadrant, bolstering the traditional belief that the mound had been remodelled during the Anglo-Norman period to serve as a motte-andbailey. The results of the geophysical survey do not support previous assertions that traces of the manorial village of Dowth lie in the field between the mound and the medieval graveyard. The majority of these earthworks, it would seem, are related to medieval and post-medieval agricultural activity, with the pattern of subsequent spade-dug cultivation possibly dating to as late as the nineteenth century.

Resumo: Resultados da escavação da Mamoa 1 do núcleo do Alto da Portela do Pau (trabalhos de 1992). Este núcleo está na área de fronteira com a Galiza, em cujo território se encontra em parte, e nele foram já escavadas pelos autores, em 1993 e 1994, também as mamoas 2, 3 e 6. Um dos monumentos que se implantam em território galego é a famosa Mota Grande, alvo de violações recehtes, que puseram a descoberto esteios decorados com importantes gravuras, estudadas por um dos autores (A.M.B.). Tem-se procurado implementar um projecto luso-galaico de estudo, salvaguarda e valorização deste importante núcleo megalítico. Palavras-chave: Megalitismo. Castro Laboreiro. Alto da Portela do Pau.

The Bronze Age barrow cemetery in Reznes was located on the right bank of the River Daugava on a paleoisland. In total, eight barrows have been recorded in the cemetery. Archaeological excavations took place in the 1930s, led by E. Šturms, and in the 1950s and 1960s, led by J. Graudonis. Altogether, seven barrows have been excavated. Several barrows had secondary burials from the Late Iron Age and the historical period, thus complicating archaeological analysis of this already complex archaeological site. Both Šturms and Graudonis archaeologically dated the cemetery from 1200 to 600 BC. The inhumation layers at the base of the barrow were considered to be the oldest, chronologically followed by cremations. But the youngest were considered to be the burials in stone cists. However, 14 C dates show that the Reznes barrow cemetery was established earlier-in the middle of the 14th century BCand was used until the 6th century BC. The chronological sequence of the burial types is revisited as well, as the 14 C dates show parallel use of all three types throughout the active use of the cemetery. The differing types of burials might have been determined by the social position of the deceased in society. The anthropological analysis of inhumations was limited due to the very poor preservation of the bones. Only occasionally was it possible to distinguish between adults and subadults, but more detailed analysis was impossible. Cremation skeletal material, on the other hand, shows that individuals belonging to all age groups were cremated-adults, juveniles and children. Some cremation pits consist of more than one individual, and in one case-at least 16 different individuals. In addition to the 14 C dating, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of collagen were carried out, when possible. Based on previously published isotopic data, different food groups and their contribution to Reznes humans' diets are discussed, arriving to a conclusion that contrary to general suggestions of millet consumption during the Bronze Age, Reznes humans' isotopic data does not confirm that. Distinction between terrestrial and aquatic protein sources is complicated by the highly variable Daugava River isotopic ecology, nonetheless, some dietary trends can be distinguished that slightly correlate with 14 C dates. However, aquatic reservoir effects in human collagen 14 C dates is still an open question and exceeds the limits of this study.

Financial support for the meeting Mega-Talks 2 has been provided by the project Moving megaliths in the Neolithic (PTDC/EPH-ARQ/3971/2012), funded by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal) and the Municipality of Redondo (Portugal).

Archaeology is benefiting from fresh technological developments that are introducing new recording systems based mainly on 3D modelling. Innovative digital recordings are improving key aspects of archaeological practice, including accuracy and efficiency. This is the case of a novel procedure that uses Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for data acquisition and software such as Structure from Motion (SfM) to produce volumetric models from photographs. These photorealistic 3D models can be processed further using Building Information Modelling (BIM) to create plans, sections, digital elevation models, orthophotographs and other types of images useful for analysis and publication. The study of the architectural features of the megalithic necropolis of Panoría (Granada, Spain) has benefited from these innovative technologies.

ABSTRACTPrevious research on the Neolithic cist graves of the Western Alpine region—also known under the term Chamblandes type graves—mostly focused on sites located in western Switzerland and eastern France. For the adjacent Aosta Valley (Italy), only a little information is available. Within the framework of our research project, it was possible to identify about 120 stone cist graves from 10 sites in the Aosta Valley. Due to the lack of distinctive grave goods and missing absolute dating, however, their chronological position has been unclear until now. Here we present the first extensive series of radiocarbon dates from Neolithic stone cist graves of the Aosta Valley. We analyzed 31 human bone samples from four sites, and most dates indicate an unexpected early chronological position around the first half of the 5th millennium BCE, in particular, the site of Villeneuve, dating to 4800–4550 cal BCE. This identifies these burials from the Aosta Valley as belonging to the oldest kn...

This paper presents and discusses the preliminary results of a small scale visualisation project as part of which the low-cost LiDAR scanner that now comes as standard with the iPad Pro was used in conjunction with both the Arctec Leo structured light scanner and photogrammetric survey methods to record, analyse and present the recently excavated remains of a Neolithic passage tomb at Dowth Hall, Co, Meath, Ireland. It considers the ease and speed with which the small to medium scale structural components found here can be scanned or photographed, meshed, and textured using each approach and further explores whether the outputs produced in each case might be used to support and enhance each other.

Bitlis is located in an important region where the historical Silk Road passed through, and therefore it carries the traces of many civilizations throughout prehistoric and historical periods. One of these ancient civilizations is the Urartians. This civilization is known not only for their military power but also for their architectural and artistic works. During their reign, the Urartians constructed many castles and rock tombs in Bitlis and its surroundings. The Urartian castles in Bitlis province are a reflection of the strong military presence of this civilization. These castles are usually located on high hills and have natural defense capabilities. The structures in the castles are generally built with stone blocks, and some of them are quite large. The most important ones among them are Tatvan Castle, Adilcevaz Kef Castle, Ahlat Castle, and Cevizderesi Castle. One of the most significant Urartian remains in Bitlis province is Kef Castle, located in Adilcevaz district. This castle was built during the Urartian period and provided the region's administrative organization. Only the remains of Kef Castle and the palace complex inside the castle have survived until today. Tatvan Castle was built to protect the western border of the Van Lake basin, where the central administration of the Urartians was located. Its remains have been destroyed and damaged and have not
survived until today. Rock tombs are also an important example of Urartian architecture. These tombs are usually rooms carved into natural rocks. The tomb rooms are generally inside a pit surrounded by stone blocks carved into walls and have multiple chambers. The most important Urartian rock tomb in Bitlis province is the Tatvan the rock tomb. Tatvan rock tomb, like other Urartian rock tombs, was made only for the rulers and their families who came from the royal lineage in the castle. Simple burial tombs were usually made for ordinary people, which were placed under large stones, put in urns, or buried under the ground.

DIRk BRANDhERM, MIChAł kRuEGER & JOãO LuíS CARDOSO um novo método para a datação absoluta de ossos humanos cremados: a cabana 2 do Monte de São Domingos (Malpica do Tejo, Portugal) A new method for the absolute dating of cremated human bones:

The inherently peculiar nature of megalithic architecture arises from the employment of large stone slabs that were frequently unmodified and unshaped. Subsequent studies of the megalithic slabs themselves have focused mainly on their geological origin and the distances over which they were transported. The way that the slabs were extracted from their source material has been only rarely addressed, although megalithic ‘quarries’ have occasionally been identified. The deployment of glacial boulders in North European monuments is a well-known phenomenon, and even beyond the glaciated zone, extensive spreads of natural boulders may have characterised large areas of western Europe during the earlier Neolithic. Some megalithic monuments were built directly from such scattered blocks. In the majority of cases, however, the megalithic slabs that were used can be shown to have been cut away from cliffs and outcrops, exploiting natural fracture planes. Whether quarried slabs or detached boulders, what unites these sources of stone is that they were surface exposures, visible features of the early Neolithic landscape that may already have been places of special significance.

DIRk BRANDhERM, MIChAł kRuEGER & JOãO LuíS CARDOSO um novo método para a datação absoluta de ossos humanos cremados: a cabana 2 do Monte de São Domingos (Malpica do Tejo, Portugal) A new method for the absolute dating of cremated human bones:

RESUMENEl culto a los muertos es una práctica documentada en el ser humano desde tiempos prehistóricos. Uno de los fenómenos funerarios que revisten mayor popularidad dentro de la Prehistoria Reciente es el megalitismo, desarrollado en amplios territorios de Europa desde mediados del v milenio cal BC, y caracterizado por la construcción de grandes tumbas colectivas cuyo imaginario permanece en el folclore popular hasta nuestros días. En este trabajo se ofrece una interpretación de las prácticas funerarias que engloban dicho fenómeno a partir del estudio regional del conjunto megalítico de la Lora burgalesa, en el noreste de la Submeseta Norte española. Tras décadas de estudio, que en los últimos años se ha focalizado en el análisis de las colecciones esqueléticas, ha sido posible profundizar en el conocimiento de las sociedades que enterraban a sus muertos en estas tumbas.   Palabras clave: megalitismo, prácticas funerarias, enterramientos colectivosTopónimos: Lora burgalesa, Submes...

Os autores publicam um vaso de tipo Largo Bordo
Horizontal pertencente à Fundação Sousa de Oliveira
(Ponta Delgada, Açores). Embora de proveniência e
contexto até ao momento desconhecidos, deverá ser
oriundo do Noroeste peninsular, muito provavelmente
do território português, atendendo à sua tipologia.
A peça tem uma cronologia da Idade do Bronze e a sua
importância justificou o estudo desenvolvido, que é mais um
contributo para o catálogo daquela categoria de cerâmica.
Para além da caracterização do vaso nas suas diversas facetas,
realizaram-se análises cromatográficas e uma datação de
radiocarbono. Discutem-se alguns dos aspectos inerentes
a este tipo de cerâmica e à origem do recipiente.
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Palavras-chave: Idade do Bronze; Noroeste peninsular;
Cerâmica; Datação radiocarbónica; Análise de materiais.
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Examensarbeten i Geologi vid Lunds universitet-Kvartärgeologi, nr. 206 Geologiska institutionen Centrum för GeoBiosfärsvetenskap Lunds universitet 2006 Dendrokronologisk undersökning av tallbestånds etablering, tillväxtdynamik och degenerering orsakat av klimatrelaterade hydrologiska variationer på Viss mosse och Åbuamossen, Skåne, södra Sverige, 7300-3200 cal. BP Innehåll 1. Introduktion 1.1 Syfte 2. Områdesbeskrivning 2.1 Områdesbeskrivning för Åbuamossen 2.2 Områdesbeskrivning för Viss mosse 3. Metod 3.1 Fältarbete 3.2 Mätarbete 3.3 Uppbyggnad av kronologier 3.3.1 Statistisk jämförelse mellan kurvor 3.3.2 T-värde (t-value) 3.3.3 Medlöparvärde 3.3.4 Uppbyggnad av medelkurvor och kronologier med hjälp av t-värde och medlöparvärde 3.3.5 Identitetsnummer på kurvor och kronologier 3.3.6 Justering av grodd-, respektive dödsår 3.4 Dateringar, 14 C-prover 3.4.1 Bearbetning av 14 C-dateringarna 3.4.2 Wiggle-match dating 3.4.3 Wiggle-match dating med OxCal v3.10 3.5 Dendrokronologi som metod för rekonstruktion av klimatrelaterade hydrologiska förändringar 3.5.1 Tillväxtdynamik hos tall 4.

A well-preserved burial, discovered during peat clearing on Langwell Farm in Strath Oykel, Easter Ross, consisted of a stone cist that held the skeleton of a woman who had died in 2200–1960 cal bc. Although the cist contents were disturbed and partly removed before archaeological investigation took place, the burial rite can be interpreted to some extent. The woman, who died in her late 20s, had been wrapped in brown cattle hide, and wooden and woven objects were placed with her body. Periodic waterlogging created conditions that allowed the rare, partial preservation of the organic materials. Analysis of bone histology indicated that decay of the human remains had been arrested, either by deliberate mummification or by waterlogging. The cist had been set into a low knoll on the valley floor and it may have been covered with a low cairn or barrow. This spot had been the site of a fire several hundred years earlier, and it may have been a node on a cross-country route linking east an...