Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)

We present archaeoastronomical results of an interdisciplinary project to study Bronze Age sites of the socalled Cultura de las Motillas in the Spanish region of La Mancha. We find that winter solstice sunrise was of special importance in the funerary and perhaps religious practises of these peoples...

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Autores: Esteban, César, Benítez de Lugo Enrich, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/23882
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23882
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:903:52(46)
Archaeoastronomy
Bronze Age. Late Prehistory
Iberian Peninsula
Monumental Barrow
Motilla
La Mancha
Winter Solstice.
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
Arqueología
Prehistoria
5505.01 Arqueología
5504.05 Prehistoria
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spelling Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)Esteban, CésarBenítez de Lugo Enrich, Luis903:52(46)ArchaeoastronomyBronze Age. Late PrehistoryIberian PeninsulaMonumental BarrowMotillaLa ManchaWinter Solstice.AstrofísicaAstronomía (Física)ArqueologíaPrehistoria5505.01 Arqueología5504.05 PrehistoriaWe present archaeoastronomical results of an interdisciplinary project to study Bronze Age sites of the socalled Cultura de las Motillas in the Spanish region of La Mancha. We find that winter solstice sunrise was of special importance in the funerary and perhaps religious practises of these peoples. The impressive megalithic monumental complex of Castillejo del Bonete shows a remarkable marker of the winter solstice sunrise on the most peculiar mountain of its horizon as well as alignments with this and other singular solar events as equinox and summer solstice. There seems to be a correspondence between the orientations of some of the main architectural structures of the monument and the general arrangement of two of the main galleries of a natural cave that lies just beneath it. Markers and orientations to the winter solstice sunrise seem to be present in other nearby contemporary sites such as the necropolis of Cerro Ortega and the motilla of El Azuer. Castillejo del Bonete stands as the first evidence of a clear solar marker in a megalithic site of the Iberian Peninsula, indicating that the precise location of the monument was carefully chosen. The alignments defined by several of its structures further reinforce its astronomical symbolism.The University of the Aegean, GreeceUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20162016-01-0120162016-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23882reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/238822026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)
title Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)
spellingShingle Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)
Esteban, César
903:52(46)
Archaeoastronomy
Bronze Age. Late Prehistory
Iberian Peninsula
Monumental Barrow
Motilla
La Mancha
Winter Solstice.
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
Arqueología
Prehistoria
5505.01 Arqueología
5504.05 Prehistoria
title_short Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)
title_full Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)
title_fullStr Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)
title_sort Archaeoastronomy in Bronze Age sites of La Mancha (Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Esteban, César
Benítez de Lugo Enrich, Luis
author Esteban, César
author_facet Esteban, César
Benítez de Lugo Enrich, Luis
author_role author
author2 Benítez de Lugo Enrich, Luis
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 903:52(46)
Archaeoastronomy
Bronze Age. Late Prehistory
Iberian Peninsula
Monumental Barrow
Motilla
La Mancha
Winter Solstice.
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
Arqueología
Prehistoria
5505.01 Arqueología
5504.05 Prehistoria
topic 903:52(46)
Archaeoastronomy
Bronze Age. Late Prehistory
Iberian Peninsula
Monumental Barrow
Motilla
La Mancha
Winter Solstice.
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
Arqueología
Prehistoria
5505.01 Arqueología
5504.05 Prehistoria
description We present archaeoastronomical results of an interdisciplinary project to study Bronze Age sites of the socalled Cultura de las Motillas in the Spanish region of La Mancha. We find that winter solstice sunrise was of special importance in the funerary and perhaps religious practises of these peoples. The impressive megalithic monumental complex of Castillejo del Bonete shows a remarkable marker of the winter solstice sunrise on the most peculiar mountain of its horizon as well as alignments with this and other singular solar events as equinox and summer solstice. There seems to be a correspondence between the orientations of some of the main architectural structures of the monument and the general arrangement of two of the main galleries of a natural cave that lies just beneath it. Markers and orientations to the winter solstice sunrise seem to be present in other nearby contemporary sites such as the necropolis of Cerro Ortega and the motilla of El Azuer. Castillejo del Bonete stands as the first evidence of a clear solar marker in a megalithic site of the Iberian Peninsula, indicating that the precise location of the monument was carefully chosen. The alignments defined by several of its structures further reinforce its astronomical symbolism.
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