Arqueologia de les cavernes de les illes Balears
[eng] A synthesis of the archaeological research in the caves of the Balearic Islands is presented, focused mainly in the work made during the last two decades. The cave occupation during the Early Bronze is explained, with special mention to the results obtained at Coval Simó and...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de las Islas Baleares |
| Repositorio: | Biblioteca Digital de les Illes Balears |
| OAI Identifier: | endins:Endins_2011v35p317 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/sites/oai-site/collect/endins/index/assoc/Endins_2/011v35p3.dir/Endins_2011v35p317.pdf http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/library/collection/endins/document/Endins_2011v35p317 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Speleology Spain Balearic Islands Archeology Spain Balearic Islands |
| Sumario: | [eng] A synthesis of the archaeological research in the caves of the Balearic Islands is presented, focused mainly in the work made during the last two decades. The cave occupation during the Early Bronze is explained, with special mention to the results obtained at Coval Simó and Cova des Riuets. The topic of copper mining in the beginning of the Mallorcan prehistory is commented, based on the evidence found in rock shelters of the Serra de Tramuntana. The new excavations and studies on Early and Mid Bronze funerary caves are explained, being the main features Cova de Can Martorellet among the natural caves and the monuments of Biniai Nou regarding the hypogea. The excavation of Cova des Mussol and Cova des Càrritx let establish for the first time the ritual or ceremonial use of some Menorcan caves in the mid 2nd millennium cal BC. With this reference, the same functional interpretation has been given to some caves in East Mallorca which show an entrance with cyclopean architectonic structures. Otherwise, the mentioned Cova des Càrritx and Cova des Mussol, together with Cova des Càrritx, have allowed improving significantly the knowledge about the Late Bronze necropolis in cave. About the Iron Age funerary caves, leaving aside the reuse of some earlier structures, maybe the most significant new case is the excavation of a new hypogeum at Cales Coves. In Ibiza, the punic world is characterized by the use of hipogea as tombs and the establishment of rock sanctuaries. Finally, in historic times it is highlighted the use of the caves for water supply and the Muslim refuges during the Christian conquest in the XIIIth century. |
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