La cueva sepulcral de Virués-Martínez (Atarfe) en el contexto funerario de finales del IV milenio cal. B. C. de la Depresión de Granada
[EN] The cave of Virués and Martínez is an exceptional recent discovery by members of the Iliberis Speleological Club (Grupo Espeleológico Ilíberis). The cave was found in the midst of wider prospecting activities in Sierra Elvira (Granada, southern Spain). A range of archaeological materials had be...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/193890 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/193890 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Neolithic Copper Age Burial site Cave Neolítico Edad del Cobre Espacio sepulcral Cueva |
| Sumario: | [EN] The cave of Virués and Martínez is an exceptional recent discovery by members of the Iliberis Speleological Club (Grupo Espeleológico Ilíberis). The cave was found in the midst of wider prospecting activities in Sierra Elvira (Granada, southern Spain). A range of archaeological materials had been found inside the cave including human bones, pottery and flint tools. Preliminary analyses date back these materials towards the end of the IV Millennium BC. Most of the pottery and lithic pieces were complete and arranged as they were first laid around the cave by the prehistoric communities. The primary use of the cave might have been as a burial. The ensuing multidisciplinary project that followed the discovery joins the efforts of archaeologists, speleologists and specialists from various scientific backgrounds all inspired by the preservation, study, and dissemination of the speleological archaeological heritage. |
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