La Pedra del Gall (Empúries, l'Escala)

In this short article, we analyse an almost forgotten tomb fromthe Empúries archaeological site. In fact, a funeral monument which could have functioned as grave and altar at the same time. Known for years, and originating a local legend that gave the humble monument its name, the Pedra del Gall (li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Casas i Genover, Josep, Nolla, Josep Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/10674
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/10674
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Empúries (Ciutat antiga)
Monuments funeraris -- Catalunya -- Empúries (Ciutat antiga)
Sepulchral monuments -- Catalonia -- Emporion (Extinct city)
Emporion (Extinct city)
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Sumario:In this short article, we analyse an almost forgotten tomb fromthe Empúries archaeological site. In fact, a funeral monument which could have functioned as grave and altar at the same time. Known for years, and originating a local legend that gave the humble monument its name, the Pedra del Gall (literally, Rooster’s Rock) was not given any attention by those researchers who, half a century ago, studied the funerary grounds of Empúries. For its typology and structure, it can only be dated imprecisely, close to the end of the first century aC