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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| 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) |
| 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 |
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