New Dates for the Emergence of the Megalithic Phenomenon on the Iberian Plateau: The Funerary Practices of Valdelasilla, Toledo (Spain)

[EN] This study presents an analysis of funerary practices at the site of Valdelasilla (Illescas, Toledo, Spain). The methodology integrates the morphological study of burial structures, anthropological analyses, a consideration of grave goods and the radiocarbon dating of human bone. The chronologi...

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Autores: Barroso, Rosa, Bueno, Primitiva, Sáez, Marcos, Cambra, Óscar, Rojas, Juan Manuel, Castañeda, Nuria, Díaz-Zorita, Marta, Moraga, Patricia, Vicente, Alejandro, Altamirano, Manuel, Cerrillo Cuenca, Enrique, Martinez Sevilla, Francisco, Álvarez Fernández, Esteban
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:gredos______::2ce6caa1ac0d7fdb2b2df2220130fd99
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/171373
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774326100559
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Megalithism
Iberian Plateau
Funerary practices
Valdelasilla Site (Illescas, Toledo, Spain)
5505.01 Arqueología
5504.05 Prehistoria
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Sumario:[EN] This study presents an analysis of funerary practices at the site of Valdelasilla (Illescas, Toledo, Spain). The methodology integrates the morphological study of burial structures, anthropological analyses, a consideration of grave goods and the radiocarbon dating of human bone. The chronological data indicate funerary activity at the site from the Late Neolithic to the Chalcolithic period. Bayesian modelling confirms the establishment of a planned cemetery by the end of the fifth millennium cal. BC, featuring small burial chambers organized around a larger tomb enclosed by a ditch. The burial chambers, which were constructed from wood, clay and small stones, created distinct spaces for the deceased. This embryonic form of monumentalization, the funerary practices observed and the early chronology link Valdelasilla to other peninsular cemeteries associated with the emergence of megalithism, now identified for the first time on the plateau. The location of the necropolis offers new insights into the role of inland regions in the emergence of Iberian and European megalithism.

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