@misc{10481/58737,
year = {2019},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/58737},
abstract = {The investigation of the Iberian megalithic phenomenon
has only recently begun to benefit from the expansion of the
technical and scientific potential of modern archaeology.
There are still very few Iberian megaliths for which high
resolution scientific research has been carried out, providing
detailed data on their design, uses and biographies. This
paper presents the results of the multi-disciplinary study of
the Palacio III tholos, part of a larger megalithic complex
located in Almadén de la Plata (Seville). This study is based
on a wide-spectrum methodology that integrates geoarchaeology,
techno-morphological and functional analysis of portable
material culture and graphic analysis, all combined
within a meticulously contextual perspective. The results
provide a wealth of data on how, through a series of carefully
constructed cultural choices, this monument represents
a true place of encounter between the locally available geological
resources and other resources that were only accessible
through contact with neighbouring communities.
Whether in its raw state, finely carved in the form of engraved
and painted sculptures or transformed into artefacts
of high technical and personal value, the materiality of the
stone in the Palacio III tholos acquires multiple cultural dimensions
that only a modern scientific approach is able to
reconstruct.},
abstract = {Solo recientemente la investigación del fenómeno megalítico
ibérico ha comenzado a beneficiarse de la ampliación
del potencial técnico y científico de la arqueología moderna.
Todavía son muy pocos los megalitos ibéricos para los que
se han realizado investigaciones científicas de alta resolución,
capaces de aportar datos detallados sobre su diseño,
usos y biografías. En este trabajo se presentan los resultados
del estudio del tholos del complejo megalítico de Palacio
III (Almadén de la Plata, Sevilla), abordado mediante una
metodología multidisciplinar que integra la geoarqueología,
el estudio tecnomorfológico y funcional de la cultura material
portable y el análisis gráfico, dentro de una meticulosa
valoración contextual. Los resultados aportan datos muy
novedosos respecto a cómo, a través de una serie de elecciones
culturales cuidadosamente construidas, este monumento
representa un verdadero lugar de encuentro entre los
recursos geológicos localmente disponibles y los recursos
accesibles mediante contacto con otras comunidades. Bien
en su forma bruta, bien labrada en forma de esculturas
grabadas y pintadas o transformada en artefactos de alto
valor técnico y personal, la materialidad de la piedra adquiere
en Palacio III múltiples dimensiones culturales que
solo a través de la moderna investigación científica es posible
reconstruir.},
organization = {This study has been funded by the project of “Nature, Society and Monumentality: High Resolution Archaeological Investigations on the Megalithic
Landscape of Antequera” (HAR2013-45149-P) (2014-2017), sponsored within the National R&D Plan of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
(Spanish Government).},
publisher = {Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)},
keywords = {Geoarchaeology},
keywords = {Lithic resources},
keywords = {Megalith},
keywords = {Megalithic art},
keywords = {Material culture},
keywords = {Copper age},
title = {Striking, colourful, smooth, rare: lithic resources and cultural choices in the architecture, sculpture and portable artefacts of the Palacio III tholos monument (Seville, Spain)},
doi = {10.3989/tp.2019.12236},
author = {García Sanjuan, Leonardo and Afonso Marrero, José Andrés and Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio and Martínez Fernández, Gabriel},
}