@misc{10481/79545,
year = {2023},
month = {1},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/79545},
abstract = {Our ability to build precise narratives regarding megalithic funerary rituals largely depends on an accurate understanding of
bone assemblage formation. The cemetery of Panoría offers an excellent opportunity for exploring the ritual variability through
the study of funerary taphonomy, as four of the nine recently excavated dolmens are remarkably well-preserved. Based on a
multi-proxy approach that includes the contextual archaeological features, skeletal preservation and representation indexes,
taphonomic processes, and radiocarbon chronology, three main ritual practices can be outlined: (i) primary sequential inhumations
followed by the differential in situ decomposition of skeletal remains; (ii) the selective removal of crania and long bones;
and (iii) the curation of subadult crania and probably long bones. The use-life of tombs, the intensity of mortuary depositions, and
the intentional protection of specific bones appear as key aspects for understanding the variability in bone assemblage formation.},
organization = {Funding for open access publishing: Universidad de Granada/ CBUA},
organization = {European Regional Development Fund FEDER–programme–University of Granada (A-HUM- 123-UGR18 and B-HUM-174-UGR20)},
organization = {Regional Government of Andalusia (P18-FR-4123)},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2020-114282 GB-I00)},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
keywords = {Megalithic societies},
keywords = {Burial taphonomy},
keywords = {Funerary ritual},
keywords = {Radiocarbon chronology},
keywords = {Iberian Peninsula},
title = {Burial taphonomy and megalithic ritual practices in Iberia: the Panoría cemetery},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-023-01716-5},
author = {Vílchez Suárez, Miriam and Aranda Jiménez, Gonzalo and Díaz‑Zorita Bonilla, Marta and Robles Carrasco, Sonia and Sánchez Romero, Margarita and Milesi García, Lara Bibiana and Esquivel Sánchez, Francisco Javier},
}