Regional patterning among the megaliths of Galicia (NW Spain)
| Autor: | F. Criado Boado, R. Fábregas Valcarce, J. Vaquero Lastres |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Archeology
Grave goods geography Plateau geography.geographical_feature_category business.industry Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio Geography Planning and Development Distribution (economics) Archaeology Megaliths Natural (archaeology) Galicia Megalith Institute of Heritage Sciences Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Homogeneous Incipit Period (geology) business Tumulus Geology |
| Zdroj: | Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname |
| Popis: | [EN]Within the extensive plateau crossed by the upper Miño there are a vast number of tumuli. Their distribution is fairly homogeneous and they reach densities of up to 6 mounds per km2. The grave goods recovered from some of these monuments bear little relation to those in the coastal areas, especially so by the later part of the 3rd millenium BC. Recent surveys have found that some of the biggest concentrations of tombs are located near to natural passes or ridges that connect the inland plateau with the eastern districts of La Coruña and Pontevedra provinces. We suggest that proximity to crossing points between different areas was an important factor in the local setting of the mounds. On a larger scale the same principle might explain the occurrence of considerable clusters of monuments close to natural passes between regions that were especially important during this period. |
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