Emblems and spaces of power during the Argaric Bronze Age at La Almoloya, Murcia

Autor: Cristina Rihuete-Herrada, Vicente Lull, Carlos Velasco-Felipe, Bárbara Bonora, Claudia Molero, Camila Oliart, Maria Inés Fregeiro, Wolfgang Haak, Roberto Risch, Adrià Moreno, Lourdes Andúgar, Eva Celdrán-Beltrán, Rafael Micó, Vanessa Villalba-Mouco
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Antiquity
ISSN: 1745-1744
0003-598X
DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2021.8
Popis: The recent discovery of an exceptionally rich grave at La Almoloya in south-eastern Spain illuminates the political context of Early Bronze Age El Argar society. The quantity, variety and opulence of the grave goods emphasise the technological, economic and social dimensions of this unique culture. The assemblage includes politically and ideologically emblematic objects, among which a silver diadem stands out. Of equally exceptional character is the building under which the grave was found—possibly one of the first Bronze Age palaces identified in Western Europe. The architecture and artefacts from La Almoloya provide new insight into emblematic individuals and the exercise of power in societies of marked economic asymmetry. Introduction Argaric diadems as embodied emblems La Almoloya grave 38 Spaces of power Conclusions
Databáze: OpenAIRE