RT Journal Article
T1 Sequencing the Southern Iberian Late Neolithic hypogeum cemetery of La Beleña through radiocarbon dating and Bayesian modeling.
A1 Santana-Cabrera, Jonathan
A1 Caro-Herrero, José Luis
A1 Camalich-Massieu, Maria Dolores
A1 Aranda-Jimenez, Gonzalo
A1 Martin-Socas, Dimas
K1 Datación - Método del carbono 14 - La Beleña (Yacimiento, Córdoba)
K1 Estadística bayesiana
AB This study aims to determine the chronological sequence of the collective burials in the hypogea of the prehistoriccemetery ofLa Bele˜na (Cabra, C´ordoba) through Bayesian analyses of 14C dates obtained from human remains. Thedata from this site are not only key to grasping the phenomenon of the introduction and spread of hypogeathroughout the western Mediterranean, but to gain insight into multi-stage funerary practices during the LateNeolithic/Chalcolithic. The dataset comprises 14C dates of 71 of the 79 individuals placed in five of La Bele˜na’s sixhypogea. The findings suggest: (i) La Bele˜na is one of the oldest assemblages of hypogea in Iberia, (ii) that this typeof collective burial spread rapidly throughout the western Mediterranean area, (iii) that La Bele˜na is marked by twomain phases of funerary activity interspersed by brief burial surges, (iv) funerary intensity at La Bele˜na increasedbetween cal BC 3400–2900 (2σ), and (v) the cemetery saw a very brief surge of burials potentially related to acatastrophic event. The results of this analysis thus shed light on the little-known chronological sequence ofprehistoric hypogea or rock-cut tombs in Iberia, their spread, and their relation to other Late Neolithic collectiveburials in western Europe.
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34849
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34849
LA eng
NO Santana, J., Caro, J. L., Camalich Massieu, M. D., Aranda Jiménez, G., & Martín Socas, D. (2024). Sequencing the Southern Iberian Late Neolithic hypogeum cemetery of La Beleña through radiocarbon dating and Bayesian modeling. Radiocarbon, 66(3), 498–517.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 4 mar 2026