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Massive prehistoric pit sites in southern iberia:challenges, opportunities and lessons learned Armenteros-Lojo, María José Jiménez-Jáimez, Víctor José Silos Construcciones agrícolas Excavaciones arqueológicas Península Ibérica - Restos arqueológicos prehistóricos España - Historia - Epoca prehistórica Neolítico - Europa Edad del cobre Archaeological sites characterized by significant concentrations of pits (‘pit sites’) were widespread in prehistoric Europe. In southern Iberia, many pit sites date back to the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods (fourth-third millennia BCE), and often display massive numbers of pits. Deciphering the social, economic, and symbolic significance of such sites, composed of hundreds or even thousands of pits, holds deep historical implications. What do these pits mean, and how were they used? If they functioned as grain storage pits, as many believe, did they represent a substantial economic surplus? Unfortunately, many of these sites have been inadequately published and remain poorly known north of the Pyrenees. This paper aims to contribute to the broader understanding of prehistoric pit sites in Europe by providing an overview of southern Iberian pit sites, and of the debates that have developed around their interpretation. 2024-01-18T12:52:08Z 2024-01-18T12:52:08Z 2024-01-18T12:52:08Z 2023-12-25 journal article Armenteros-Lojo M. J., and Jiménez-Jáimez V. (2023).Massive prehistoric pit sites in southern iberia:challenges, opportunities and lessons learned, Oxford Journal of Archaeology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12286 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28894 10.1111/ojoa.12286 spa http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Wiley