This work is a starting point for rethinking the role of the Iberian Peninsula in the neolithisation of northern Morocco. It focuses on the similarities and divergences between the first pottery productions and their decorations in both territories. This relationship is supported by the existence of an accurate chronological gradation between the first evidence of Neolithisation in Iberian Peninsula and that of northern Morocco which suggests a north–south direction. We also present arguments on the possible links between the early ceramics from the north of Morocco and those from the south of Iberia, providing a first approach to an issue that will need to be carefully analysed in future research.
The interpretation of the manufacture and function of Argaric burial potteries has not been subject to a global and systematic study. As such, this paper has reconstructed the sequence of ceramic production of burial potteries of Peñalosa using analytical techniques (stereomicroscopy, X-ray diffraction and optical petrography). Ceramic ware technological features, as well as other indicators of use and repair, indicate that the pottery was used prior to the burial either in domestic contexts or during funerary rituals. This finding contrasts with data obtained at other Argaric sites, where technological and formal features point to pottery production specifically intended for burials.
Resumen: En este trabajo se presentan los resultados obtenidos mediante la aplicación de difracción de rayos X y estereomicroscopía a las cerámicas halladas en las campañas de excavación realizadas entre los años 1991 y 1994 en los niveles del Cobre Reciente (2600-2000 cal. A.C) de Los Castillejos (Montefrío, Granada). Estas técnicas analíticas han permitido estudiar la producción cerámica de este yacimiento en el último momento de la Edad del Cobre, basándonos en la caracterización de sus pastas cerámicas, así como en la tipología de sus formas. A partir de nuestro estudio hemos podido determinar que las producciones son de carácter local, realizadas en su mayor parte con materias primas procedentes del entorno de Los Castillejos, cuyo proceso de manufactura denota cierta pericia por parte de los productores cerámicos, pese a que no se puede hablar de una sistematización de la fabricación cerámica debido a la escasa relación entre forma-tecnología.
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