Direct radiocarbon dating of megalithic
                                                  paints from north-west Iberia

Steelman, Karen L.; Ramírez, Fernando Carrera; Valcarce, Ramón Fábregas; Guilderson, T.; Rowe, M. W.

doi:10.1017/s0003598x00114164

Cited by 42 publications

(18 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The use of the Pinaceae tree makes evident, once again, the intrinsic knowledge that those communities acquired from the environment, bearing in mind that these Pinaceae family trees are found in the vicinity of the monument. The composition of the pigment found in the Leira das Mamas paintings is consistent with the remaining monuments of Galicia, Spain in the same period (Steelman et al ; Carrera ), showing that this formula was commonly used in funerary rites in the Middle to Late Neolithic.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated Analytical Techniques for the Study of Colouring Materials from Two Megalithic Barrows

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We have determined the composition of rock art pigments from two megalithic barrows located in the north of Portugal. The use of XRD, SEM–EDS and FT–IR spectroscopy confirmed the presence of hematite and kaolinite in the red pigments from the Eireira barrow, and kaolinite in the white pigment from the Leira das Mamas barrow. The organic composition of the pigments was studied by GC–MS, suggesting that the red sinuous lines and dots from the Eireira barrow were prepared with cooked or heated algae and/or aquatic plants, with egg as binder, while the white pigment from the Leira das Mamas barrow revealed a mixture of vegetable oils for kaolinite moulding, which could be stabilized by temporary exposure to high temperatures. The multi‐analytical approach used on this study of megalithic pigments allowed the recovery of important data about north‐western prehistoric communities, namely the way in which they exploited existing resources and their ability to transform them.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated Analytical Techniques for the Study of Colouring Materials from Two Megalithic Barrows

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Entre las ventajas que permitió la espectrometría de masas con acelerador (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, AMS) destaca la reducción en la cantidad de materia y tiempo necesarios para obtener la datación. Este avance ha sido crucial para el desarrollo de nuevas líneas de investigación en el campo de estudio del megalitismo, como es el caso de la datación directa de pinturas (Carrera Ramírez y Fábregas Valcarce, 2002;Steelman et al, 2005).…”

Section: Datación Arqueología Y Arqueometríaunclassified

“…En primer lugar, y con algunas excepciones (p.e. la datación directa de pinturas; Carrera Ramírez y Fábregas Valcarce, 2002;Steelman et al, 2005), los elementos datados son entidades relacionadas sólo espacialmente con las estructuras. En segundo lugar, varios autores (p. e. Zilhão, 2004) han argumentado que múltiples fechas realizadas sobre carbones deberían ser desestimadas ya que podrían proceder de especies vegetales de vida larga.…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

Leonardo García Sanjuán, Chris Scarre and David W. Wheatley, eds. Exploring Time and Matter in Prehistoric Monuments: Absolute Chronology and Rare Rocks in European Megaliths (Proceedings of the 2nd European Megalithic Studies Group Meeting, Seville, Spain, November 2008, Menga: Journal of Andalusian Prehistory Monograph No. 1, Seville: Andalusian Government, 2011, 387pp., many illustrations including colour plates, hbk and CD, ISBN 978-9959-083-7)

Whittle

2013

Eur. j. archaeol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Citation for published item:qr¡ % nju¡ nD veonrdo nd rreD ghris nd hetleyD hvidD edsF @PHIIA 9ixploring time nd mtter in prehistori monuments X solute hronology nd rre roks in iuropen meglithsF9D F wengF tournl of endlusin rehistoryFFurther information on publisher's website: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. La serie Menga Monografías está abierta a trabajos inéditos y no presentados para publicación en otras editoriales o medios de comunicación académicos o científicos. Todos los manuscritos originales recibidos serán sometidos a un proceso de evaluación externa y anónima por pares como paso previo a su aceptación para publicación.Menga Monographs is published by the Dolmens of Antequera Archaeological Site (the Andalusian Regional Government Ministry of Culture). Its aim is the international dissemination of quality scientific research into Andalusian Prehistory. To this end, the journal is published in English and Spanish.The series Menga Monographs publishes research works that because of their amplitude or extension do no fit well within the scientific paper format. These monographs may be individual or collective works dealing with any of the themes covered within Menga's field of knowledge.Menga Monographs is open to original and unpublished works that have not been submitted for publication to other publishers. All original manuscripts will be submitted to an external and anonymous peer-review process before being accepted for publication. MENGA M01REVISTA ResumenEl encuentro del Grupo Europeo de Estudios Megalíticos celebrado en Sevilla en noviembre de 2008 reunió a un grupo internacional de especialistas para examinar dos temas: la presencia y significación de rocas raras, y la cronología de estos monumentos. Aunque se sabe que los monumentos megalíticos fueron construidos básicamente con piedras localmente disponibles, sus constructores incorporaron ocasionalmente bloques que habían sido traídos de más distancia. Estos ejemplos de "transporte megalítico" proporcionan datos respecto al significado tanto de las piedras en sí mismas como de sus fuentes de abastecimiento. Los monumentos neolíticos pueden también contener piedra "exótica" en forma de materiales especiales depositados con los muertos, indicadores de valores sociales y simbólicos. El segundo tema del encuentro, la cronología, trató del marco temporal en el que se construyeron los grupos individuales de monumentos así como de las perspectivas posibilitadas por programas de datación recientes. Entre estas perspectivas se encuentra el de...

show abstract

“…The resulting CO 2 sample was then sent to an AMS laboratory for radiocarbon measurement. [42][43][44][45] …”

Section: Plasma Extraction Of Organic Carbon From Paints Based On Inomentioning

confidence: 99%

Radiocarbon Dating of Ancient Rock Paintings

Rowe

2009

Anal. Chem.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A technique based on cold argon and oxygen plasmas permits radiocarbon dates to be obtained on paintings that contain inorganic pigments. (To listen to a podcast about this feature, please go to the Analytical Chemistry website at http://pubs.acs.org/journal/ancham.)Rock art images are among the most enigmatic and personal artifacts studied in paleoarchaeology. Rock paintings (pictographs) left by ancient prehistoric cultures are found all over the worldsvirtually everywhere there are rocks. One example of a polychrome painting in the lower Pecos River region of southwest Texas (where thousands of other impressive painted images are found on the limestone shelter walls) is shown in Figure 1. Two frequently asked questions are, without regard to location, how old is it and what does it mean? This review deals with attempts to answer the question of age.

show abstract

Direct radiocarbon dating of megalithic paints from north-west Iberia

Cited by 42 publications

References 11 publications

Integrated Analytical Techniques for the Study of Colouring Materials from Two Megalithic Barrows

Integrated Analytical Techniques for the Study of Colouring Materials from Two Megalithic Barrows

Radiocarbon Dating of Ancient Rock Paintings

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About