Power and prestige in argar culture societies. The commensal consumption of bovids and ovicaprids during funerary rituals

Jiménez, Gonzalo Aranda; Guerrero, José Antonio Esquivel

doi:10.3989/tp.2007.v64.i2.111

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“…From the beginning of research at the end of the 19th century to the present, it has been one of the most significant aspects of these societies, being used recurrently as a basic element in the definition of culture (Aranda Jiménez et al 2007). In recent decades, the studies carried out on these necropolises have had as their main objective the analysis of the social structure of these populations.…”

Section: The Archaeological Site Of Family Nucleimentioning

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The Study of Adoption in Archaeological Human Remains

et al. 2023

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This review aims to establish criteria for identifying an adoption process in an archaeological context. We define adoption as raising an individual who does not belong genetically to the family. Adoption appears in different moments of past societies, and when establishing a “family” nucleus burial place we must consider certain social behaviors, such as burials under the houses, collective burials, or laying bodies in specific positions. After observing these signs, we are carrying out a genetic analysis, in order to confirm a biologically related family nucleus. These traces have been traditionally linked to family nuclei because they have been found previously in burials where biological kinship was confirmed. However, there can be cases where, after carrying out the genetic analyses, it is confirmed that certain individuals are not genetically related. In such cases, an adoption case cannot be ruled out. These cases are not easy to identify due to the differences between societies and cultures, so more in-depth studies should be carried out on the type of funeral practice in which these human remains are found to be able to discriminate an adopted individual from one who was not adopted. Therefore, the study of adoption should be carried out based on an in-depth knowledge of the cultural background, before using a powerful tool such as ancient DNA technology.

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Section: The Archaeological Site Of Family Nucleimentioning

confidence: 99%

The Study of Adoption in Archaeological Human Remains

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“…Completando el ritual funerario encontramos también ofrendas de porciones cárnicas interpretadas como parte de los banquetes funerarios. Hay una preferencia por bovinos y ovicaprinos jóvenes que se depositan siguiendo un patrón determinado por la edad y posición social del inhumado (Aranda y Esquivel 2007).…”

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Inhumaciones en urna cerámica de la Edad del Bronce en la cuenca media y alta del Tajo: una perspectiva comparativa

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Ramírez²,

Behrmann³

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Resumen: Se aborda el tema de los enterramientos prehistóricos en urnas en el valle interior del río Tajo. Los caracterizamos a partir de los enterramientos conocidos hasta el momento en la zona y tres más inéditos procedentes del yacimiento de Las Mayores (Toledo), de los que hemos obtenidos recientes datos arqueométricos. Con la información resultante reflexionamos sobre su relación con otros ámbitos peninsulares, especialmente el argárico, donde tienen amplia representación, y sobre su identificación dentro de la secuencia zonal, siendo característicos de la Edad del Bronce pero ajenos a las comunidades Protocogotas. Los enterramientos en pithoi tienen escaso arraigo en el interior peninsular, mostrando, aun así, una enorme variabilidad que impide ver en ellos consideraciones sociales más allá de los valores comprensibles dentro del reducido ámbito familiar, que es el dominante en los enterramientos de la Edad del Bronce en la zona.Abstract: Prehistoric urn burials in the inland Tagus valley are characterised through the known examples in the area and three new ones at the site of Las Mayores (Toledo), for which archaeometric data have recently been obtained. The information obtained allows a reflection, first on their relationship with other parts of Iberia, especially the Argaric world, where such burials are well known. In second place, their identification within the regional sequence is assessed, as they are characteristic of the Bronze Age but foreign to ProtoCogotas communities. Pithoi burials did not enjoy a tradition in inland Iberia and their great variability does not allow social considerations at the community level. This practice is only comprehensible within the small family circles of the segmentary societies that characterised the Bronze Age in the area.

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“…The grave goods often include metals and ceramic containers. Meat offerings from commensality rituals are frequently present and the consumed meat (bovine or ovicaprid) might be linked to the social status of the buried person (Aranda Jiménez and Esquivel Guerrero ). The grave goods also seem to depict the social status, while some typologies are associated with gender (Castro‐Martínez et al ).…”

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Middle Bronze Age Arsenical Copper Alloys in Southern Portugal

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In the Iberian Peninsula, the copper metallurgy from the Chalcolithic to the Middle Bronze Age (MBA) was mostly characterized by low arsenic contents. A collection of 53 MBA artefacts from southern Portugal was analysed by micro‐EDXRF, optical microscopy, SEM–EDS and Vickers to investigate the metal composition and manufacture. No technological distinction was found between artefacts from domestic and funerary contexts, which were radiocarbon‐dated to 2000–1500 cal bc. The arsenic contents of almost 100 MBA artefacts from this region, including the above‐mentioned set, have a Gaussian distribution with a high average (3.9 wt% As). Possible explanations are discussed for this distinctive metallurgy at the south‐western end of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Power and prestige in argar culture societies. The commensal consumption of bovids and ovicaprids during funerary rituals

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

The Study of Adoption in Archaeological Human Remains

The Study of Adoption in Archaeological Human Remains

Inhumaciones en urna cerámica de la Edad del Bronce en la cuenca media y alta del Tajo: una perspectiva comparativa

Middle Bronze Age Arsenical Copper Alloys in Southern Portugal

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