The Mega-Site of Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain): Debating Settlement Form, Monumentality and Aggregation in Southern Iberian Copper Age Societies
Leonardo García Sanjuán, Chris Scarre, David W. Wheatley
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Abstract
Study of the Iberian Copper Age has experienced a remarkable upheaval in the last two decades. The discovery in central and southwestern Iberia of a significant number of ditched enclosures, a site type almost unknown in this region until the mid 1990s, has opened up new lines of research. Particularly interesting is the existence of some exceptionally large sites. Largest of all is Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain), covering an area of 450 ha and featuring several outstanding megalithic monuments, thousands of pits and material assemblages revealing middle and long distance contacts. In this paper we discuss the implications of the Valencina mega-site for the study of settlement variability, monumentality and population aggregation as key phenomena in the rise in social complexity in Copper Age Iberia.
Valencina de la Concepción大型遗址(西班牙塞维利亚):讨论南部伊比利亚铜器时代社会的聚落形式、纪念性和聚集性
在过去的二十年里,对伊比利亚铜器时代的研究经历了一次显著的剧变。在伊比利亚中部和西南部发现了大量的沟状围栏,直到20世纪90年代中期,这种遗址类型在该地区几乎是未知的,开辟了新的研究方向。特别有趣的是一些特别大的遗址的存在。其中最大的是Valencina de la Concepción(西班牙塞维利亚),占地450公顷,拥有几个杰出的巨石纪念碑,数千个坑和材料组合,揭示了中远距离的联系。在本文中,我们讨论了瓦伦西纳大型遗址对研究定居变异性、纪念性和人口聚集的影响,这些现象是铜器时代伊比利亚社会复杂性上升的关键现象。
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