RT Journal Article
T1 Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula: an update
A1 Odriozola, Carlos P.
A1 Sousa, Ana C.
A1 Mataloto, Rui
A1 Boaventura, Rui
A1 Andrade, Marco
A1 Villalobos García, Rodrigo
A1 Garrido Cordero, José Ángel
A1 Rodríguez, Eugenio
A1 Martínez Blanes, José María
A1 Avilés, Miguel Ángel
A1 Daura, Joan
A1 Sanz, Montserrat
A1 Riquelme, José Antonio
AB The identification of archaeological amber has been used in Iberian prehistory to evidence long-distance exchanges and engage Iberia in networks that connect western Europe with central and northern Europe, the emergence of social complexity, and the consolidation of trade networks. However, until now, no comprehensive analytical study of the Iberian amber has been produced to support any of the interpretive models currently in use. This paper approaches the analysis of Iberian Peninsula amber artefacts by considering their provenance (based on FTIR characterization), chronology, and spatial relationship with other exotica. Our work increases the number of analyzed artefacts to 156 (24%), out of the c. 647 currently known for the Iberian Peninsula. Based on these new data and a review of Murillo-Barroso and Martinón-Torres (2012), this overview outlines amber consumption patterns from the 6th to 2nd millennia BCE and demonstrates long-distance amber exchange connecting Iberia with the Mediterranean region from the Neolithic period onwards.
PB Springer
SN 1866-9557, ESSN: 1866-9565
YR 2019
FD 2019-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13264
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13264
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Universidad de Sevilla
NO Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025