RT Journal Article
T1 Choosing the site, getting the stones, building the dolmens: local sourcing of andesites at the El Pozuelo megalithic complex (Huelva, Spain)
A1 Linares Catela, José Antonio
A1 Donaire Romero, Teodosio
A1 Mora Molina, Coronada
A1 Cáceres Puro, Luis Miguel
AB The geoarchaeological study focuses on the lithological characterization and provenance determination of the rocks of the ElPozuelo dolmens. The difficulty of identifying volcanic rocks in the intensely altered and deformed environment of the IberianPyrite Belt has required the implementation of a research methodology combining the archaeological and geological analysisof the megaliths and the area surrounding the Los Llanetes group. A total of 29 thin sections and 14 geochemical analyses(ICP-AES, ICP-MS and REE) have been carried out on samples from the dolmens and potential source areas, focusing onthe chemical elements considered immobile during alteration processes. The petrological analyses confirm the identificationof different andesite lithotypes and enable us to correlate the rocks used in the construction of the megaliths with sourceareas and quarries located within a 50–350 m radius. Several patterns are observed in the selection of the rocks, based onthe material, visual and symbolic properties of the different lithologies. Foliated andesite is the most common stone used inthe monuments, due to its excellent physical properties and technological suitability for extraction and transformation intomegalithic supports. Other types of andesite (sheared, massive and amphibole-phyric), white quartz, ferruginous agglomerateand gabbro were also used for different architectural purposes. The results confirm the importance of locally availablesuitable rocks in determining site location, raw material procurement and monument construction during the Late Neolithic.
PB Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
SN 1866-9557
SN 1866-9565 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22420
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22420
LA eng
NO Linares-Catela, J. A., Donaire Romero, T., Mora Molina, C., & Cáceres Puro, L. M. (2023). Choosing the site, getting the stones, building the dolmens: local sourcing of andesites at the El Pozuelo megalithic complex (Huelva, Spain). In Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (Vol. 15, Issue 7). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-023-01799-0
NO Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. This study was funded by the ERDF Operational Programme and the Consejería de Economía y Conocimiento de la Junta de Andalucía (2014-2020), and has been developed within the R+D+i Project "MEGA-LITHOS. Geo-archaeological study methods for the investigation of the Huelva megalithisms" (UHU-1263153), University of Huelva. The funding of the Open Access charge has been assumed by the Complutense University of Madrid, thanks to the agreement established by CRUE-CSIC with Springer Nature.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026