@article{10272/21933,
year = {2022},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21933},
abstract = {The excavations undertaken at the Campo de Hockey site in 2008 led to the identification of a major Neolithic necropolis in the former Island of San Fernando (Bay of Cádiz). This work presents the results of the latest studies, which indicate that the site stands as one of the oldest megalithic necropolises in the Iberian Peninsula. The main aim of this work is to present with precision the chronology of this necropolis through a Bayesian statistical model that confirms that the necropolis was in use from c. 4300 to 3800 cal BC. The presence of prestige grave goods in the earliest and most monumental graves suggest that the Megalithism phenomenon emerged in relation to maritime routes linked to the distribution of exotic products. We also aim to examine funerary practices in these early megalithic communities, and especially their way of life and the social reproduction system. As such, in addition to the chronological information and the Bayesian statistics, we provide the results of a comprehensive interdisciplinary study, including anthropological, archaeometric and genetic data.},
organization = {We wish to express our gratitude to Antonio Sáez Espligares (Historical Museum of San Fernando) and Lourdes Lorenzo (Figlina, s.l.) for their support during the archaeological excavation. This research was conducted in the framework of the following research projects: “Analysis of prehistoric societies from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Late Neolithic at both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar: relations and contacts”, funded by the State Research Agency (SRA) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Ref.: HAR2017-87324-P. (2018–2021). “Análisis interdisciplinar para el conocimiento del poblamiento humano de la Bahía de Cadiz durante la Prehistoria Reciente (VI-II milenios a.n.e.)”, funded by 2014–2020 ERDF Operational Programme and the Department of Economy, Knowledge, Business and University of the Regional Government of Andalusia. Ref.: FEDERUCA18-106917 (2020–2023). “Análisis de los isótopos de oxígeno en conchas y de los isótopos estables de oxígeno y carbono en huesos humanos en el poblado neolítico insular de Campo de Hockey (San Fernando, Cádiz)”, authorised and funded by CEIMAR. Ref.: CEIJ-015 (2018–2019). Eduardo Molina Piernas acknowledges co-funding from European Social Fund (D1113102E3) and Junta de Andalucía.},
publisher = {Springer},
title = {At the beginnings of the funerary Megalithism in Iberia at Campo de Hockey necropolis},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-13014-6},
author = {Vijande Vila, Eduardo and Rodríguez Vidal, Joaquín and Ramos Muñoz, José},
}