Reconstruyendo Memorias megalíticas (REMEM)
- Primitiva Bueno Ramírez
- Rosa María Barroso Bermejo
- Rodrigo de Balbín Behrmann
Publisher: Secretaría General Técnica, Subdirección General de Atención al Ciudadano, Documentación y Publicaciones ; Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte
ISBN: 9789200157967
Year of publication: 2022
Pages: 149-164
Type: Book chapter
Abstract
This project aimed to provide scientific knowledge about the earliest symbolic representations on European megaliths. We were able to demonstrate the role of painted decorations on the European Atlantic façade, providing some direct dates on pigments, as well as characterising a large stone phase prior to the construction of ancient Iberian megaliths. Both aspects renew the arguments associated with the origin of Atlantic megaliths. The Iberian data allow for an updated discussion of their relevance in the generation and dispersion of building funerary scenarios of high visual, ritual and social impact.