La cronología radiocarbónica de las sepulturas tipo tholos en la península ibérica: explorando diversas trayectorias sociales

A robust radiocarbon dating series reveals that tholos tombs, iconic megalithic structures in the Iberian Peninsula, emerged independently in southeastern Iberia around 3200 BCE and spread across the region, peaking by 2900 BCE. Regional variations in usage periods were identified: prolonged mortuary activity in the southeast contrasted with shorter durations in the southwest. After 2200 BCE, funerary practices became largely restricted to occasional re-use, except in the southeast where two intense activity phases occurred during the 19th and 14th centuries BCE. This variability suggests divergent social trajectories between the southeastern and southwestern regions of the peninsula.

Aranda Jiménez, G., Milesi García, L., Díaz-Zorita Bonilla, M., & Sánchez Romero, M. (2021). La cronología radiocarbónica de las sepulturas tipo tholos en la península ibérica: explorando diversas trayectorias sociales. Trabajos de Prehistoria, 78(2), 277–291. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2021.12276