Publication: Cobre para los muertos. Estudio arqueométrico del material metálico procedente del monumento megalítico prehistórico Castillejo del Bonete (Terrinches, Ciudad Real-España)
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2014
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Montero Ruiz, Ignacio
Álvarez García, Honorio Javier
Gutiérrez Neira, Carolina
Murillo Barroso, Mercedes
Palomares Zumajo, Norberto
Menchén Herreros, Gabriel
Moraleda Sierra, Jaime
Salazar García, Domingo Carlos
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Universidad de Salamanca: Departamento de Prehistoria, Historia Antigua y Arqueolog�a
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Abstract
Prehistoria reciente. Abundantes piezas metálicas en óptimo estado de conservación se han recuperado de los túmulos construidos encima de la cueva, tanto en el interior de tumbas como fuera de ellas.
El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar la colección metálica del yacimiento recuperada hasta finales de 2012. También el estudio arqueometalúrgico de varias de las piezas y una interpretación del conjunto en relación a su ámbito cultural y territorial. La investigación además incorpora datos inéditos de El Acequión, Albacete, para proporcionar una perspectiva comparativa sobre la procedencia del metal en la Edad del Bronce con los datos disponibles del área argárica.
Las piezas metálicas son explicadas en sus respectivos contextos arqueológicos antes de ser analizadas por diferentes métodos y técnicas: isótopos de plomo, espectrometría por fluorescencia de rayos X, microscopía electrónica de barrido con microanálisis por espectrometría de dispersión de energías de rayos X, metalografía y análisis de microdureza.
Los resultados revelan tipos y procesos metalúrgicos característicos del Calcolítico y fases antiguas de la Edad del Bronce. En general son piezas sin estaño pero con alto contenido en arsénico, procedentes en buena parte del área de Linares.
Castillejo del Bonete is a cave adapted as a funerary monument during Late Prehistory. Various well-preserved metal objects were recovered from the site, both within and outside the graves. This paper presents a catalogue and analysis of the metal objects recovered before the end of 2012, and comprises results obteined from archaeometallurgical studies and an interpretation of their cultural and territorial context. Unpublished data from El Acequión, Albacete, is also presented to provide a perspective on the provenance of metal during the Bronze Age. The metal artefacts were archaeologically contextualized prior to analyses, wich included lead isotopes, XRF spectrometry, SEM microanalysis, metallography and microhardness analysis. Our results reveal the use of various types of metals and the application of metallurgicall processes associated with Chalcolithic and ancient Bronze Age phases. Overall, the results obtained showed that the metal artefacts analysed did not contain tin, but high levels of arsenic, probably originating from the area of Linares (Jaén).
Castillejo del Bonete is a cave adapted as a funerary monument during Late Prehistory. Various well-preserved metal objects were recovered from the site, both within and outside the graves. This paper presents a catalogue and analysis of the metal objects recovered before the end of 2012, and comprises results obteined from archaeometallurgical studies and an interpretation of their cultural and territorial context. Unpublished data from El Acequión, Albacete, is also presented to provide a perspective on the provenance of metal during the Bronze Age. The metal artefacts were archaeologically contextualized prior to analyses, wich included lead isotopes, XRF spectrometry, SEM microanalysis, metallography and microhardness analysis. Our results reveal the use of various types of metals and the application of metallurgicall processes associated with Chalcolithic and ancient Bronze Age phases. Overall, the results obtained showed that the metal artefacts analysed did not contain tin, but high levels of arsenic, probably originating from the area of Linares (Jaén).