Builders of Megaliths: Society, monumentality and environment in 4th millennium cal BC Antequera

•Early large-scale monumentality and environmental impact in the 4th millennium cal BC.•Processes leading to large-scale monumentality at Antequera World Heritage Site.•Population aggregation, agricultural intensification and deforestation recorded.•Structure 94 at Arroyo Saladillo one of the earlie...

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Published inJournal of archaeological science, reports Vol. 33; p. 102555
Main Authors García Sanjuán, Leonardo, Rodríguez, Luis Efrén Fernández, Nieto, Verónica Balsera, Mora Molina, Coronada, García, Marisa Cisneros, Rodríguez Ariza, Oliva, Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio, Díaz, Sebastián Pérez, Luelmo Lautenschlaeger, Reyes, López Sáez, José Antonio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020
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Summary:•Early large-scale monumentality and environmental impact in the 4th millennium cal BC.•Processes leading to large-scale monumentality at Antequera World Heritage Site.•Population aggregation, agricultural intensification and deforestation recorded.•Structure 94 at Arroyo Saladillo one of the earliest megalithic burials in Iberia.•Bayesian modelling of Late Neolithic and Early Copper Age sites at Antequera plain.
ISSN:2352-409X
DOI:10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102555