La Venus de Gavà (Barcelona). Una aportación fundamental para el estudio de la religión neolítica del suroeste europeo

Josep Bosch Argilagós; Alicia Estrada Martín

doi:10.3989/tp.1994.v51.i2.454

The Venus of Gavà (Barcelona). A basic contribution to the study of neolithic religion in southwestern Europe

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Josep Bosch Argilagós Museo de Gavà
Alicia Estrada Martín Museo de Gavà

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https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.1994.v51.i2.454

Keywords:

Prehistoric Mines of Gavà, Anthropomorfic feminine ceramic figure, Religion, Goddess of fertility, Middle neolithic, Chasséen

Abstract

The “Venus” of Gavà has been recently found in one of shafts of the archaeological excavation at the Prehistoric Mines of Gavà (Barcelona), exploited in the neolothic period. It is an anthropomorfic feminine ceramic figure whose body and garments are drawn in relief and incised with paint. It is the only human figure from Neolithic period in the Iberian Peninsula whose morphology and decorations can intail a religious value related to the goddess of fertility worship.

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1994-12-30

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Bosch Argilagós, J., & Estrada Martín, A. (1994). The Venus of Gavà (Barcelona). A basic contribution to the study of neolithic religion in southwestern Europe. Trabajos De Prehistoria, 51(2), 149–158. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.1994.v51.i2.454

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Vol. 51 No. 2 (1994)

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