Chronological aspects of the funerary deposit and Bronze Age fortified settlement of Chao Samartín

Authors

  • Ángel Villa Valdés Director del Plan Arqueológico de la cuenca del Navia. Servicio de Patrimonio Histórico de la Consejería de Cultura, Comunicación y Turismo del Principado de Asturias.
  • Luis Cabo Pérez Director del Laboratorio de Antropología Forense del Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute, Erie, Pensilvania.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2003.v60.i2.86

Keywords:

Bronze Age, Hillfort, Burial, Radiocarbon, Asturias

Abstract


The Chao Samartín hillfort, in western Asturias, was initially fortified at the end of the Bronze Age. A large building enclosed within several defensive lines was present at the settlement around the 8th century B.C., its excavation yielding important bronze artefacts. A small stone urn containing a human female cranium has been recently uncovered by the main gate of this fortress. The aim of this contribution is to present a set of new radiocarbon dates that allow us to ascertain the placement of this burial within the chrono-archaeological context of the Final Bronze Age settlement.

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Published

2003-12-30

How to Cite

Villa Valdés, Ángel, & Cabo Pérez, L. (2003). Chronological aspects of the funerary deposit and Bronze Age fortified settlement of Chao Samartín. Trabajos De Prehistoria, 60(2), 143–151. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2003.v60.i2.86

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