TY - JOUR
T1 - Ams dating of human bone from cova de la pastora
T2 - New evidence of ritual continuity in the prehistory of Eastern Spain
AU - McClure, Sarah B.
AU - Puchol, Oreto García
AU - Culleton, Brendan J.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - We present the results of 10 AMS radiocarbon dates for Cova de la Pastora (Alcoi, Alicante), a burial cave attributed to the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic in eastern Spain. The direct dating of 10 human mandibles from Cova de la Pas-tora indicates that the cave was used as a burial place from the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age. These dates reveal a continuity of ritual use not previously identified at the site. This case also serves to highlight the utility of revisiting historic excavations and museum collections with modern techniques to shed new light on the prehistoric human record.
AB - We present the results of 10 AMS radiocarbon dates for Cova de la Pastora (Alcoi, Alicante), a burial cave attributed to the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic in eastern Spain. The direct dating of 10 human mandibles from Cova de la Pas-tora indicates that the cave was used as a burial place from the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age. These dates reveal a continuity of ritual use not previously identified at the site. This case also serves to highlight the utility of revisiting historic excavations and museum collections with modern techniques to shed new light on the prehistoric human record.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0033822200045008
DO - 10.1017/S0033822200045008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953670860
SN - 0033-8222
VL - 52
SP - 25
EP - 32
JO - Radiocarbon
JF - Radiocarbon
IS - 1
ER -